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Toward forward genetic screens in malaria-causing parasites using the piggyBac transposon

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posted on 2011-03-31, 00:00 authored by B Crabb, Tania De Koning-WardTania De Koning-Ward, P Gilson
The ability to analyze gene function in malaria-causing Plasmodium parasites has received a boost with a recent paper in BMC Genomics that describes a genome-wide mutagenesis system in the rodent malaria species Plasmodium berghei using the transposon piggyBac. This advance holds promise for identifying and validating new targets for intervention against malaria. But further improvements are still needed for the full power of genome-wide molecular genetic screens to be utilized in this organism.

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Journal

BMC biology

Volume

9

Pagination

1 - 4

Location

London, U. K.

Open access

  • Yes

ISSN

1741-7007

Language

eng

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C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2011, BioMed Central Ltd.

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