RMgmDB - Rodent Malaria genetically modified Parasites

Summary

RMgm-591
Malaria parasiteP. berghei
Genotype
DisruptedGene model (rodent): PBANKA_1233500; Gene model (P.falciparum): PF3D7_0518700; Gene product: mRNA-binding protein PUF1 (Pumilio1)
DisruptedGene model (rodent): PBANKA_0719200; Gene model (P.falciparum): PF3D7_0417100; Gene product: mRNA-binding protein PUF2 (Pumilio2)
Transgene
Transgene not Plasmodium: GFP (gfp-mu3)
Promoter: Gene model: PBANKA_1133300; Gene model (P.falciparum): PF3D7_1357100; Gene product: elongation factor 1-alpha (eef1a)
3'UTR: Gene model: PBANKA_0719300; Gene product: bifunctional dihydrofolate reductase-thymidylate synthase, putative (dhfr/ts)
Replacement locus: Gene model: PBANKA_0306000; Gene product: 6-cysteine protein (230p)
Phenotype Fertilization and ookinete; Sporozoite; Liver stage;
Last modified: 1 June 2011, 16:35
  *RMgm-591
Successful modificationThe parasite was generated by the genetic modification
The mutant contains the following genetic modification(s) Gene disruption, Gene disruption, Introduction of a transgene
Reference (PubMed-PMID number) Reference 1 (PMID number) : 21625527
MR4 number
Parent parasite used to introduce the genetic modification
Rodent Malaria ParasiteP. berghei
Parent strain/lineP. berghei ANKA
Name parent line/clone P. berghei ANKA 507cl1 (RMgm-7)
Other information parent lineRMgm-7 is a P.berghei ANKA line (507cl1) which expresses GFP under control of a constitutive promoter (PubMed: PMID: 16242190).
The mutant parasite was generated by
Name PI/ResearcherC.S.S Gomes-Santos; J.A.M. Braks: G.R. Mair
Name Group/DepartmentMalaria Unit
Name InstituteInstituto de Medicina Molecular
CityLisbon
CountryPortugal
Name of the mutant parasite
RMgm numberRMgm-591
Principal name1081cl1 ....
Alternative namePbpuf1-puf2 KO
Standardized name
Is the mutant parasite cloned after genetic modificationYes
Phenotype
Asexual blood stageNot different from wild type
Gametocyte/GameteNot different from wild type
Fertilization and ookineteNormal numbers of gametocytes and ookinetes are produced (see also 'Additional remarks phenotype').
OocystNot different from wild type
SporozoiteNormal numbers of oocysts and salivary gland sporozoites are formed. Sporozoites are defective in gliding motility and hepatocyte cell traversal in vitro (see also 'Additional remarks phenotype' for further description of the sporozoites). Sporozoites are less infective to hepatocytes in vitro and to mice after intravenous inoculation of sporozoites. Sporozoites could not be transmitted to naive mice by mosquito bite.
Liver stageNormal numbers of oocysts and salivary gland sporozoites are formed. Sporozoites are defective in gliding motility and hepatocyte cell traversal in vitro. Sporozoites are less infective to hepatocytes in vitro and to mice after intravenous inoculation of sporozoites. Sporozoites could not be transmitted to naive mice by mosquito bite.
Additional remarks phenotype

Mutant/mutation
The mutant lacks expression of both the RNA binding proteins Puf1 and Puf2 and expresses GFP under under the constitutive eef1α promoter. The puf2 gene has been disrupted in mutant RMgm-514 which lacks expression of  Puf1 and expresses GFP under the constitutive eef1α promoter. The drug-selectable marker hdfr/yfcu has been removed from this mutant by negative selection.

Protein (function)
The roles of Puf (Pumilio and fem-3 mRNA binding factor) proteins are diverse yet intimately involved in the translational regulation of developmental and differentiation factors in organisms as diverse as yeast, C. elegans, Drosophila and humans. Two such proteins, Puf1 (PFE0935c) and Puf2 (PFD0825c), are known in the human malaria parasite, P. falciparum, with orthologs in all Plasmodium spp. characterized. The Plasmodium Puf proteins have the typical highly conserved organization that includes the eight tandem copies of the PUM RNA binding domain (or Pumilio Homology Domain, PHD) at the carboxyterminus of the protein and expectedly PfPuf2 was shown to bind RNA in vitro. In P. falciparum evidence has been reported for a role for Puf2 in gametocyte development although Pfpuf2 is most highly transcribed in sporozoites (see also 'Additional Information').

Phenotype
This mutant that lacks expression of both Puf1 and Puf2 shows the same phenotype as mutants RMgm-515 and RMgm-516 that lack only expression of Puf2. The phenotype analyses of mutants RMgm-513 and RMgm-514 that lack only expression of Puf1 indicate that Puf1 is not essential for blood stage development, production of gametocytes, ookinetes, oocysts and infective sporozoites and for mosquito transmission and liver stage development (see also 'Additional information').
The phenotype analyses of mutants lacking expression of puf2 indicate that Puf2 is not essential for blood stage development, production of gametocytes, ookinetes, oocysts and sporozoites. However, sporozoite gliding motility, cell traversal capacity and infectivity is affected. Evidence is presented that sporozoites in the absence of Puf2 'prematurely' initiate development into the early livers stage (EEF's) inside salivary glands (see below). The phenotype analyses indicate that the RNA binding protein Puf2 regulates the transition of sporozoites into liver stage forms.

Additional information
Mutant ookinetes showed a slightly different morphology at the light-microscope level (more 'stumpy and rounder' forms compared to the banana-shaped wild type ookinetes). The morphology of mutant ookinetes have not been analysed in more detail. This morphology of ookinetes resembles the morphology of ookinetes of mutants RMgm-513 and RMgm-514 that lack only expression of Puf1.

Evidence is presented that sporozoites in the absence of Puf2 'prematurely' initiate development into the early livers stage (EEF's) inside salivary glands. This is based on morphological changes of sporozoites in salivary glands, at day 18-27after mosquito infection, resembling transformation of sporozoites into the early liver stage after hepatocyte invasion and on genome-wide transcriptional changes in sporozoites that accompany the morphological changes.

In P. falciparum Puf2 expression has been demonstrated in gametocytes and disruption of Pfpuf2 (PFD0825c) resulted in increased gametocyte production and increased differentiation of male gametocytes (Miao J. et al., 2010, 123-1039-1049). The phenotype of the P. falciparum mutants lacking expression of Puf2 has not been analysed during mosquito development.

