Control of VSG gene expression sites in Trypanosoma brucei
Control of VSG gene expression sites in Trypanosoma brucei
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DOI:
10.1016/s0166-6851(97)00184-9
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发表时间:
1998-03-01
影响因子:
1.5
通讯作者:
Rudenko, G
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作者:
Borst, P;Bitter, W;Rudenko, G
Antigenic variation in African trypanosomes continues to be one of the most elaborate and intriguing strategies ever devised by a protozoan parasite to avoid complete destruction by the immune defense of its mammalian host. Here we review some of the recent advances in our understanding of this strategy, concentrating on (unpublished) work from our laboratory. (C) 1998 Francqui Foundation. Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.