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...
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 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2023-08-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40520-6 |
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