Erasing the epigenetic memory and beginning to switch--the onset of antigenic switching of var genes in Plasmodium falciparum

Antigenic variation in Plasmodium falciparum is regulated by transcriptional switches among members of the var gene family, each expressed in a mutually exclusive manner and encoding a different variant of the surface antigens collectively named PfEMP1. Antigenic switching starts when the first mero...

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Principais autores: Fastman, Y, Noble, R, Recker, M, Dzikowski, R
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado em: Public Library of Science 2012