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Gene Synthesis> | The cassette containing the neomycin resistance gene (NEO - 800 bp) flanked by a T. cruzi ubiquitin intergenic region (Tc UIR - 278 bp) and the cassette containing the T. cruzi Dm 28c pol I promoter (617 bp) followed by a Tc UIR and a hexahistidine tag were synthesized in vitro (GenScript, Piscataway, USA) (Figure 6). | Get A Quote |
The three trypanosomatids pathogenic to men, Trypanosoma cruzi, Trypanosoma brucei and Leishmania major, are etiological agents of Chagas disease, African sleeping sickness and cutaneous leishmaniasis, respectively. The complete sequencing of these trypanosomatid genomes represented a breakthrough in the understanding of these organisms. Genome sequencing is a step towards solving the parasite biology puzzle, as there are a high percentage of genes encoding proteins without functional annotation. Also, technical limitations in protein expression in heterologous systems reinforce the evident need for the development of a high-throughput reverse genetics platform. Ideally, such platform would lead... More