Journal article
Gene conversion is a convergent strategy for pathogen antigenic variation
Trends in parasitology, Vol.23(9), pp.408-413
09/2007
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/103880
PMID: 17662656
Abstract
Recent studies on three unrelated vector-borne pathogens, Anaplasma marginale, Borrelia hermsii and Trypanosoma brucei, illustrate the central importance of gene conversion as a mechanism for antigenic variation, which results in subsequent evasion of the immune response and persistence in the reservoir host. The combination of genome sequence data and in vivo studies tracking variant emergence not only provides insight into the genetic mechanisms for variant generation and hierarchy in variant expression but also highlights gaps in our knowledge regarding variant capacity and usage in vivo.
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- Title
- Gene conversion is a convergent strategy for pathogen antigenic variation
- Creators
- Guy H Palmer - Programs in Vector-borne Diseases and Genomics, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-7040, USA. gpalmer@vetmed.wsu.eduKelly A Brayton
- Publication Details
- Trends in parasitology, Vol.23(9), pp.408-413
- Academic Unit
- Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Department of; Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Health
- Publisher
- England
- Grant note
- Wellcome Trust
- Identifiers
- 99900546931401842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article