Two Proteins Involved in Schistosome Epigenetics Play Key Roles in Parasite's Biology (IMAGE)

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Two Proteins Involved in Schistosome Epigenetics Play Key Roles in Parasite's Biology

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Methyl-CpG binding (SmMBD2/3) and chromobox (SmCBX) proteins are required for neoblast proliferation in the pathogenic blood fluke Schistosoma mansoni.

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Hoffmann et al. (2018)

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