Masters of Disguise: Antigenic Variation and the VSG Coat in Trypanosoma brucei

PLoS Pathog. 2016 Sep 1;12(9):e1005784. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005784. eCollection 2016 Sep.

Authors

Monica R Mugnier¹, C Erec Stebbins², F Nina Papavasiliou¹

Affiliations

¹ The Rockefeller University, Laboratory of Lymphocyte Biology, New York, New York, United States of America.
² The Rockefeller University, Laboratory of Structural Microbiology, New York, New York, United States of America.

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Genetic Variation
Host-Pathogen Interactions / genetics
Host-Pathogen Interactions / immunology*
Immune Evasion / genetics
Immune Evasion / immunology*
Trypanosoma brucei brucei / immunology*
Trypanosomiasis, African / immunology*
Variant Surface Glycoproteins, Trypanosoma / genetics
Variant Surface Glycoproteins, Trypanosoma / immunology*

Substances

Variant Surface Glycoproteins, Trypanosoma

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