A transcription-independent epigenetic mechanism is associated with antigenic switching in Trypanosoma brucei

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 3131-3146

  Aresta Branco, Francisco ^a   Pimenta, Silvia ^a   Figueiredo, Luisa M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH MOBILITY GROUP B PROTEIN; PROTEIN TDP1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VARIANT SURFACE GLYCOPROTEIN; CHROMATIN; HIGH MOBILITY GROUP PROTEIN;

ANTIGENIC SWITCHING; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; ARTICLE; BLOODSTREAM EXPRESSION SITE; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CONFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIGENETICS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; CHEMISTRY; CHROMATIN; CYTOLOGY; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI;

ANTIGENIC VARIATION; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHROMATIN; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HIGH MOBILITY GROUP PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI;

EID: 84965166232     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkv1459     Document Type: Article

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