Pulse-chase analyses were performed using metabolic radiolabelling with [35S]methionine/cysteine (Perkin Elmer, Waltham, MA, USA) and subsequent immunoprecipitation of specific radiolabeled proteins were conducted as previously described (Alexander, Schwartz, Balber, & Bangs, 2002 (link); Silverman et al., 2013 (link)). Pulse times: 2 min for VSG, 10 min for TbCatL and 15 min for p67. Chase times are specified in the relevant figures. Immunoprecipitated proteins were analyzed by SDS-PAGE followed by phosphorimaging of dried gels using a Molecular Dynamics Typhoon system with native ImageQuant Software (GE Healthcare, Piscataway, NJ).