Synchronous expression of individual metacyclic variant surface glycoprotein genes in Trypanosoma brucei
Ramey-Butler K, Ullu E, Kolev NG, Tschudi C. Synchronous expression of individual metacyclic variant surface glycoprotein genes in Trypanosoma brucei. Molecular And Biochemical Parasitology 2015, 200: 1-4. PMID: 25896436, PMCID: PMC4470760, DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2015.04.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsGene Expression RegulationGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHumansLife Cycle StagesPromoter Regions, GeneticTrypanosoma brucei bruceiTrypanosomiasis, AfricanVariant Surface Glycoproteins, TrypanosomaConceptsVariant surface glycoproteinMetacyclic variant surface glycoproteinInfectious metacyclic formsVariant surface glycoprotein genesVSG gene expressionSurface glycoprotein genesNew mammalian hostInsect vectorsParasite biologyMammalian hostsDifferentiation systemGene expressionTsetse vectorBloodstream trypanosomesDifferential expressionGlycoprotein geneProtein 6Molecular aspectsIndividual cellsMetacyclic formsBlood mealProtein levelsDiscrete populationsSurface glycoproteinLife cycle