Intergenic regions in the rhoptry associated protein-1 (rap-1) locus promote exogenous gene expression in Babesia bovis

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1177-1184

  Suarez, Carlos E ^a,c   Palmer, Guy H ^a   LeRoith, Tanya ^a   Florin Christensen, Monica ^a   Crabb, Brendan ^b   McElwain, Terry F ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WALTER AND ELIZA HALL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Babesia bovis; Electroporation; Luciferase; Promoter; Rhoptry associated protein 1; Transfection

Indexed keywords

DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE; LUCIFERASE; PROTOZOAL DNA; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; RHOPTRY ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 1; SPACER DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

GENE EXPRESSION; PARASITOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BABESIA BOVIS; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; ELECTROPORATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CASSETTE; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; MEROZOITE; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PLASMID; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BABESIA BOVIS; BABESIOSIS; BASE SEQUENCE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DNA, INTERGENIC; ELECTROPORATION; GENE EXPRESSION; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; LUCIFERASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS;

BABESIA; BABESIA BOVIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 4544224976     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2004.07.001     Document Type: Article

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