Alveolar proteins stabilize cortical microtubules in Toxoplasma gondii

Cortical microtubules of Toxoplasma gondii are exceptionally stable, but it isn’t known how they are anchored along membranes. Here, Harding et al. show that GAPM proteins localize to the inner membrane complex and are essential for maintaining the structural stability of parasites.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Clare R. Harding, Matthew Gow, Joon Ho Kang, Emily Shortt, Scott R. Manalis, Markus Meissner, Sebastian Lourido
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08318-7