Other mutants
RMgm-513: A mutant lacking expression of Puf1
RMgm-514: A mutant lacking expression of Puf1 which expresses GFP under the constitutive eef1α promoter
RMgm-515: A mutant lacking expression of Puf2
RMgm-516: An  mutant lacking expression of Puf2 which expresses GFP under the constitutive eef1α promoter


  Disrupted: Mutant parasite with a disrupted gene
Details of the target gene
Gene Model of Rodent Parasite PBANKA_1233500
Gene Model P. falciparum ortholog PF3D7_0518700
Gene productmRNA-binding protein PUF1
Gene product: Alternative namePumilio1
Details of the genetic modification
Inducable system usedNo
Additional remarks inducable system
Type of plasmid/construct usedPlasmid double cross-over
PlasmoGEM (Sanger) construct/vector usedNo
Modified PlasmoGEM construct/vector usedNo
Plasmid/construct map
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Plasmid/construct sequence
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CTAGTTCTAGTTAATAAAGGGCACTTTAATTTTTATGCATAATTAGCTTATATTTAGTGC
ATATTTATTTTTATACATATTTTTATATATTTTTTGATTTACATGGCGTTTTATGTTTAT
ATGTATAACATTATATGCATAGTATTTTTTTGAAAATTTAATGGTATTTCAGTGGATGAA
AATATTACTGGTGCTTTGAGGGGTGAGCATTTAAAGCACAATATCTAGGATACTACAAAA
AATACTTAAAGTATGAATATTAAATTGTAAACTTAAGCATAAAGAGCTCGAAAAGAATTA
AGCTGGGCTGCAGGAATTATCAATCGAAATTGAAGGAAAAAACATCATTTGTGTTTATAT
GTTTTTTTTTAATTTTTCAACTTTTTTTATTTAACTATGCTAATCATATTATAAACATTT
TAAAAATCAAGTCCAACTATTTATGAATCATTGAAGAGACAACATAATTATAACAGTAAA
AATAATAATAATAATAATAATTTTGTCTTATTGTTTCAAACATATTATGTTCCATAAATA
TCTAAATTTTTAATATGGTCATAAATTCATAGGATTTAATTTATATAAAATATGGCTATT
CATACTAGCCATTTTATGTGTGTAAAGTTTTTTTTTTCTGAACAAAAAATAAAATGTTCA
TAATTTTAGCTATTTACATGCATGTGCATGCACAAAAAAAAATATGCACACAACATACAC
ATTTTTACAGTTATAAATACAATCAATTGGTATAAATATATAAGTAAGAAAAACGGGATC
AAAGCTAGAGCGGCCGCCACCGCGGGGGCCCGTTAACGATATTGAAAAGCATGCTGTTCA
AAAATTTTCATCAAATGTTATAGAAAAATGTTTAATAATCGGAACTACTAAATGTAGAAA
AATTATGATAAATGGACTACTAAAAAAAGGAAAAAATGTTTTAAAAAATGTTATTTTAGA
CAAATATGGTAATTATGTAATACAAAGAGCTTTATCTGTTGCGCCCGAACCCGAATTAAC
AAAACTTGTAGAAGGAATCAAGCCATATATAAAAGAGTTGCGTAATATAAACTCAGGTAA
AAGAATTGCTTGGAAACTTGCAAAAAAACACCCAGTATTAAATATAGATATTAGTAATAA
TTATAAATCCGGTAATTCTAGTAAGTATTCAGATTCTAAATATAATATTCACCAAATGAA
AAACGACAATAATTTGACACAAAATATTCATGAATATAATAGTGAGTCGATAAGTTGTTC
AGAAAATTACCCAAATAATATTAATGAGAATCATATAAATAAGTATTATAATAAAAAAAA
ATGCAAAAATAAAAATAATTCATTAAATATTAAAAAACAGTATAGCAAACATAAAAAATG
TATAATATCAGAACAAAGTGATACATCAAAAGAAATTACCCAAAAAGATGATCTTAATTA
TTATAAAAAAAATATATTAGAAAGTTATCAAAATAGTGAAAGTACTACAAATAATTGTGG
GTATAATTATGAATATATTATTCCTGATGGCCGTGCAAATATTTTTCATGAAACCGAATA
TGATAAACTTGGAAGAACAAAGGAAAAATATAATAGTACCGAAAATATAAGTGAGTGCAA
CACTCAAGACATAGATAAACATAGTGAACAATCTATTACACAAATGGAATTGCAAAATGT
AAAATATCGAAATAATATTGACATTGACGATATAGACTCAATGGATAAAAATAATTGTGA
ACAAAATAGAAAAAACACAAAAATGGGAGAGTTTAATTTTCAACATTATGATTACAATGA
AGTTAACCATGGAAGCTTGGCGTAATCATGGTCAAGCTGTTTCCTGTGTGAAATTGTTTA
CCGCTCACAATTCCACACAACATACGAGCCGGAAGCATAAAGTGTAAAGCCTGGGGTGCC
TAATGAGTGAGCTAACTCACATTAATTGCGTTGCGCTCACTGCCCGCTTTCCAGTCGGGA
AACCTGTCGTGCCAGCTGCATTAATGAATCGGCCAACGCGCGGGGAGAGGCGGTTTGCGT
ATTGGGCGCTCTTCCGCTTCCTCGCTCACTGACTCGCTGCGCTCGGTCGTTCGGCTGCGG
CGAGCGGTATCAGCTCACTCAAAGGCGGTAATACGGTTATCCACAGAATCAGGGGATAAC
GCAGGAAAGAACATGTGAGCAAAAGGCCAGCAAAAGGCCAGGAACCGTAAAAAGGCCGCG
TTGCTGGCGTTTTTCCATAGGCTCCGCCCCCCTGACGAGCATCACAAAAATCGACGCTCA
AGTCAGAGGTGGCGAAACCCGACAGGACTATAAAGATACCAGGCGTTTCCCCCTGGAAGC
TCCCTCGTGCGCTCTCCTGTTCCGACCCTGCCGCTTACCGGATACCTGTCCGCCTTTCTC
CCTTCGGGAAGCGTGGCGCTTTCTCAATGCTCACGCTGTAGGTATCTCAGTTCGGTGTAG
GTCGTTCGCTCCAAGCTGGGCTGTGTGCACGAACCCCCCGTTCAGCCCGACCGCTGCGCC
TTATCCGGTAACTATCGTCTTGAGTCCAACCCGGTAAGACACGACTTATCGCCACTGGCA
GCAGCCACTGGTAACAGGATTAGCAGAGCGAGGTATGTAGGCGGTGCTACAGAGTTCTTG
AAGTGGTGGCCTAACTACGGCTACACTAGAAGGACAGTATTTGGTATCTGCGCTCTGCTG
