Origin and arrangement of actin filaments for gliding motility in apicomplexan parasites revealed by cryo-electron tomography

Origin and arrangement of actin filaments for gliding motility in apicomplexan parasites revealed by cryo-electron tomography

Abstract The phylum Apicomplexa comprises important eukaryotic parasites that invade host tissues and cells using a unique mechanism of gliding motility. Gliding is powered by actomyosin motors that translocate host-attached surface adhesins along the parasite cell body. Actin filaments (F-actin) ge...

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Main Authors: Matthew Martinez, Shrawan Kumar Mageswaran, Amandine Guérin, William David Chen, Cameron Parker Thompson, Sabine Chavin, Dominique Soldati-Favre, Boris Striepen, Yi-Wei Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40520-6

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40520-6

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