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cDNAs coding for the amino and carboxy termini of two trypanosome variant surface glycoproteins (VSGs) have been sequenced. The results indicate that VSGs are synthesised with hydrophobic amino-terminal leader and carboxy-terminal tail sequences which are absent from purified mature VSGs.
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