Generation of transgenic rodent malaria parasites expressing human malaria parasite proteins

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 1325, Issue , 2015, Pages 257-286

  Salman, Ahmed M ^a   Mogollon, Catherin Marin ^a   Lin, Jing Wen ^a   Van Pul, Fiona J A ^a   Janse, Chris J ^a   Khan, Shahid M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Challenge model; Drug targets; GIMOtransfection; Human parasites; Malaria; Plasmodium berghei; Transgenic rodent parasites; Vaccine candidates

Indexed keywords

HUMAN MALARIA PARASITE PROTEIN; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA MODIFICATION; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INSERTION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RODENT MALARIA; ANIMAL; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALARIA; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HUMANS; MALARIA; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 84943784858     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2815-6_21     Document Type: Chapter

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