A 140-bp AT-rich sequence mediates positive and negative transcriptional control of a Plasmodium falciparum developmentally regulated promoter

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 38, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 299-312

  Olivieri, Anna ^a   Silvestrini, Francesco ^a   Sanchez, Massimo ^a   Alano, Pietro ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gametocyte; Gene expression; mRNA stability; Parasite development; Plasmodium falciparum; Promoter structure

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

GAMETOGENESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME; HEMOPARASITE; MALARIA; MATURATION; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MOSQUITO; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PLASMID; RNA;

ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; GAMETOCYTE; GENE CONTROL; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HYPERSENSITIVITY; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROMOTER REGION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; ELECTROPORATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GAMETOGENESIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 38949158076     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2007.08.014     Document Type: Article

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