Genome Biol. 2009;10(6):223. Epub 2009 Jun 8.

DNA breaks as triggers for antigenic variation in African trypanosomes.

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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E7HT, UK.

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The DNA repair machinery has been co-opted for antigenic variation in African trypanosomes. New work directly demonstrates that a double-strand break initiates a switch in the expressed variant surface coat.

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