Essential or redundant? Disentangling the (GR)ESAG families of Trypanosoma brucei

The protozoan parasite Trypanosoma brucei escapes its mammalian host’s immune response by switching expression of its major surface antigen, variant surface glycoprotein (VSG), which forms a protective coat around the cell. The actively expressed VSG is transcribed from one of 14 bloodstream express...

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Main Author: Chamberlain, James W.
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2018
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/49921/

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