A detailed mutational analysis of the VSG gene expression site promoter

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 241-254

  Pham, V P ^a   Qi, C C ^a   Gottesdiener, K M ^a  

^a New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Expression site; Promoter; Trypanosoma brucei; Variant surface glycoprotein

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

EID: 0029960292     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-6851(95)02513-8     Document Type: Article

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