Detection of telomerase activity in Plasmodium falciparum using a nonradioactive method


Autoria(s): Rubiano,Claudia C; Wasserman,Moises
Data(s)

01/07/2003

Resumo

A simple, quick and sensitive method was used to detect telomerase activity in Plasmodium falciparum. The telomeric repeat amplification protocol (TRAP assay) was modified using electrophoresis and staining with SYBR-green I to detect telomerase activity in a range of 10² to 10(7) parasites. This might be a useful way to ascertain telomerase activity in different types of nontumor cells.

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http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762003000500018

Idioma(s)

en

Publicador

Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde

Fonte

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz v.98 n.5 2003

Palavras-Chave #Plasmodium #malaria #telomerase #assay #nonradioactive
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journal article