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Anatomy and evolution of telomeric and subtelomeric regions in the human protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi
8 Jun 2012
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BACKGROUND: The subtelomeres of many protozoa are highly enriched in genes with roles in niche adaptation. T. cruzi trypomastigotes express surface proteins from Trans-Sialidase (TS) and Dispersed Gene Family-1 (DGF-1) superfamilies which are implicated in host cell invasion. Single populations of T. cruzi may express different antigenic forms of TSs. Analysis of TS genes located at the telomeres suggests that...
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