A synthetic promoter for multi-stage expression to probe complementary functions of Plasmodium adhesins

Gene expression of malaria parasites is mediated by the apicomplexan Apetala2 (ApiAP2) transcription factor family. Different ApiAP2s control gene expression at distinct stages in the complex life cycle of the parasite, ensuring timely expression of stage-specific genes. ApiAP2s recognize short cis-...

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Hauptverfasser: Klug, Dennis (VerfasserIn) , Kehrer, Jessica (VerfasserIn) , Frischknecht, Friedrich (VerfasserIn) , Singer, Mirko (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 22 October 2018
In: Journal of cell science
Year: 2018, Jahrgang: 131, Heft: 20
ISSN:1477-9137
DOI:10.1242/jcs.210971
Online-Zugang:Resolving-System, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1242/jcs.210971
Verlag: https://jcs.biologists.org/content/131/20/jcs210971
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Verfasserangaben:Dennis Klug, Jessica Kehrer, Friedrich Frischknecht, Mirko Singer
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Zusammenfassung:Gene expression of malaria parasites is mediated by the apicomplexan Apetala2 (ApiAP2) transcription factor family. Different ApiAP2s control gene expression at distinct stages in the complex life cycle of the parasite, ensuring timely expression of stage-specific genes. ApiAP2s recognize short cis-regulatory elements that are enriched in the upstream/promoter region of their target genes. This should, in principle, allow the generation of ‘synthetic’ promoters that drive gene expression at desired stages of the Plasmodium life cycle. Here we test this concept by combining cis-regulatory elements of two genes expressed successively within the mosquito part of the life cycle.
Beschreibung:Posted online September 20, 2018
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ISSN:1477-9137
DOI:10.1242/jcs.210971