Field, MC;
Horn, D;
Carrington, M;
(2008)
Analysis of small GTPase function in trypanosomes.
In: Balch, WE; Der, CJ; Hall, A, (eds.)
Small GTPases in Disease, Part A.
Elsevier Academic Press Inc, San Diego, pp. 57-76.
ISBN 9780123739681
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0076-6879(07)38005-1
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Trypanosomatids are protozoan parasites, of interest due to both their disease burden and deeply divergent position within the eukaryotic lineage. The African trypanosome, Trypanosoma brucei, has emerged as a very amenable model system, with a considerable toolbox of methods available, including inducible overexpression, RNA interference, and a completed genome. Here we describe some of the special considerations that need to be addressed when studying trypanosome gene function, and in particular small GTPases; we provide protocols for transfection, RNA interference, overexpression and basic transport assays, in addition to an overview of available vectors, cell lines, and strategies.