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Genetic Manipulation in Δku80 Strains for Functional Genomic Analysis of Toxoplasma gondii
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Genetic Manipulation in Δku80 Strains for Functional Genomic Analysis of Toxoplasma gondii

Genetic Manipulation in Δku80 Strains for Functional Genomic Analysis of Toxoplasma gondii

DOI:
10.3791/50598-v

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09:52 min

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July 12, 2013

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1Department of Microbiology and Immunology,The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth

Chapters

  • 00:05Title
  • 01:58Preparation of Targeting DNA Plasmid pGOI
  • 02:48Transfecting T. gondii Parasites
  • 03:43Selecting Transfected T. gondii Parasites
  • 07:07Deletion of HXGPRT Marker and C-terminal Tagging
  • 07:48Results: Deletion of rop18 and Removal of the HXGPRT Selectable Marker from gra2
  • 08:54Conclusion

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Here we report a method for using type I and type II Δku80 strains of Toxoplasma gondii to efficiently generate targeted gene deletions and gene replacements for functional genomic analysis.

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Genetic ManipulationΔKU80 StrainsToxoplasma GondiiFunctional Genomic AnalysisHomologous RecombinationGene DeletionGene ReplacementGene TaggingHXGPRT Selectable Marker

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