NDLI: Isolation of Developmentally Regulated Genes from Toxoplasma gondii by a Gene Trap with the Positive and Negative Selectable Marker Hypoxanthine-Xanthine-Guanine Phosphoribosyltransferase

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Author	Knoll, Laura J. Boothroyd, John C.
Copyright Year	1998
Abstract	Within its intermediate host, Toxoplasma gondii switches between two forms: a rapidly replicating tachyzoite and an encysted bradyzoite. Bradyzoites persist within the host throughout its life, hidden from antimicrobial agents and the immune system. The signals that mediate switching are poorly understood. A gene trap was employed to isolate genes whose expression is up-regulated early in the switching of bradyzoites via the negative and positive selectable marker hypoxanthine-xanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HXGPRT). T. gondii was transfected with promoterless HXGPRT and negatively selected with 6-thioxanthine to inhibit the growth of tachyzoites expressing HXGPRT. The surviving tachyzoites were then induced for in vitro bradyzoite formation and treated with mycophenolic acid and xanthine to positively select for parasites in which the construct had integrated downstream of a bradyzoite-specific gene. Strains were checked for their ability to differentiate by using Dolichos biflorus agglutinin (a bradyzoite-specific lectin) and a monoclonal antibody against P36 (a bradyzoite-specific surface antigen). After differentiation, all gene-trapped clones had Dolichos immunofluorescence and all but one expressed P36. The sequences flanking the insertion site of this P36-negative strain were homologous to the Toxoplasma family of surface antigens, strongly suggesting that P36 is encoded by the disruptive gene. Genetic mapping and complementation of the P36-negative strain further indicated that the disrupted gene is P36. Reverse transcriptase PCR and S1 nuclease digestion were used to compare mRNA levels during the tachyzoite and bradyzoite stages. The presumptive P36 gene does not appear to regulate its mRNA levels between the two stages, indicating a posttranscriptional mechanism of regulation for early bradyzoite-specific genes.
Starting Page	807
File Format	PDF
ISSN	10985549
e-ISSN	10985549
Journal	Molecular and Cellular Biology
Issue Number	2
Volume Number	18
Language	English
Publisher	American Society for Microbiology
Publisher Date	1998-02-01
Access Restriction	Open
Rights Holder	American Society for Microbiology
Subject Keyword	Research in Higher Education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Cell Biology Molecular Biology

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