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ArticleMolecular microbiology2013

From technology to biology: a malaria genetic toolbox for the functional dissection of essential genes.

Paco Pino

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Article in Molecular microbiology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Generation of rodent malaria parasites with a high mutation rate by destructing proofreading activity of DNA polymerase δ.DNA research : an international journal for rapid publication of reports on genes and genomes · 2014
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Paco PinoDepartment of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, CMU, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Rue Michel-Servet 1, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland. paco.pino@unige.ch

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Possessing a system that experimentally controls gene expression has been a Holy Grail in molecular malaria research. Several strategies to control gene expression at different levels have been developed; the controlled step can range from transcription initiation to post-translational modification and/or protein degradation. Strategies successfully developed in model organisms and adapted to the malaria parasite can be classified into four categories aimed at the conditional control of (i) gene deletion, (ii) gene transcription, (iii) mRNA translation, and (iv) protein stability. Here, I intend to describe the various strategies available and compare and contrast their advantages and limitations. In the absence of a unique, ubiquitous solution, it is instrumental to utilize a variety of approaches that can respond to the particular needs of each gene.

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Gene DeletionGenetics, MicrobialIntegrasesMolecular BiologyParasitologyPlasmodium falciparumCre recombinaseIntegrases

Identifiers

PMID23614838

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