Phenotypic screen of early-developing larvae of the blood fluke, schistosoma mansoni, using RNA interference.

RNA interference (RNAi) represents the only method currently available for manipulating gene-specific expression in Schistosoma spp., although application of this technology as a functional genomic profiling tool has yet to be explored. In the present study 32 genes, including antioxidants, transcri...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: M M Mourão, Nathalie Dinguirard, Glória R Franco, Timothy P Yoshino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-08-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2719580?pdf=render