TY - JOUR
T1 - In vivo determination of the gap2 gene promoter activity in Giardia lamblia.
AU - Yang, Hye Won
AU - Kim, Juri
AU - Yong, Tai Soon
AU - Park, Soon Jung
PY - 2006/3
Y1 - 2006/3
N2 - A shuttle vector for Escherichia coli and Giardia lamblia was modified to produce a reporter plasmid, which monitors the expression of prescribed gene in G. lamblia by measuring its luciferase activity. Promoter regions of the gap2 gene, one of the genes induced during encystation, were cloned into this plasmid, and the resultant constructs were then transfected into trophozoites of G. lamblia. Transgenic trophozoites containing one of the 3 gap2-luc reporters were induced to encystation, and characterized with respect to gap2 gene expression by measuring their luciferase activities. Giardia containing a gap2-luc fusion of 112-bp upstream region showed full induction of luciferase activity during encystation.
AB - A shuttle vector for Escherichia coli and Giardia lamblia was modified to produce a reporter plasmid, which monitors the expression of prescribed gene in G. lamblia by measuring its luciferase activity. Promoter regions of the gap2 gene, one of the genes induced during encystation, were cloned into this plasmid, and the resultant constructs were then transfected into trophozoites of G. lamblia. Transgenic trophozoites containing one of the 3 gap2-luc reporters were induced to encystation, and characterized with respect to gap2 gene expression by measuring their luciferase activities. Giardia containing a gap2-luc fusion of 112-bp upstream region showed full induction of luciferase activity during encystation.
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U2 - 10.3347/kjp.2006.44.1.21
DO - 10.3347/kjp.2006.44.1.21
M3 - Article
C2 - 16514278
AN - SCOPUS:33646854236
SN - 0023-4001
VL - 44
SP - 21
EP - 26
JO - The Korean journal of parasitology
JF - The Korean journal of parasitology
IS - 1
ER -
