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Department of Microbiology & Immunology University of Illinois Chicago A surface glycoprotein that is anchored via a lipid to the trypanosome cell membrane is transferred in vitro to red blood cell membranes, sensitizing the latter to attack by anti-trypanosome antibodies. M.R. Rifkin, F.R. Landsberger, "Trypanosome variant surface glycoprotein transfer to target membranes: a model for the pathogenesis of trypanosomiasis," PNAS, 87, 801-5, January 1990. (Rockefeller University, New York)

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Department of Microbiology & Immunology
University of Illinois
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M.R. Rifkin, F.R. Landsberger, "Trypanosome variant surface glycoprotein transfer to target membranes: a model for the pathogenesis of trypanosomiasis," PNAS, 87, 801-5, January 1990. (Rockefeller University, New York)

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W. Leinfelder, K. Forchhammer, B. Veprek, E. Zehelein, A. B”ck, "In vitro synthesis of selenocysteinyl-tRNAUCA from seryl-tRNAUCA: involvement and characterization of the selD gene ...

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