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A Mitogen-activated protein kinase controls differentiation of bloodstream forms of Trypanosoma brucei.
Eukaryotic cell - 1 Jul 2006
Domenicali Pfister Debora, Burkard Gabriela, Morand Sabine, Renggli Christina Kunz, Roditi Isabel, Vassella Erik
Abstract excerpt
African trypanosomes undergo differentiation in order to adapt to the mammalian host and the tsetse fly vector. To characterize the role of a mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase homologue, TbMAPK5, in the differentiation of Trypanosoma brucei, we constructed a knockout in procyclic (insect) forms from a differentiation-competent (pleomorphic) stock. Two independent knockout clones proliferated normally in...
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