AAGCCAGTTACCTTCGGAAAAAGAGTTGGTAGCTCTTGATCCGGCAAACAAACCACCGCT
GGTAGCGGTGGTTTTTTTGTTTGCAAGCAGCAGATTACGCGCAGAAAAAAAGGATCTCAA
GAAGATCCTTTGATCTTTTCTACGGGGTCTGACGCTCAGTGGAACGAAAACTCACGTTAA
GGGATTTTGGTCATGAGATTATCAAAAAGGATCTTCACCTAGATCCTTTTAAATTAAAAA
TGAAGTTTTAAATCAATCTAAAGTATATATGAGTAAACTTGGTCTGACAGTTACCAATGC
TTAATCAGTGAGGCACCTATCTCAGCGATCTGTCTATTTCGTTCATCCATAGTTGCCTGA
CTCCCCGTCGTGTAGATAACTACGATACGGGAGGGCTTACCATCTGGCCCCAGTGCTGCA
ATGATACCGCGAGACCCACGCTCACCGGCTCCAGATTTATCAGCAATAAACCAGCCAGCC
GGAAGGGCCGAGCGCAGAAGTGGTCCTGCAACTTTATCCGCCTCCATCCAGTCTATTAAT
TGTTGCCGGGAAGCTAGAGTAAGTAGTTCGCCAGTTAATAGTTTGCGCAACGTTGTTGCC
ATTGCTACAGGCATCGTGGTGTCACGCTCGTCGTTTGGTATGGCTTCATTCAGCTCCGGT
TCCCAACGATCAAGGCGAGTTACATGATCCCCCATGTTGTGCAAAAAAGCGGTTAGCTCC
TTCGGTCCTCCGATCGTTGTCAGAAGTAAGTTGGCCGCAGTGTTATCACTCATGGTTATG
GCAGCACTGCATAATTCTCTTACTGTCATGCCATCCGTAAGATGCTTTTCTGTGACTGGT
GAGTACTCAACCAAGTCATTCTGAGAATAGTGTATGCGGCGACCGAGTTGCTCTTGCCCG
GCGTCAATACGGGATAATACCGCGCCACATAGCAGAACTTTAAAAGTGCTCATCATTGGA
AAACGTTCTTCGGGGCGAAAACTCTCAAGGATCTTACCGCTGTTGAGATCCAGTTCGATG
TAACCCACTCGTGCACCCAACTGATCTTCAGCATCTTTTACTTTCACCAGCGTTTCTGGG
TGAGCAAAAACAGGAAGGCAAAATGCCGCAAAAAAGGGAATAAGGGCGACACGGAAATGT
TGAATACTCATACTCTTCCTTTTTCAATATTATTGAAGCATTTATCAGGGTTATTGTCTC
ATGAGCGGATACATATTTGAATGTATTTAGAAAAATAAACAAATAGGGGTTCCGCGCACA
TTTCCCCGAAAAGTGCCACCTGACGTCTAAGAAACCATTATTATCATGACATTAACCTAT
AAAAATAGGCGTATCACGAGGCCCTTTCGTCTCGCGCGTTTCGGTGATGACGGTGAAAAC
CTCTGACACATGCAGCTCCCGGAGACGGTCACAGCTTGTCTGTAAGCGGATGCCGGGAGC
AGACAAGCCCGTCAGGGCGCGTCAGCGGGTGTTGGCGGGTGTCGGGGCTGGCTTAACTAT
GCGGCATCAGAGCAGATTGTACTGAGAGTGCACCATATGCGGTGTGAAATACCGCACAGA
TGCGTAAGGAGAAAATACCGCATCAGGCGCCATTCGCCATTCAGGCTGCGCAACTGTTGG
GAAGGGCGATCGGTGCGGGCCTCTTCGCTATTACGCCAGCTGGCGAAAGGGGGATGTGCT
GCAAGGCGATTAAGTTGGGTAACGCCAGGGTTTTCCCAGTCACGACGTTGTAAAACGACG
GCCAGTGAATTCGCCCTTAGGATCCGAACAAAACACATTGAAAATTCGTAAATATCAATG
CTTAGCATTACGCACATATATAGAAGTGTTTGAGTTTTTTATGTGTATTTAAATTTTTAG
ACAATAAATAATTATACAATCCAATATGTTTTTTTATCTTTATCATTTATAAAAATGTTT
TTGCAACAATTTTTTTTATGTAACTAAACTATTTTTTGCTTTTATTTTTTTAATTAATCC
GAATATAAAAATATACCTTCCCATTCCCTATTCACCAAAAACCAAAAAAGGAAAAAAAAC
GAAAGAAATAAAGAAACGAATAAGTTCGGATAAAATGGAAAATAAAAATGAGAAGCGAGA
AACATCACCAGAATTGTCATCAGATAATTTAGTTTGTGAAAATGAACTAGAGAATAAAAC
TGACAAAGATATTAATGATACAATAAATTTCGAAAATACCGAAAAAATGAAAAATATACA
TGATGTGAATAAGGAAATCTTTAAGAGTAGTAACTTTGAGAGCAATACCGAGAGTTGTAA
TAGCAGTGAAGATAAATGCAATAATAAAGACACTTCAAATTCAATGAATAAAAATAAGAA
AATACCTGATGATGATTCTTTAGCGAAGACAGATGAAATAAGTAATAAAAAAAAAAAAAC
TAAAAATACACCGATAAATAAAATACCTGATTCAAATATAAATACAAAAATTATGAATCC
AATAGATATAATACCACCGAATTATAGAGTAGCATTACCCAACATATCAAATTATACACA
ACTATATCAAATAAATATTCCATATGTGAATACACATAGCATGAATTACAATCTACAAAA
TTACATGAGCAGTTCATATAAAAAATATAATAATAAATATATATTAAATAAAGATTTTAT
AAATAATAATATGACACCAATAGTACATTGCCCACCAAATGGTGTAAATACAATGGACGC
AATGAGTACGATAAATTATAGTAAGAATAATTTATCCAATTATTTTGATTCCGCTGATAG
AATAAATGATAATAATTCTACACACACATGCAAGGAACGATATCGCTAGCCTCGAGGGTA
CCCGAAATTGAAGGAAAAAACATCATTTGTGTTTATATGTTTTTTTTTAATTTTTCAACT
TTTTTTATTTAACTATGCTAATCATATTATAAACATTTTAAAAATCAAGTCCAACTATTT
ATGAATCATTGAAGAGACAACATAATTATAACAGTAAAAATAATAATAATAATAATAATT
TTGTCTTATTGTTTCAAACATATTATGTTCCATAAATATCTAAATTTTTAATATGGTCAT
AAATTCATAGGATTTAATTTATATAAAATATGGCTATTCATACTAGCCATTTTATGTGTG
TAAAGTTTTTTTTTTCTGAACAAAAAATAAAATGTTCATAATTTTAGCTATTTACATGCA
TGTGCATGCACAAAAAAAAATATGCACACAACATACACATTTTTACAGTTATAAATACAA
TCAATTGGTATAAATATATAAGTAAGAAAAACGGGATCGAGTTAAACACAGTAGTATCTG
TCACCAAAGTCACCCAACCCTGGAACTAGATACTTGTTTTCATCTAGACCTCTGTCGAGG
GCACCAGTAACAATTCTGACCTCTGGGAAGGCGGCATGGTATTTTTCAATCCCTTCCTTA
CTACAGATTAGGTTTAAGAAGTAAATTCTCTCTGGCTTAACACCTCTCTTAATCAAGACT
TCTGTAGCCATGATAGCACTACCACCGGTGGCCAGCATTGGGTCTAATAGGAAGACATAC
CTTTCAGATATATCCTCTGGTAATTTTTCGTAGAATAACTTTGGTAAAGCAGTCTCCTCG
