Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5915434 | Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology | 2014 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
- Much of what we know about trypanosomatid biology has its origin in studies on VSGs.
- Monotelomeric VSG expression and epigenetic switching are remarkable examples of allelic exclusion.
- DNA repair processes allow a new VSG to be copied into the single transcribed locus.
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Authors
David Horn,