Identification of the moving junction complex of Toxoplasma gondii: a collaboration between distinct secretory organelles.

Apicomplexan parasites, including Toxoplasma gondii and Plasmodium sp., are obligate intracellular protozoa. They enter into a host cell by attaching to and then creating an invagination in the host cell plasma membrane. Contact between parasite and host plasma membranes occurs in the form of a ring...

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Main Authors: David L Alexander, Jeffrey Mital, Gary E Ward, Peter Bradley, John C Boothroyd
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2005-10-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1262624?pdf=render