Inhibition of gene expression with double strand RNA interference in Entamoeba histolytica

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
Gursharan Kaur, Anuradha Lohia

Abstract

In order to inhibit gene expression in Entamoeba histolytica, we have developed a method based on expressing double strand RNA interference constructs in stable transformants. The 5' end of Eh Dia was cloned head to head with an intervening non-specific stuffer fragment in the E. histolytica expression vector pJST4. This construct was transformed in E. histolytica HM1:IMSS trophozoites and stable transformants were selected with 20microg/ml G418. Our results show that expression of Eh Dia was completely inhibited in these transformants. These stable transformants could be maintained indefinitely without expression of Eh Dia. This method therefore provides an effective tool to study the phenotypic changes, which occur due to inhibition of gene expression in the absence of mutants and other microbiological manipulations in this protozoan parasite.

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