Tracking the intensity of the mechanism to produce antigenic diversity by subtelomeric ectopic recombination across the phylogeny of Plasmodium parasites
C. Martinez-Eraso, H. Cardenas, M. A. Ceron-Romero
This study investigates how ectopic recombination of subtelomeres contributes to antigenic diversity in 19 Plasmodium species, finding it is more critical for pir or rif/stevor genes and varies across subgenera.
bioRxiv · Feb 27, 2023 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology