Analysis of mutant Plasmodium berghei parasites lacking expression of multiple PbCCp genes

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-7

  Lavazec, Catherine ^a   Moreira, Cristina K ^a   Mair, Gunnar R ^b   Waters, Andrew P ^b   Janse, Chris J ^b   Templeton, Thomas J ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Gametocyte; Mosquito; Oocyst; Ookinete; Plasmodium

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GAMETE; GAMETOCYTE; GAMETOGENESIS; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; KNOCKOUT GENE; MIDGUT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PBCCP GENE; PHENOTYPE; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSGENIC ORGANISM;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MALARIA; MICE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MUTATION; OOCYSTS; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS;

PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RODENTIA;

EID: 56549090667     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2008.09.002     Document Type: Article

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