Rapid and iterative genome editing in the zoonotic malaria parasite Plasmodium knowlesi: New tools for P. vivax research
F. Mohring, M. N. Hart, T. A. Rawlinson, R. Henrici, J. A. Charleston, E. Diez Benavente, A. Patel, J. Hall, N. Almond, S. Campino, T. G. Clark, C. J. Sutherland, D. A. Baker, S. J. Draper, R. W. Moon
This study develops CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing in Plasmodium knowlesi to generate a transgenic line expressing P. vivax Duffy binding protein, showing its role in host cell tropism and vaccine potential.
bioRxiv · Mar 28, 2019Microbiology