TCCCTTTGAATTAAAATTTTACCGATACGCACAGACCTACAACAGTCTCTTAATCCTTGC
TCCATCGATTCACCAGCTCTGACAATGGAAACACCACAGATTTTACCCATGAATGAGACA
CCTTCGAAGTTTTCGTTGGTGTCAGTTTCCACAATTTGCTTTTGCACAGGTAGATGGTTC
AAACCTTCTTCAACCAACAATCTGATGATTCTATCGGAGTAGAAAATGAAATCAGGTCTA
GTTGTATTCTTATTTCTGATGATGGTGTACAAACCCAGCAATTGGTTTGTTTGAGGTAGC
AAGTAGACGTTCTTAAATGGTTCCGAAGCCTCACCAATATCTTCAAACCAATCCTGAGGT
CTTTCATCGATAAATTGTTTCATGATCTTTTTACACCTCTCATCGTCAACAACAACAACC
TCGTGACCTCTAGTTTGTAAATATTTCTCGCCCTTACTTTTGAAATTAACGTTCTCACCG
ACAACACAGCGTGGAATACCATACATGATGATGGCACCTGTACACATGTCGCATGGAGAC
AGCGTCGTATACAAAGTGGTATCTTTGTACACTTTGCCCTCTAATCTCCCACAGTTTTCC
AAAGTGGAGATCTCACCATGTAGTGTGGCGGATCCCTTTTGAAATCTCATGTTGTGACCA
CGACCGAGAACACTTCCGTCTTTGTTATTGATAAGACATCCGCCAATAGGAACACCACCC
TCTTTGTAACCTAAGGCCGCCTCCTCATAGGCAATGTCCATACCCTTCTGATCCCACTTG
CTTGCCATTCCCCCTGTCACGCTAGCATCATTCTTCTCATATACTTCAAATTTGTACTTA
ATGCCTTTCTCCTCCTGGACATCAGAGAGAACACCTGGGTATTCTGGCAGAAGTTTATAT
TTCTCCAAATCAATTTCTGGAAAAAACGTGTCACTTTCAAAGTCTTGCATGATCCTTGTC
ACAAATAGTTTAAGATGGCCTGGGTGATTCATGGCTTCCTTATAAACAGAACTGCCACCA
ACTATCCAGACCATGTCTACTTTATTTGCTAATTCTGGTTGTTCAGTAAGTTTTAAGGCA
TCATCTAGACTTCTGGAAAGAAAATGAGCTCCTTGTGGAGGTTCCTTGAGTTCTCTGCTG
AGAACTAAATTAATTCTACCCTTTAAAGGTCGATTCTTCTCAGGAATGGAGAACCAGGTC
TTCTTACCCATAATCACCAGATTCTGTTTACCTTCTACTGAAGAGGTTGTGGTCATTCTC
TGGAAATATCTAAATTCGTTCCTGAGCGGTGGCCAGGGCAGGTCCCCGTTCTTGCCGATG
CCCATGTTCTGGGACACAGCGACGATGCAGTTTAGCGAACCAACCATGGATCCCCCTATG
TTTTATAAAATTTTTTATTTATTTATAAGCAAATATATATTTTTATATATTTATACACAA
AGTATATATATTTTAGGAAATATTAAAATAAATTTAAATTTTGAAGGCAAATGAAAAAAT
TACGTTTTTTGTTTCACAACAATTATATTTATTTTTTGAATTAATTTACATATTATTTTA
TATTAAAATTATAAAATAAAAAAAACATTACATATATTAATTATATTATTATATGAGGAT
TTTTTTATAACATAGAAATATAAATAATTACGA
Restriction sites to linearize plasmid
Partial or complete disruption of the geneComplete
Additional remarks partial/complete disruption
Selectable marker used to select the mutant parasitehdhfr/yfcu
Promoter of the selectable markereef1a
Selection (positive) procedurepyrimethamine
Selection (negative) procedure5-fluorocytosine (5-FC)
Additional remarks genetic modificationThe puf2 gene has been disrupted in mutant RMgm-514 which lacks expression of Puf1 and expresses GFP under the constitutive eef1α promoter. The drug-selectable marker hdfr/yfcu has been removed from this mutant by negative selection.
Additional remarks selection procedure
Primer information: Primers used for amplification of the target sequences  Click to view information
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Sequence Primer 1AGGATCCGAACAAAACACATTGAAAATTCG
Additional information primer 11514 (BamHI); 5’ targeting region
Sequence Primer 2AGATATCGTTCCTTGCATGTGTGTAG
Additional information primer 21514 (EcoRV); 5’ targeting region
Sequence Primer 3GGGCCCGTTAACGATATTGAAAAGCATGCTGTTC
Additional information primer 32271 (ApaI-HpaI); 3’ targeting region
Sequence Primer 4AAGCTTCCATGGTTAACTTCATTGTAATCATAATGTTG
Additional information primer 42272 (HindIII-NcoI-HpaI); 3’ targeting region
Sequence Primer 5
Additional information primer 5
Sequence Primer 6
Additional information primer 6

  Disrupted: Mutant parasite with a disrupted gene
Details of the target gene
Gene Model of Rodent Parasite PBANKA_0719200
Gene Model P. falciparum ortholog PF3D7_0417100
Gene productmRNA-binding protein PUF2
Gene product: Alternative namePumilio2
Details of the genetic modification
Inducable system usedNo
Additional remarks inducable system
Type of plasmid/construct usedPlasmid double cross-over
PlasmoGEM (Sanger) construct/vector usedNo
Modified PlasmoGEM construct/vector usedNo
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Plasmid/construct sequence
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GCCCAGCTTAATTCTTTTCGAGCTCTTTATGCTTAAGTTTACAATTTAATATTCATACTT
