The promastigote surface antigen gene family of the <it>Leishmania </it>parasite: differential evolution by positive selection and recombination
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>PSA (promastigote surface antigen) is one of the major classes of membrane proteins present at the surface of the parasitic protozoan <it>Leishmania</it>. While it harbours leucine rich repeats, which are suggestive of it...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-10-01
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| Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/8/292 |