The modified DNA base β-D-glucosyl-hydroxymethyluracil is not found in the tsetse fly stages of Trypanosoma brucei

被引:17
作者
van Leeuwen, F
Dirks-Mulder, A
Dirks, RW
Borst, P
Gibson, W
机构
[1] Netherlands Canc Inst, Div Mol Biol, NL-1066 CX Amsterdam, Netherlands
[2] Leiden Univ, Dept Cytochem & Cytometry, Leiden, Netherlands
[3] Sch Biol Sci, Bristol, Avon, England
基金
英国医学研究理事会;
关键词
DNA modification; antigenic variation; in situ hybridisation;
D O I
10.1016/S0166-6851(98)00060-7
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
[No abstract available]
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页码:127 / 130
页数:4
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