TAAGTATTTTTTGTAGTATCCTAGATATTGTGCTTTAAATGCTCACCCCTCAAAGCACCA
GTAATATTTTCATCCACTGAAATACCATTAAATTTTCAAAAAAATACTATGCATATAATG
TTATACATATAAACATAAAACGCCATGTAAATCAAAAAATATATAAAAATATGTATAAAA
ATAAATATGCACTAAATATAAGCTAATTATGCATAAAAATTAAAGTGCCCTTTATTAACT
AGTCGTAATTATTTATATTTCTATGTTATAAAAAAATCCTCATATAATAATATAATTAAT
ATATGTAATGTTTTTTTTATTTTATAATTTTAATATAAAATAATATGTAAATTAATTCAA
AAAATAAATATAATTGTTGTGAAACAAAAAACGTAATTTTTTCATTTGCCTTCAAAATTT
AAATTTATTTTAATATTTCCTAAAATATATATACTTTGTGTATAAATATATAAAAATATA
TATTTGCTTATAAATAAATAAAAAATTTTATAAAACATAGGGGGATCCATGGTTGGTTCG
CTAAACTGCATCGTCGCTGTGTCCCAGAACATGGGCATCGGCAAGAACGGGGACCTGCCC
TGGCCACCGCTCAGGAACGAATTTAGATATTTCCAGAGAATGACCACAACCTCTTCAGTA
GAAGGTAAACAGAATCTGGTGATTATGGGTAAGAAGACCTGGTTCTCCATTCCTGAGAAG
AATCGACCTTTAAAGGGTAGAATTAATTTAGTTCTCAGCAGAGAACTCAAGGAACCTCCA
CAAGGAGCTCATTTTCTTTCCAGAAGTCTAGATGATGCCTTAAAACTTACTGAACAACCA
GAATTAGCAAATAAAGTAGACATGGTCTGGATAGTTGGTGGCAGTTCTGTTTATAAGGAA
GCCATGAATCACCCAGGCCATCTTAAACTATTTGTGACAAGGATCATGCAAGACTTTGAA
AGTGACACGTTTTTTCCAGAAATTGATTTGGAGAAATATAAACTTCTGCCAGAATACCCA
GGTGTTCTCTCTGATGTCCAGGAGGAGAAAGGCATTAAGTACAAATTTGAAGTATATGAG
AAGAATGATTAAGGATCCCGTTTTTCTTACTTATATATTTATACCAATTGATTGTATTTA
TAACTGTAAAAATGTGTATGTTGTGTGCATATTTTTTTTTGTGCATGCACATGCATGTAA
ATAGCTAAAATTATGAACATTTTATTTTTTGTTCAGAAAAAAAAAACTTTACACACATAA
AATGGCTAGTATGAATAGCCATATTTTATATAAATTAAATCCTATGAATTTATGACCATA
TTAAAAATTTAGATATTTATGGAACATAATATGTTTGAAACAATAAGACAAAATTATTAT
TATTATTATTATTTTTACTGTTATAATTATGTTGTCTCTTCAATGATTCATAAATAGTTG
GACTTGATTTTTAAAATGTTTATAATATGATTAGCATAGTTAAATAAAAAAAGTTGAAAA
ATTAAAAAAAAACATATAAACACAAATGATGTTTTTTCCTTCAATTTCGATGGGTACCCT
CGAGGCTAGCGATATCTTCTGTGTCATTTTCTTTAAGCTTTTTTATAACATACTCACATC
CATTTTTATGAAAACATAAAAAAAATATATCATTCATTATTTTATTTAAATCCTCATCTT
TTACAGTTTGTTTGATTTCCTTTGTATTTTCTAATATTTCATTGATTGGTTCATTTATTA
TGGCATTATCATAATATTTTTCATTTTTTTTTTCACCTGACACTTTATTTATGACTTGTT
CAGGTAAATTTACATTGTGATTTGTGAACAAATTATTTTTGGCTAGCTCAGGGAATTTGT
CATTATGATTGTCTTCGTATTTAATTTTTTCGAAGAATTTGCCATTTTGTTCGCAAGGGG
AATTTTCAAAATCATTAATAAATGAAAAATTATCTTCGGTGAGAGTTTTGGGGGAAGATA
AAAATTCGTCGCTTACTGAGTTTAAACTTTCATAATGAGTAGACCATGAGTTTAACTCTT
TTAAATTGTATAGATTATCTTTGAAGTTAAACTTTTTTTGAACATCCTTGAGGTTTTTTA
TGTTTGTTTCGTCTAAAAACATGGATTGCATCGTTTTGGGTATACTTAAATGTATATATG
CTGAAATTTATATAGGTATATATAAAATAAATAATTTATGGTTGTACATGTATATATATT
ACATATGATTATAAAATATGAACAAGGAATATTTTTTTTAAATACGGTCTGAAAAAAAAT
AAATAGCACAATGATGAAATAATTAATGAATGGCTTTTTCAAAATATATGCTAAGTGTAA
AACAAATATGTTAGAAGATTGCAATTTTTTATTATGTAGATATATAAAATGTGTATTTGA
ATTGTTATACAAACTGTTTTCATATTATATTAATATGATGAAATGACAAAAAAAAAATTA
AAAGTATTATTATTTTTGTGTAGACAGCAATAAACTTAAACAATATTCTGTTTTCATGTT
AAAAATGTGTGTAGAATATTTAAGAATAGACAAATGAGAAATGATAAGAAGAAAATAAAA
GTATACAATATATATCATGGGTATATGGAATGTGGGGATCCACTAGTTCTAGAGCGGCCG
CCACCGCGGTGGAGCTCCAGCTTTTGTTCCCTTTAGTGAGGGTTAATTTCGAGCTTGGCG
TAATCATGGTCATAGCTGTTTCCTGTGTGAAATTGTTATCCGCTCACAATTCCACACAAC
ATACGAGCCGGAAGCATAAAGTGTAAAGCCTGGGGTGCCTAATGAGTGAGCTAACTCACA
TTAATTGCGTTGCGCTCACTGCCCGCTTTCCAGTCGGGAAACCTGTCGTGCCAGCTGCAT
TAATGAATCGGCCAACGCGCGGGGAGAGGCGGTTTGCGTATTGGGCGCTCTTCCGCTTCC
TCGCTCACTGACTCGCTGCGCTCGGTCGTTCGGCTGCGGCGAGCGGTATCAGCTCACTCA
AAGGCGGTAATACGGTTATCCACAGAATCAGGGGATAACGCAGGAAAGAACATGTGAGCA
AAAGGCCAGCAAAAGGCCAGGAACCGTAAAAAGGCCGCGTTGCTGGCGTTTTTCCATAGG
CTCCGCCCCCCTGACGAGCATCACAAAAATCGACGCTCAAGTCAGAGGTGGCGAAACCCG
ACAGGACTATAAAGATACCAGGCGTTTCCCCCTGGAAGCTCCCTCGTGCGCTCTCCTGTT
CCGACCCTGCCGCTTACCGGATACCTGTCCGCCTTTCTCCCTTCGGGAAGCGTGGCGCTT
TCTCATAGCTCACGCTGTAGGTATCTCAGTTCGGTGTAGGTCGTTCGCTCCAAGCTGGGC
TGTGTGCACGAACCCCCCGTTCAGCCCGACCGCTGCGCCTTATCCGGTAACTATCGTCTT
GAGTCCAACCCGGTAAGACACGACTTATCGCCACTGGCAGCAGCCACTGGTAACAGGATT
AGCAGAGCGAGGTATGTAGGCGGTGCTACAGAGTTCTTGAAGTGGTGGCCTAACTACGGC
TACACTAGAAGGACAGTATTTGGTATCTGCGCTCTGCTGAAGCCAGTTACCTTCGGAAAA
