Tagging of endogenous genes in a Toxoplasma gondii strain lacking Ku80

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 530-539

  Huynh, My Hang ^a   Carruthers, Vern B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CELL NUCLEUS ANTIGEN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; KU ANTIGEN; PHOTOPROTEIN; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; YELLOW FLUORESCENT PROTEIN, BACTERIA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE TARGETING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; REPORTER GENE; TOXOPLASMA;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, NUCLEAR; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; GENE TARGETING; GENES, REPORTER; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; TOXOPLASMA;

TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 64749102772     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00358-08     Document Type: Article

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