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Analysis of small GTPase function in trypanosomes
Mark C Field et al. Methods Enzymol. 2008.
Abstract
Trypanosomatids are protozoan parasites, of interest due to both their disease burden and deeply divergent position within the eukaryotic lineage. The African trypanosome, Trypanosoma brucei, has emerged as a very amenable model system, with a considerable toolbox of methods available, including inducible overexpression, RNA interference, and a completed genome. Here we describe some of the special considerations that need to be addressed when studying trypanosome gene function, and in particular small GTPases; we provide protocols for transfection, RNA interference, overexpression and basic transport assays, in addition to an overview of available vectors, cell lines, and strategies.
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