Tag: variant surface glycoprotein

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TWiP 197: An adventurous eater

August 16, 2021
Tagged as: eosiniphilia, Gnathostoma, invariant flagellum antigen, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, Trypanosoma vivax, vaccine, variant surface glycoprotein

TWiP solves the case of the Adventurous Eater with Areas of Swelling, and discusses an experimental Trypanosoma vivax vaccine comprising an invariant flagellum antigen.

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TWiP 161: All I need is a bit of skin

November 10, 2018
Tagged as: antigenic variation, Chagas disease, chromatin, chromosome conformation capture, Hi-C, histone, nucleosome, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, Trypanosoma cruzi, trypanosome, variant surface glycoprotein

The TWiPsters solve the case of the Brazilian Immigrant With Heart Problems, and describe how genome organization controls trypanosome antigenic variation.

Tag: variant surface glycoprotein

TWiP 197: An adventurous eater

TWiP 161: All I need is a bit of skin

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