Antigenic variation and the generation of diversity in malaria parasites.

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Investigations into the genetic basis underlying antigenic variation in malaria parasites have primarily described transcriptional regulation of the large, multi-copy gene families that encode red cell surface antigens. In particular, extensive alterations to chromatin structure and subnuclear localization have been shown to play key roles in mutually exclusive expression, gene silencing and activation, and...

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