RMgmDB - Rodent Malaria genetically modified Parasites

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Summary

RMgm-561
Malaria parasiteP. berghei
Genotype
Genetic modification not successful
DisruptedGene model (rodent): PBANKA_1309200; Gene model (P.falciparum): PF3D7_1445400; Gene product: protein serine/threonine kinase-1 (Lammer; PfCLK-1)
PhenotypeNo phenotype has been described
Last modified: 21 December 2011, 14:17
  *RMgm-561
Successful modificationThe gene/parasite could not be changed/generated by the genetic modification.
The following genetic modifications were attempted Gene disruption
Number of attempts to introduce the genetic modification 3
Reference (PubMed-PMID number) Reference 1 (PMID number) : 20951971
Parent parasite used to introduce the genetic modification
Rodent Malaria ParasiteP. berghei
Parent strain/lineP. berghei ANKA
Name parent line/clone P. berghei ANKA 2.34
Other information parent lineP. berghei ANKA 2.34 is a cloned, gametocyte producer line of the ANKA strain (PubMed: PMID: 15137943).
Attempts to generate the mutant parasite were performed by
Name PI/ResearcherR. Tewari, O. Billker
Name Group/DepartmentUniversity of Nottingham
Name InstituteUniversity of Nottingham
CityNottingham
CountryUK

  Disrupted: Mutant parasite with a disrupted gene
Details of the target gene
Gene Model of Rodent Parasite PBANKA_1309200
Gene Model P. falciparum ortholog PF3D7_1445400
Gene productprotein serine/threonine kinase-1
Gene product: Alternative nameLammer; PfCLK-1
Details of the genetic modification
Inducable system usedNo
Additional remarks inducable system
Type of plasmid/construct usedPlasmid double cross-over
PlasmoGEM (Sanger) construct/vector usedNo
Modified PlasmoGEM construct/vector usedNo
Plasmid/construct map
Plasmid/construct sequence
Restriction sites to linearize plasmid
Partial or complete disruption of the genePartial
Additional remarks partial/complete disruption partial (insertion/deletion in kinase domain)
Selectable marker used to select the mutant parasitetgdhfr
Promoter of the selectable markerpbdhfr
Selection (positive) procedurepyrimethamine
Selection (negative) procedureNo
Additional remarks genetic modificationThe gene has been targeted for gene deletion using a construct aimed at integration into the genome by double cross-over homologous recombination

The gene has been targeted for disruption in a 'kinome-wide' study for deletion of genes encoding Plasmodium protein kinases (protein kinase-like proteins).

See the paper for additional information

See also Agarwal, S (2011; J Cell Biochem) for characterization of PfCLK-1/Lammer (PF14_0431) and negative attempts to disrupt this gene in P. falciparum: "four Plasmodium members have been identified of the cyclin-dependent kinase-like kinase (CLK) family. In other eukaryotes, CLKs regulate mRNA splicing through phosphorylation of Serine/Arginine-rich proteins. PfCLK-1/Lammer shows homology with the yeast Serine/Arginine protein kinase Sky1p and is transcribed throughout the asexual blood stages and in gametocytes. PfCLK-1/Lammer possesses two nuclear localization signal sites upstream of the C-terminal catalytic domains. Indirect immunofluorescence, Western blot and electron microscopy data confirm that the kinases are primarily localized in the parasite nucleus.

Disruption of the P. falciparum ortholog has been attempted (Solyakov et al., 2011, Nat Commun, 2:565).
The gene is likely essential for asexual proliferation as integration of the KO vector was not achieved. Accesibility of the locus to recombination was verified by C-terminal tagging.
Additional remarks selection procedure
Primer information: Primers used for amplification of the target sequences  Click to view information
Primer information: Primers used for amplification of the target sequences  Click to hide information
Sequence Primer 1CCCCGGGCCCCGAGGAAATAGTGATTCGTATGAATCGAG
Additional information primer 1primer sequence target region 1a
Sequence Primer 2GGGGAAGCTTCGAATATTAAGCACATATGATCATGATAC
Additional information primer 2primer sequence target region 1b
Sequence Primer 3CCCCGAATTCCCCCAGAAGTTATATTAAATTTAGGTTGGG
Additional information primer 3primer sequence target region 2a
Sequence Primer 4GGGGTCTAGACAACCGGGGAAGCCCGAAGAGTTGG
Additional information primer 4primer sequence target region 2b
Sequence Primer 5
Additional information primer 5
Sequence Primer 6
Additional information primer 6