Putative SF2 helicases of the early-branching eukaryote <it>Giardia lamblia</it> are involved in antigenic variation and parasite differentiation into cysts

Putative SF2 helicases of the early-branching eukaryote <it>Giardia lamblia</it> are involved in antigenic variation and parasite differentiation into cysts

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Regulation of surface antigenic variation in <it>Giardia lamblia</it> is controlled post-transcriptionally by an RNA-interference (RNAi) pathway that includes a Dicer-like bidentate RNase III (gDicer). This enzyme, howeve...

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Main Authors: Gargantini Pablo R, Serradell Marianela C, Torri Alessandro, Lujan Hugo D
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-11-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Subjects:
RNA/DNA helicases
Giardia lamblia
Encystation
Antigenic variation
Cell differentiation
Gene expression
RNAi
Dicer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/12/284

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