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cDNA sequence diversity and genomic clusters of major surface glycoprotein genes of Pneumocystis carinii.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Oct 1993
Wada M, Kitada K, Saito M, Egawa K, Nakamura Y
Abstract excerpt
The major surface glycoprotein (MSG) of Pneumocystis carinii plays a crucial role in the pathobiology of P. carinii, which often causes fatal pneumonia in AIDS patients. The cDNAs encoding MSG antigens were cloned from a lambda gt11 expression library of rat-derived P. carinii by immunoscreening. The cloned cDNAs constituted a gene family containing approximately 70% amino acid identity between subtypes. The...
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