The heat shock protein 90 of Toxoplasma gondii is essential for invasion of host cells and tachyzoite growth

Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular apicomplexan parasite that infects almost all warm-blooded vertebrates. Heat shock proteins (HSP) regulate key signal transduction events in many organisms, and heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) plays an important role in growth, development, and virulence...

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Main Authors: Sun Hongchao, Zhuo Xunhui, Zhao Xianfeng, Yang Yi, Chen Xueqiu, Yao Chaoqun, Du Aifang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2017-01-01
Series:Parasite
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2017023