Vivaxin genes encode highly immunogenic non-variant antigens unique to the Trypanosoma vivax cell-surface
A. Romero-Ramirez, A. Casas-Sanchez, D. Autheman, C. W. Duffy, M. M. G. Teixeira, R. Z. Machado, J. Coombes, R. J. Flynn, G. J. Wright, A. P. Jackson
The paper identifies a new gene family in Trypanosoma vivax, called vivaxin, which encodes immunogenic surface proteins with potential as vaccine candidates.
bioRxiv · Feb 16, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology