Non-linear hierarchy of the quorum sensing signalling pathway in bloodstream form African trypanosomes

Lindsay McDonald; Mathieu Cayla; Alasdair Ivens; Binny M. Mony; Paula MacGregor; Eleanor Silvester; Kirsty McWilliam; Keith R. Matthews

doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1007145

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Non-linear hierarchy of the quorum sensing signalling pathway in bloodstream form African trypanosomes

Lindsay McDonald,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Institute for Immunology and Infection Research, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Mathieu Cayla,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Institute for Immunology and Infection Research, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Alasdair Ivens,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Institute for Immunology and Infection Research, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Binny M. Mony,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Current address: School of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Maruthamala PO, Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

Affiliation Institute for Immunology and Infection Research, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0848-9958

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Paula MacGregor,

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation

Current address: Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Affiliation Institute for Immunology and Infection Research, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0919-3745

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Eleanor Silvester,

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Institute for Immunology and Infection Research, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Kirsty McWilliam,

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Institute for Immunology and Infection Research, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Keith R. Matthews

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: keith.matthews@ed.ac.uk

Affiliation Institute for Immunology and Infection Research, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0309-9184

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Non-linear hierarchy of the quorum sensing signalling pathway in bloodstream form African trypanosomes

Lindsay McDonald,
Mathieu Cayla,
Alasdair Ivens,
Binny M. Mony,
Paula MacGregor,
Eleanor Silvester,
Kirsty McWilliam,
Keith R. Matthews

Published: June 25, 2018
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1007145

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