AGAGTTGGTAGCTCTTGATCCGGCAAACAAACCACCGCTGGTAGCGGTGGTTTTTTTGTT
TGCAAGCAGCAGATTACGCGCAGAAAAAAAGGATCTCAAGAAGATCCTTTGATCTTTTCT
ACGGGGTCTGACGCTCAGTGGAACGAAAACTCACGTTAAGGGATTTTGGTCATGAGATTA
TCAAAAAGGATCTTCACCTAGATCCTTTTAAATTAAAAATGAAGTTTTAAATCAATCTAA
AGTATATATGAGTAAACTTGGTCTGACAGTTACCAATGCTTAATCAGTGAGGCACCTATC
TCAGCGATCTGTCTATTTCGTTCATCCATAGTTGCCTGACTCCCCGTCGTGTAGATAACT
ACGATACGGGAGGGCTTACCATCTGGCCCCAGTGCTGCAATGATACCGCGAGACCCACGC
TCACCGGCTCCAGATTTATCAGCAATAAACCAGCCAGCCGGAAGGGCCGAGCGCAGAAGT
GGTCCTGCAACTTTATCCGCCTCCATCCAGTCTATTAATTGTTGCCGGGAAGCTAGAGTA
AGTAGTTCGCCAGTTAATAGTTTGCGCAACGTTGTTGCCATTGCTACAGGCATCGTGGTG
TCACGCTCGTCGTTTGGTATGGCTTCATTCAGCTCCGGTTCCCAACGATCAAGGCGAGTT
ACATGATCCCCCATGTTGTGCAAAAAAGCGGTTAGCTCCTTCGGTCCTCCGATCGTTGTC
AGAAGTAAGTTGGCCGCAGTGTTATCACTCATGGTTATGGCAGCACTGCATAATTCTCTT
ACTGTCATGCCATCCGTAAGATGCTTTTCTGTGACTGGTGAGTACTCAACCAAGTCATTC
TGAGAATAGTGTATGCGGCGACCGAGTTGCTCTTGCCCGGCGTCAATACGGGATAATACC
GCGCCACATAGCAGAACTTTAAAAGTGCTCATCATTGGAAAACGTTCTTCGGGGCGAAAA
CTCTCAAGGATCTTACCGCTGTTGAGATCCAGTTCGATGTAACCCACTCGTGCACCCAAC
TGATCTTCAGCATCTTTTACTTTCACCAGCGTTTCTGGGTGAGCAAAAACAGGAAGGCAA
AATGCCGCAAAAAAGGGAATAAGGGCGACACGGAAATGTTGAATACTCATACTCTTCCTT
TTTCAATATTATTGAAGCATTTATCAGGGTTATTGTCTCATGAGCGGATACATATTTGAA
TGTATTTAGAAAAATAAACAAATAGGGGTTCCGCGCACATTTCCCCGAAAAGTGCCACCT
AAATTGTAAGCGTTAATATTTTGTTAAAATTCGCGTTAAATTTTTGTTAAATCAGCTCAT
TTTTTAACCAATAGGCCGAAATCGGCAAAATCCCTTATAAATCAAAAGAATAGACCGAGA
TAGGGTTGAGTGTTGTTCCAGTTTGGAACAAGAGTCCACTATTAAAGAACGTGGACTCCA
ACGTCAAAGGGCGAAAAACCGTCTATCAGGGCGATGGCCCACTACGTGAACCATCACCCT
AATCAAGTTTTTTGGGGTCGAGGTGCCGTAAAGCACTAAATCGGAACCCTAAAGGGAGCC
CCCGATTTAGAGCTTGACGGGGAAAGCCGGCGAACGTGGCGAGAAAGGAAGGGAAGAAAG
CGAAAGGAGCGGGCGCTAGGGCGCTGGCAAGTGTAGCGGTCACGCTGCGCGTAACCACCA
CACCCGCCGCGCTTAATGCGCCGCTACAGGGCGCGTCCCATTCGCCATTCAGGCTGCGCA
ACTGTTGGGAAGGGCGATCGGTGCGGGCCTCTTCGCTATTACGCCAGCTGGCGAAAGGGG
GATGTGCTGCAAGGCGATTAAGTTGGGTAACGCCAGGGTTTTCCCAGTCACGACGTTGTA
AAACGACGGCCAGTGAATTGTAATACGACTCACTATAGGGCGAATTGGGTACCGGGCCCC
CCCTCGAGGTCGACGGTATCGATAAGCTTTCTAAATTTATGCAATTTAAAAACTAATTTA
TTTTATTACTTGGGGTAGGCTTTTAGTCATATAAAAAAATAAGCTCCAATTTATAAATCA
ATAAATATATGCACTAAAAATAGTTTAATTATAATAAATATATTGAAAGAAAAATTGTTA
AGAATATATAAAAAACGAACTTATAAAGAATATTAAAATCAAAAAACATTCGTTTTAAAT
ACCTTTTTTATTAATCAGAAACTAAAATATAACATAAATGTGCAAAAAAAAATCAAAAAT
TATGAAATGTATGCAAACACATATCTAACGTAATTCTTAAATGTCTGTGTTGTCCTAAGT
CGTTTTGTTTTGTCCTCAAAAAATTTGAAGCCGCCAAAGGTTGGATTATATATATACATA
TGTATGCACTTTTTCACTAATAATAGTAAAAATTCATGCCTCTAAATTATTAATAGCCCT
TAAAATATATTTACCTATAAAATATGGAGAGGGGAAATATATATACTCCTATAACAATAA
TTTTTCAAAAATATAATTAAAACATACAAGTGTGTCTATTTTTTGCATACACATTTTTAT
ATATGAACAAATATACACGTGTACATGTTAATTTTGTTTATATTATATTTTTTAATACTT
TTCCTTTTTTGTTATTACCATAAGTTTCTTCCTTTAGCTTGTCCAAATTTTCAATAATAG
TTTTTACTATTAAATTTCTTTCTTTCCTTTTGCAAGTTGTTAATAATTTCTGCATCATAA
AATTCCCGTAACAGTCTTTGCAAATGCTTATAATGTTGTCATTTCTGTGTGCAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAATATATAATAGCTAGCTAAGAATATTGAAAAGGGGATAAAAAATAACATATATT
TATGACAAATAAATTTAATACCCCTCAGGAATGTCGTCAACAATTCTTTTGATAATTTTT
TTTTTGTATTTGTACTCCTTTTTAAGTAAAATTTTTTCTATGATATTGCTAAAAAAGTAG
AAAAGAAAGAAAAATAAATAACCTAAATTATGTTTGCATATAAAAACTCGGAAGCTTGCA
TGCCTGCA
Restriction sites to linearize plasmid
Partial or complete disruption of the geneComplete
Additional remarks partial/complete disruption
Selectable marker used to select the mutant parasitehdhfr
Promoter of the selectable markerpbdhfr
Selection (positive) procedurepyrimethamine
Selection (negative) procedureNo
Additional remarks genetic modificationThe puf2 gene has been disrupted in mutant RMgm-514 which lacks expression of Puf1 and expresses GFP under the constitutive eef1α promoter. The drug-selectable marker hdfr/yfcu has been removed from this mutant by negative selection.
