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Post-transcriptional gene silencing using synthetic short interfering RNA (siRNA) molecules has been recently used to ablate specific mRNAs and thus, produce phenotypic mutations in specific genes [ 16 17 ] . We have adopted this technology to knockdown specific gene products in RNA viruses that are obligatory intracellular parasites [ 18 ] . In the present study, we have successfully used a similar strategy to generate phenotypic PP1-deficient P. falciparum parasites.
In reverse genetics, researchers start with a gene of interest and investigate the phenotypic effect of altering its activity; by contrast, in ‘forward genetics’ the starting point is to look for a particular phenotype and then hunt out the altered gene that is causing it.
Studies have yet to resolve all the mechanisms of action of LC-PUFA, in particular the remarkable phenotypic differences between populations that consume different quantities of fish and fish oil in their diets [ 1 2 3 4 5 ] . Dietary LC-PUFA affect processes including: growth, neurological development, lean and fat mass accretion, reproduction, innate and acquired immunity, infectious pathologies of viruses, bacteria and parasites; and the incidence and severity of virtually all chronic and degenerative diseases including cancer, atherosclerosis, stroke, arthritis, diabetes, osteoporosis, and neurodegenerative, inflammatory, and skin diseases [ 6 7 8 9 10 11 ] . Due to lack of mechanistic knowledge, predictions for optimal intake of nutritionally important LC-PUFA remain vague and dietary recommendations simply relate to prevention of overt deficiency.
Every human has genotypic differences from the standard genome approximately every thousand base pairs [ 7 8 9 ] . Given knowledge of how a genotype differs from the standard, it is important to be able to predict which of the variations are likely to be the cause of disease or other phenotypic differences.
Finally, a detailed analysis of coding sequences unique to each respective mycobacterial genome and their genetic regulatory networks will be necessary to understand the molecular basis for growth rate and other phenotypic differences.
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