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Dharani Narayan Moorthy

Johns Hopkins UniversityORCID 0009-0004-1973-8889Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Approach:genetic perturbation / CRISPR· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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DNA damage drives antigen diversification through mosaic VSG formation in Trypanosoma brucei

Jaclyn E. Smith, Kevin J. Wang, Erika Kennedy, Jane C. Munday, Lulu Singer, Jill M. C. Hakim, Jaime So, Alexander K. Beaver, Aishwarya Magesh, Shane D. Gilligan-Steinberg, Jessica B. Zheng, Bailin Zhang, Dharani Narayan Moorthy, Zachary E. Brown, Elgin Akin, , Monica R. Mugnier

The paper demonstrates that DNA damage induces VSG recombination in T. brucei, leading to antigenic variation and immune evasion.

Nature · Apr 8, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

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