Additional remarks selection procedure
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Sequence Primer 1AGGATCCCCACATTCCATATACCC
Additional information primer 11544 (BamHI); 5’ targeting region
Sequence Primer 2TGATATCTTCTGTGTCATTTTCTTTAAG
Additional information primer 21545 (EcoRV); 5’ targeting region
Sequence Primer 3TAAGCTTCCGAGTTTTTATATGCAAACA
Additional information primer 31546 (HindIII); 3’ targeting region
Sequence Primer 4TAAGCTTTCTAAATTTATGCAATTTAAAAAC
Additional information primer 41547 (HindIII); 3’ targeting region
Sequence Primer 5
Additional information primer 5
Sequence Primer 6
Additional information primer 6

  Transgene: Mutant parasite expressing a transgene
Type and details of transgene
Is the transgene Plasmodium derived Transgene: not Plasmodium
Transgene nameGFP (gfp-mu3)
Details of the genetic modification
Inducable system usedNo
Additional remarks inducable system
Type of plasmid/constructPlasmid double cross-over
PlasmoGEM (Sanger) construct/vector usedNo
Modified PlasmoGEM construct/vector usedNo
Plasmid/construct map
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Plasmid/construct sequence
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" 1 aattcactgg ccgtcgtttt acaacgtcgt gactgggaaa accctggcgt
51 tacccaactt aatcgccttg cagcacatcc ccctttcgcc agctggcgta
101 atagcgaaga ggcccgcacc gatcgccctt cccaacagtt gcgcagcctg
151 aatggcgaat ggcgcctgat gcggtatttt ctccttacgc atctgtgcgg
201 tatttcacac cgcatatggt gcactctcag tacaatctgc tctgatgccg
251 catagttaag ccagccccga cacccgccaa cacccgctga cgcgccctga
301 cgggcttgtc tgctcccggc atccgcttac agacaagctg tgaccgtctc
351 cgggagctgc atgtgtcaga ggttttcacc gtcatcaccg aaacgcgcga
401 gacgaaaggg cctcgtgata cgcctatttt tataggttaa tgtcatgata
451 ataatggttt cttagacgtc aggtggcact tttcggggaa atgtgcgcgg
501 aacccctatt tgtttatttt tctaaataca ttcaaatatg tatccgctca
551 tgagacaata accctgataa atgcttcaat aatattgaaa aaggaagagt
601 atgagtattc aacatttccg tgtcgccctt attccctttt ttgcggcatt
651 ttgccttcct gtttttgctc acccagaaac gctggtgaaa gtaaaagatg
701 ctgaagatca gttgggtgca cgagtgggtt acatcgaact ggatctcaac
751 agcggtaaga tccttgagag ttttcgcccc gaagaacgtt ttccaatgat
801 gagcactttt aaagttctgc tatgtggcgc ggtattatcc cgtattgacg
851 ccgggcaaga gcaactcggt cgccgcatac actattctca gaatgacttg
901 gttgagtact caccagtcac agaaaagcat cttacggatg gcatgacagt
951 aagagaatta tgcagtgctg ccataaccat gagtgataac actgcggcca
1001 acttacttct gacaacgatc ggaggaccga aggagctaac cgcttttttg
1051 cacaacatgg gggatcatgt aactcgcctt gatcgttggg aaccggagct
1101 gaatgaagcc ataccaaacg acgagcgtga caccacgatg cctgtagcaa
1151 tggcaacaac gttgcgcaaa ctattaactg gcgaactact tactctagct
1201 tcccggcaac aattaataga ctggatggag gcggataaag ttgcaggacc
1251 acttctgcgc tcggcccttc cggctggctg gtttattgct gataaatctg
1301 gagccggtga gcgtgggtct cgcggtatca ttgcagcact ggggccagat
1351 ggtaagccct cccgtatcgt agttatctac acgacgggga gtcaggcaac
1401 tatggatgaa cgaaatagac agatcgctga gataggtgcc tcactgatta
1451 agcattggta actgtcagac caagtttact catatatact ttagattgat
1501 ttaaaacttc atttttaatt taaaaggatc taggtgaaga tcctttttga
1551 taatctcatg accaaaatcc cttaacgtga gttttcgttc cactgagcgt
1601 cagaccccgt agaaaagatc aaaggatctt cttgagatcc tttttttctg
1651 cgcgtaatct gctgcttgca aacaaaaaaa ccaccgctac cagcggtggt
1701 ttgtttgccg gatcaagagc taccaactct ttttccgaag gtaactggct
1751 tcagcagagc gcagatacca aatactgtcc ttctagtgta gccgtagtta
1801 ggccaccact tcaagaactc tgtagcaccg cctacatacc tcgctctgct
1851 aatcctgtta ccagtggctg ctgccagtgg cgataagtcg tgtcttaccg
1901 ggttggactc aagacgatag ttaccggata aggcgcagcg gtcgggctga
1951 acggggggtt cgtgcacaca gcccagcttg gagcgaacga cctacaccga
2001 actgagatac ctacagcgtg agcattgaga aagcgccacg cttcccgaag
2051 ggagaaaggc ggacaggtat ccggtaagcg gcagggtcgg aacaggagag
2101 cgcacgaggg agcttccagg gggaaacgcc tggtatcttt atagtcctgt
2151 cgggtttcgc cacctctgac ttgagcgtcg atttttgtga tgctcgtcag
2201 gggggcggag cctatggaaa aacgccagca acgcggcctt tttacggttc
2251 ctggcctttt gctggccttt tgctcacatg ttctttcctg cgttatcccc
2301 tgattctgtg gataaccgta ttaccgcctt tgagtgagct gataccgctc
2351 gccgcagccg aacgaccgag cgcagcgagt cagtgagcga ggaagcggaa
2401 gagcgcccaa tacgcaaacc gcctctcccc gcgcgttggc cgattcatta
2451 atgcagctgg cacgacaggt ttcccgactg gaaagcgggc agtgagcgca
2501 acgcaattaa tgtgagttag ctcactcatt aggcacccca ggctttacac
2551 tttatgcttc cggctcgtat gttgtgtgga attgtgagcg gataacaatt
2601 tcacacagga aacagctatg accatgatta cgccaagctt ccgcgggtat
2651 atggtaaaga acctactaac acaataaaat atttaaataa tgtatttcct
2701 ataaataaat ttacagattt attttttaat acaaaagata tagatatacc
2751 agaaataaat gatcagttta aaggttttaa attctttatg acatcattta
2801 taaatcatgg atcatatcca ctaacaatag aatgtggtgt aacaaatggt
2851 ggaactagtt ataaaagagc aattatttta ttgcatgttc gaactgattt
2901 aaaagataga ccagtttcat tttgtgattt tcgaaaagga gaattatata
2951 attatttgaa tgcttatact gaaggggatg tatgcataat aatttccaaa
3001 tcaaatacaa gttttggttt tagatgccca gtaaatacaa aaaaaatgcc
3051 aaaaaattgt tttacgcaag tatatgaaaa agggtatcta aatgacgcca
3101 ataaaattaa tactaaaaat gttattaact attcatttga aaatccagaa
3151 tatgcgctag ctggttytaa ttatacatta acaaaatcgt atcaatttga
3201 atgtcattgt gtagataaag aaacagaaca aattgtaaaa acggttttag
3251 tcaaatatgt aaatgaagat gaaatatatg attataatga ttttccaatg
3301 gtgaatcaca aacctattat tgcacatcca aataaaacac atcaagcttg
3351 catgcctgca gcccagctta attcttttcg agctctttat gcttaagttt
3401 acaatttaat attcatactt taagtatttt ttgtagtatc ctagatattg
3451 tgctttaaat gctcacccct caaagcacca gtaatatttt catccactga
