1991
Biochemical and molecular characterization ofLeishmania pifanoi amastigotes in continuous axenic culture
Rainey P, Spithill T, McMahon-Pratt D, Pan A. Biochemical and molecular characterization ofLeishmania pifanoi amastigotes in continuous axenic culture. Molecular And Biochemical Parasitology 1991, 49: 111-118. PMID: 1775152, DOI: 10.1016/0166-6851(91)90134-r.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContinuous axenic cultureSynthesis of DNAMolecular geneticsAdenine deaminaseAmastigote-like formsAxenic cultureAxenic mediumExcellent modelAxenic formsLeishmania pifanoiMetabolism of glucosePeroxidase activityAmastigote formsPromastigote formsAmastigotesCulture formsGenesGeneticsRNAProteinDNAReductaseRibonucleaseLinoleic acidPrevious demonstration
1990
Development of a stable Leishmania expression vector and application to the study of parasite surface antigen genes.
LeBowitz J, Coburn C, McMahon-Pratt D, Beverley S. Development of a stable Leishmania expression vector and application to the study of parasite surface antigen genes. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1990, 87: 9736-9740. PMID: 2124701, PMCID: PMC55248, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.87.24.9736.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExpression vectorCis-acting elementsTrypanosomatid protozoan parasitesRNA editingSurface antigen geneMolecular paradigmProcessing eventsParasite proteinsGenetic analysisLeishmania expression vectorExpression sitesPathogenic speciesNormal transcriptMembrane glycoproteinsEscherichia coliGenesImmunoblot analysisProtozoan parasiteProteinAntigen geneColony assayLeishmania majorFamily membersL. amazonensisKilobases
1983
Tandem arrangement of tubulin genes in the protozoan parasite Leishmania enriettii.
Landfear S, McMahon-Pratt D, Wirth D. Tandem arrangement of tubulin genes in the protozoan parasite Leishmania enriettii. Molecular And Cellular Biology 1983, 3: 1070-1076. PMID: 6877238, PMCID: PMC368636, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.3.6.1070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTandem Arrangement of Tubulin Genes in the Protozoan Parasite Leishmania enriettii
Landfear S, McMahon-Pratt D, Wirth D. Tandem Arrangement of Tubulin Genes in the Protozoan Parasite Leishmania enriettii. Molecular And Cellular Biology 1983, 3: 1070-1076. DOI: 10.1128/mcb.3.6.1070-1076.1983.Peer-Reviewed Original Research