An orphan kinesin controls trypanosome morphology transitions by targeting FLAM3 to the flagellum.

Trypanosoma brucei undergoes life cycle form transitions from trypomastigotes to epimastigotes in the insect vector by re-positioning the mitochondrial genome and re-locating the flagellum and flagellum-associated cytoskeletal structures. The mechanism underlying these dramatic morphology transition...

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Main Authors: Tai An, Ziyin Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-05-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5993322?pdf=render