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Reassessing the mechanics of parasite motility and host-cell invasion

The capacity to migrate is fundamental to multicellular and single-celled life. Apicomplexan parasites, an ancient protozoan clade that includes malaria parasites (Plasmodium) and Toxoplasma, achieve remarkable speeds of directional cell movement. This rapidity is achieved via a divergent actomyosin...

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Autores principales: Tardieux, Isabelle, Baum, Jake
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Rockefeller University Press 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5004448/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27573462
http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.201605100