Electron microscopic examination of detergent-extracted Toxoplasma tachyzoites reveals
the presence of a mechanically stable cytoskeletal structure associated with the pellicle of …

Membrane skeletons play an important role in the maintenance of cell shape and integrity in
many cell types. In the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii this function is performed by …

The intracellular protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii divides by a unique process of
internal budding that involves the assembly of two daughter cells within the mother. The …

Actin is a highly conserved microfilament protein that plays an important role in the invasion
of host cells by the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. We have characterized the ACT1 …

Cellular organelles are usually linked to the cytoskeleton, which often provides a scaffold for
organelle function. In malaria parasites, no link between the cytoskeleton and the major …

Membrane skeletons are structural elements that provide mechanical support to the plasma
membrane and define cell shape. Here, we identify and characterize a putative protein …

Membrane skeletons are cytoskeletal elements that have important roles in cell
development, shape, and structural integrity. Malaria parasites encode a conserved family of …

TgMIC6, TgMIC7, TgMIC8 and TgMIC9 are members of a novel family of transmembrane
proteins localized in the micronemes of the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. These …

The inner membrane complex (IMC) of apicomplexan parasites contains a network of
intermediate filament-like proteins. The 14 alveolin domain-containing IMC proteins in …

Unlike most cells, protozoa in the phylum Apicomplexa divide by a distinctive process in
which multiple daughters are assembled within the mother (schizogony or endodyogeny) …