DNA topoisomerase II is involved in regulation of cyst wall protein genes and differentiation in Giardia lamblia.

• Main Authors: Bo-Chi Lin (Author), Li-Hsin Su (Author), Shih-Che Weng (Author), Yu-Jiao Pan (Author), Nei-Li Chan (Author), Tsai-Kun Li (Author), Hsin-Chih Wang (Author), Chin-Hung Sun (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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The protozoan Giardia lamblia differentiates into infectious cysts within the human intestinal tract for disease transmission. Expression of the cyst wall protein (cwp) genes increases with similar kinetics during encystation. However, little is known how their gene regulation shares common mechanis...