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. 2013 Oct 18;8(10):e78014. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0078014

Figure 2. Northern blot of Pk1(B+)1+ and Pk1(B-)1- ring-stage RNA.

Figure 2

This is evidence that SICAvar transcript regulation differs in SICA[+] compared to SICA[-] parasites, raising questions regarding what transcriptional and post-transcriptional gene expression mechanisms come into play depending on whether a host is intact or splenectomized. Pk1(B+)1+ and Pk1(B-)1- ring-stage total RNA was probed with an antisense oligoprobe representing the highly conserved cytoplasmic-encoding final exon of all SICAvar genes.