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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.

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