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Loss of a doublecortin (DCX)-domain protein causes structural defects in a tubulin-based organelle of Toxoplasma gondii and impairs host-cell invasion

The ∼6000 species in phylum Apicomplexa are single-celled obligate intracellular parasites. Their defining characteristic is the apical complex—membranous and cytoskeletal elements at the apical end of the cell that participate in host-cell invasion. The apical complex of Toxoplasma gondii and some...

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Autores principales: Nagayasu, Eiji, Hwang, Yu-Chen, Liu, Jun, Murray, John M., Hu, Ke
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The American Society for Cell Biology 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5341725/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27932494
http://dx.doi.org/10.1091/mbc.E16-08-0587