Toxoplasma gondii Exploits Host Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Mediated Endocytosis for Cholesterol Acquisition

The obligate intracellular protozoan Toxoplasma gondii resides within a specialized parasitophorous vacuole (PV), isolated from host vesicular traffic. In this study, the origin of parasite cholesterol was investigated. T. gondii cannot synthesize sterols via the mevalonate pathway. Host cholesterol...

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Autores principales: Coppens, Isabelle, Sinai, Anthony P., Joiner, Keith A.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Rockefeller University Press 2000
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2175092/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10747095

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2175092/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10747095

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