Efficient CRISPR-Cas9-mediated genome editing for characterization of essential genes in Trypanosoma cruzi
Summary: This protocol outlines a new genetic complementation strategy to investigate gene function in Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite causing Chagas disease. We combine CRISPR-Cas9 technology with recombination of variants of the target gene containing the desired mutations that are resistant to Ca...
Main Authors: | Gisele Fernanda Assine Picchi-Constante, Priscila Mazzocchi Hiraiwa, Martin Marek, Vanessa Zulkievicz Rogerio, Eloise Pavão Guerra-Slompo, Christophe Romier, Nilson Ivo Tonin Zanchin |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-06-01
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Series: | STAR Protocols |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666166722002040 |
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