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Variant Surface Glycoproteins, Trypanosoma MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Variant Surface Glycoproteins, Trypanosoma
Tree Number(s)
D09.400.430.890.990
D12.776.395.550.990
D12.776.543.550.990
D12.776.820.125.900
D23.050.293.900
D23.050.301.900
Unique ID
D014643
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014643
Scope Note
Glycoproteins attached to the surface coat of the trypanosome. Many of these glycoproteins show amino acid sequence diversity expressed as antigenic variations. This continuous development of antigenically distinct variants in the course of infection ensures that some trypanosomes always survive the development of immune response to propagate the infection.
Entry Version
VSG TRYPAN
Entry Term(s)
SSP-4
Surface Variant Glycoproteins, Trypanosoma
Trypanosoma Variant Surface Coat Glycoproteins
VSG 117
VSG 118
VSG 221
Previous Indexing
Glycoproteins (1966-1987)
Membrane Proteins (1977-1987)
Public MeSH Note
88
History Note
88
Date Established
1988/01/01
Date of Entry
1987/05/05
Revision Date
2023/03/16
Variant Surface Glycoproteins, Trypanosoma Preferred
VSG 117 Narrower
VSG 118 Narrower
VSG 221 Narrower
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