TOPO3α influences antigenic variation by monitoring expression-site-associated VSG switching in Trypanosoma brucei

PLoS Pathogens

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1-14

  Kim, Hee Sook ^a   Cross, George A M ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA TOPOISOMERASE; TOPOISOMERASE 3ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VARIANT SURFACE GLYCOPROTEIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA TOPOISOMERASE III; FUNGAL PROTEIN;

ANTIGENIC VARIATION; ARTICLE; DNA REPAIR; GENE CONVERSION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; YEAST; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

ANTIGENIC VARIATION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA TOPOISOMERASES, TYPE I; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE CONVERSION; HUMANS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI; VARIANT SURFACE GLYCOPROTEINS, TRYPANOSOMA;

EID: 77957655729     PISSN: 15537366     EISSN: 15537374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1000992     Document Type: Article

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