Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4371832 | Experimental Parasitology | 2008 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Nfa1 protein expressed by the nfa1 gene that was cloned recently from pathogenic Naegleria fowleri was found in pseudopodia, especially food-cups, and concerned with a mechanism of pathogenicity of N. fowleri. In the present study, N. fowleri nfa1 gene was knocked down using double-stranded RNAs, and the expression of Nfa1 protein was observed. Using synthetic double-stranded RNA of the nfa1 gene in vitro, the nfa1 gene and Nfa1 protein were knocked down about 50.4 ± 3.1% and 52 ± 2%, respectively. These results suggest that RNA interference (RNAi) may be an effective technique for gene knock-down in N. fowleri trophozoites.
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Authors
Suk-Yul Jung, Jong-Hyun Kim, Yang-Jin Lee, Kyoung-Ju Song, Kyongmin Kim, Sun Park, Kyung-il Im, Ho-Joon Shin,