Babesia bovis Rad51 ortholog influences switching of ves genes but is not essential for segmental gene conversion in antigenic variation
Erin A. Mack, Massimiliano S. Tagliamonte, Yu-Ping Xiao, Samantha Quesada, David R. Allred
This paper investigates the role of BbRad51 in segmental gene conversion (SGC) and antigenic variation in Babesia bovis, finding that while BbRad51 influences transcriptional switching and SGC tract lengths, it is not essential for SGC itself.
PLoS Pathogens · Aug 31, 2020Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology