A family of intermediate filament-like proteins is sequentially assembled into the cytoskeleton of Toxoplasma gondii.

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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 cytoskeleton of Toxoplasma, which is composed of microtubules associated with an inner membrane complex (IMC), has an important role in this process. The IMC, which is directly under the plasma membrane, contains a set of flattened membranous sacs lined on the cytoplasmic side by a network of filamentous proteins. This n...

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Authors: Anderson-White, B; Ivey, F; Cheng, K; Szatanek, T; Lorestani, A

• Journal: Cellular microbiology
• Volume: 13
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 18-31
• Publication date: 2011-01-01
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-5822.2010.01514.x
• EISSN: 1462-5822
• ISSN: 1462-5814
• Language: English
• Keywords: Artificial Gene Fusion; Protozoan Proteins; Microscopy, Electron; Cytoskeleton; Intermediate Filaments; Microscopy, Fluorescence; Genes, Reporter; Toxoplasma; Protein Multimerization