3501 aataccatta aattttcaaa aaaatactat gcatataatg ttatacatat
3551 aaacataaaa cgccatgtaa atcaaaaaat atataaaaat atgtataaaa
3601 ataaatatgc actaaatata agctaattat gcataaaaat taaagtgccc
3651 tttattaact agtcgtaatt atttatattt ctatgttata aaaaaatcct
3701 catataataa tataattaat atatgtaatg ttttttttat tttataattt
3751 taatataaaa taatatgtaa attaattcaa aaaataaata taattgttgt
3801 gaaacaaaaa acgtaatttt ttcatttgcc ttcaaaattt aaatttattt
3851 taatatttcc taaaatatat atactttgtg tataaatata taaaaatata
3901 tatttgctta taaataaata aaaaatttta taaaacatag ggggatccat
3951 gagtaaagga gaagaacttt tcactggagt tgtcccaatt cttgttgaat
4001 tagatggtga tgttaatggg cacaaatttt ctgtcagtgg agagggtgaa
4051 ggtgatgcaa catacggaaa acttaccctt aaatttattt gcactactgg
4101 aaaactacct gttccatggc caacacttgt cactactttc ggttatggtg
4151 ttcaatgctt tgcgagatac ccagatcata tgaaacagca tgactttttc
4201 aagagtgcca tgcccgaagg ttatgtacag gaaagaacta tatttttcaa
4251 agatgacggg aactacaaga cacgtgctga agtcaagttt gaaggtgata
4301 cccttgttaa tagaatcgag ttaaaaggta ttgattttaa agaagatgga
4351 aacattcttg gacacaaatt ggaatacaac tataactcac acaatgtata
4401 catcatggca gacaaacaaa agaatggaat caaagttaac ttcaaaatta
4451 gacacaacat tgaagatgga agcgttcaac tagcagacca ttatcaacaa
4501 aatactccaa ttggcgatgg ccctgtcctt ttaccagaca accattacct
4551 gtccacacaa tctgcccttt cgaaagatcc caacgaaaag agagaccaca
4601 tggtccttct tgagtttgta acagctgctg ggattacaca tggcatggat
4651 gaactataca aataaatgga tcccgttttt cttacttata tatttatacc
4701 aattgattgt atttataact gtaaaaatgt gtatgttgtg tgcatatttt
4751 tttttgtgca tgcacatgca tgtaaatagc taaaattatg aacattttat
4801 tttttgttca gaaaaaaaaa actttacaca cataaaatgg ctagtatgaa
4851 tagccatatt ttatataaat taaatcctat gaatttatga ccatattaaa
4901 aatttagata tttatggaac ataatatgtt tgaaacaata agacaaaatt
4951 attattatta ttattatttt tactgttata attatgttgt ctcttcaatg
5001 attcataaat agttggactt gatttttaaa atgtttataa tatgattagc
5051 atagttaaat aaaaaaagtt gaaaaattaa aaaaaaacat ataaacacaa
5101 atgatgtttt ttccttcaat ttcgggtacc gagctcgaat tctcttgagc
5151 ccgttaatga aatagataca attcattcat gttatataca tctagaacat
5201 aatctgaata tggttcaagt taaatgtcca aaaattataa aaagtgatga
5251 tatttttgat ggtaatacca taatagacac caaggtaaca tcacgaagta
5301 gtcaacaaaa taatttttat ttagaaaata cagatgttga accagaagaa
5351 atagagaaat ataaaaatat agaatacata ccagaaaacg atgaagtaat
5401 gcatctagac aaaaaagaaa agctagatga tatattacca ggtgttatca
5451 tattagataa aaataaaatg ttcaaagaaa aaggacattt cacttttgtt
5501 actccattaa ttgtagaaaa ggtattaata ttaaaaatat attgtgataa
5551 tactaaaaca ataattaata atatgaaagg gaaaaaaggt attacagtaa
5601 taaggatttc tcaaaataca acaaaaaata aattttatgg atgtgacttt
5651 tcaggtaatt ctaaaaaaac attttactat tccaatgttt atgatttaga
5701 aaaaaaaaat gagttttgtg aaatagaatt aaaagaaaat atagtagtta
5751 gcttaaattg tccaactggt aaaattaatc caaaaaattg ttttagaaat
5801 gtatatataa aaagtaatat gaatgaacaa acaaccgaaa atatagaaaa
5851 tatatttaac gaaataaaag ttatagatgc agattatttt ataaataatt
5901 catcaacctt tttgatgatt tccaaaatta caaaaaaaga gtttgatttt
5951 tattgtacat gtgaagatta taaaaccaaa aatataggaa caatatatat
6001 taaaaattat gaatatctag attcaaaacc taaatataaa aataaacaaa
6051 tttcctatat agatgtagtt ccatacccgc ggggaaaggg cg"
Restriction sites to linearize plasmid KspI (SacII)
Selectable marker used to select the mutant parasitegfp (FACS)
Promoter of the selectable markereef1a
Selection (positive) procedureFACS (flowsorting)
Selection (negative) procedureNo
Additional remarks genetic modificationThe GFP gene (1 copy) has been inserted into the 230p locus (PB000214.00.0) by double cross-over integration.

The puf2 gene has been disrupted in mutant RMgm-514 which lacks expression of Puf1 and expresses GFP under the constitutive eef1α promoter. The drug-selectable marker hdfr/yfcu has been removed from this mutant by negative selection.
Additional remarks selection procedureThis reporter mutant expressing GFP does not contain a drug-selectable marker. This mutant has been selected by FACS sorting after transfection based on GFP fluorescence.
Other details transgene
Promoter
Gene Model of Parasite PBANKA_1133300
Gene Model P. falciparum ortholog PF3D7_1357100
Gene productelongation factor 1-alpha
Gene product: Alternative nameeef1a
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Sequence Primer 1
Additional information primer 1
Sequence Primer 2
Additional information primer 2
3'-UTR
Gene Model of Parasite PBANKA_0719300
Gene productbifunctional dihydrofolate reductase-thymidylate synthase, putative
Gene product: Alternative namedhfr/ts
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Sequence Primer 1
Additional information primer 1
Sequence Primer 2
Additional information primer 2
Insertion/Replacement locus
Replacement / InsertionReplacement locus
Gene Model of Parasite PBANKA_0306000
Gene product6-cysteine protein
Gene product: Alternative name230p
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Sequence Primer 15'-cccaagcttccgcgggtatatggtaaagaacctactaacac
Additional information primer 1primer L1345: 0.7kb 5'region of PB000214.00.0 (230p gene)
Sequence Primer 25'-cccaagcttgatgtgttttatttggatgtgc
Additional information primer 2primer L1346: 0.7kb 5'region of PB000214.00.0 (230p gene)
Sequence Primer 35'-ccggaattctcttgagcccgttaatg
Additional information primer 3primer L1347: 1kb 3'region of PB000214.00.0 (230p gene)
Sequence Primer 45'-tccccgcgggtatggaactacatctatatagg
Additional information primer 4primer L1348: 1kb 3'region of PB000214.00.0 (230p gene)