The microsporidian polar tube: origin, structure, composition, function, and application

The microsporidian polar tube: origin, structure, composition, function, and application

Abstract Microsporidia are a class of obligate intracellular parasitic unicellular eukaryotes that infect a variety of hosts, even including humans. Although different species of microsporidia differ in host range and specificity, they all share a similar infection organelle, the polar tube, which i...

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Main Authors: Yuqing Chen, Qing Lv, Hongjie Liao, Zhengkai Xie, Liuyi Hong, Lei Qi, Guoqing Pan, Mengxian Long, Zeyang Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-08-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Microsporidia
Polar tube
Polar filament
Structure
Polar tube proteins
Interaction
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-023-05908-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-023-05908-9

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