Genetic changes during laboratory propagation: Copy number At the reticulocyte-binding protein 1 locus of Plasmodium falciparum

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 172, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 145-148

  Nair, Shalini ^a   Nkhoma, Standwell ^a   Nosten, François ^b,c,d   Mayxay, Mayfong ^e,f   French, Neil ^g   Whitworth, Jim ^h   Anderson, Tim ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST FOUNDATION FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b SHOKLO MALARIA RESEARCH UNIT   (Thailand)

^c CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^e Mahosot Hospital   (Democratic Republic Congo)

^f University of Health Sciences   (Democratic Republic Congo)

^g KARONGA PREVENTION STUDY   (Malawi)

^h WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell invasion; FCR3; Growth rate; Malaria; Microsatellite; Structural variation

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; RETICULOCYTE BINDING PROTEIN 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL INVASION; COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPY NUMBER VARIATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CULTIVATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; GENE DOSAGE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 77953023691     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2010.03.015     Document Type: Article

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