The early branching Giardia lamblia has highly polarized vacuoles, located underneath the
plasma membrane, which have at least some of the characteristics of endosomes and of …

Endocytosis, which is important for the internalization of nutrients from the plasma
membrane as well as extracellular fluids, has been extensively described in mammalian …

The parasite Giardia lamblia possesses PVs (peripheral vacuoles) that function as both
endosomes and lysosomes and are implicated in the adaptation, differentiation and survival …

Giardia is a flagellated protozoan parasite that has to face different microenvironments
during its life cycle in order to survive. All cells exchange materials with the extracellular …

In Giardia, lysosome-like peripheral vacuoles (PVs) need to specifically coordinate their
endosomal and lysosomal functions to be able to successfully perform endocytosis, protein …

Giardia lamblia is a parasitic protozoan that infects a wide range of vertebrate hosts
including humans. Trophozoites are non-invasive but associate tightly with the enterocyte …

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The protozoan parasite Giardia lamblia acquires cholesterol from the environment since it is
unable to synthesise cholesterol de novo and this is vital for trophozoite growth. Conversely …

Giardia, an early diverging eukaryote, is reported to have no Golgi apparatus. Moreover, the
structural basis for its ability to sort key proteins and transport them to the trophozoite plasma …

The secretory transport capacity of Giardia trophozoites is perfectly adapted to the changing
environment in the small intestine of the host and is able to deploy essential protective …