Functional genomics in Trypanosoma brucei: A collection of vectors for the expression of tagged proteins from endogenous and ectopic gene loci

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 103-109

  Kelly, Steven ^a   Reed, Jenny ^b   Kramer, Susanne ^b   Ellis, Louise ^b   Webb, Helena ^b   Sunter, Jack ^b   Salje, Jeanne ^b   Marinsek, Nina ^b   Gull, Keith ^a   Wickstead, Bill ^a   Carrington, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Functional genomics; Transgene expression; Trypanosoma brucei; Vectors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL LINE; EXPRESSION VECTOR; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LOCUS; GENOMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TOXICITY; TRANSGENE; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

ANIMALS; ARTIFICIAL GENE FUSION; CELL LINE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, PROTOZOAN; GENETIC VECTORS; GENOMICS; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; TRANSGENES; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI;

TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

EID: 34249992854     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2007.03.012     Document Type: Article

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