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The expressed VSG can be switched either by activating a different expression site (and thus changing to express the VSG in that site), or by changing the VSG gene in the active site to a different variant. The genome contains many copies of VSG genes, both on minichromosomes and in repeated sections in the interior of the chromosomes.
The surface of T. brucei and other species of trypanosomes is covered by a dense external coat called variant surface glycoprotein (VSG). [129] VSGs are 60-kDa proteins which are densely packed (~5 x 10 6 molecules) to form a 12–15 nm surface coat. VSG dimers make up about 90% of all cell surface proteins in trypanosomes.
VSG may refer to: Laminated safety glass (German: Verbundsicherheitsglas), a type of glass that holds together when shattered. Variable surface glycoprotein , a protein coating the surface of some infectious microorganisms (e.g. Trypanosoma brucei ) and helping them to evade the host's immune system
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