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VSGdb: a database for trypanosome variant surface glycoproteins, a large and diverse family of coiled coil proteins
BACKGROUND: Trypanosomes are coated with a variant surface glycoprotein (VSG) that is so densely packed that it physically protects underlying proteins from effectors of the host immune system. Periodically cells expressing a distinct VSG arise in a population and thereby evade immunity. The main st...
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BioMed Central
2007
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1868767/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17474977 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2105-8-143 |