DNA breaks as triggers for antigenic variation in African trypanosomes.
Sam Alsford
;
David Horn;
Lucy Glover;
(2009)
DNA breaks as triggers for antigenic variation in African trypanosomes.
Genome biology, 10 (6).
223-.
ISSN 1465-6906
DOI: 10.1186/gb-2009-10-6-223
The DNA repair machinery has been co-opted for antigenic variation in African trypanosomes. New work directly demonstrates that a double-strand break initiates a switch in the expressed variant surface coat.
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ISI | 267604300004 |
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- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2718488 (OA Location)
- 10.1186/gb-2009-10-6-223 (DOI)
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