Expanding the tool box for genetic manipulation of Trypanosoma cruzi

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 203, Issue 1-2, 2015, Pages 25-33

  De Assis Burle Caldas, Gabriela ^a   Grazielle Silva, Viviane ^a   Laibida, Letícia Adejani ^b   DaRocha, Wanderson Duarte ^b   Teixeira, Santuza Maria Ribeiro ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Genome editing; Molecular parasitology; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC G 418; BLASTICIDIN S; HYGROMYCIN B; PHLEOMYCIN; PUROMYCIN; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI VACCINE; TUNICAMYCIN; SPLICED LEADER RNA;

ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC MANIPULATION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENE SILENCING; GENE STRUCTURE; GENE TARGETING; GENETICS; GENOME; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIFE CYCLE STAGE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REPORTER GENE;

CHAGAS DISEASE; GENE COMPONENTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE KNOCKDOWN TECHNIQUES; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; GENE TARGETING; GENES, REPORTER; GENOME, PROTOZOAN; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; RNA, SPLICED LEADER; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 84946753946     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: 18729428     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2015.10.004     Document Type: Short Survey

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