A set of independent selectable markers for transfection of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum
Mamoun C, Gluzman I, Goyard S, Beverley S, Goldberg D. A set of independent selectable markers for transfection of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1999, 96: 8716-8720. PMID: 10411941, PMCID: PMC17582, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.96.15.8716.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelectable markerPlasmodium gene functionHuman malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparumMalaria parasite Plasmodium falciparumP. falciparum genomeBlasticidin S deaminaseParasite Plasmodium falciparumOnly selectable markerHuman malaria pathogenPlasmid copy numberEssential genesFalciparum genomeGene functionIndependent selectable markersPlasmodium falciparumGenomic informationGenetic manipulationGene promoterNeo expressionFunctional analysisPlasmid replicationTn 5Copy numberDihydrofolate reductaseMalaria pathogen