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The secretory apparatus of an ancient eukaryote: protein sorting to separate export pathways occurs before formation of transient Golgi-like compartments.
Molecular biology of the cell - 1 Apr 2003
Marti Matthias, Li Yajie, Schraner Elisabeth M, Wild Peter, Köhler Peter, Hehl Adrian B
Abstract excerpt
Transmission of the protozoan parasite Giardia intestinalis to vertebrate hosts presupposes the encapsulation of trophozoites into an environmentally resistant and infectious cyst form. We have previously shown that cyst wall proteins were faithfully sorted to large encystation-specific vesicles (ESVs), despite the absence of a recognizable Golgi apparatus. Here, we demonstrate that sorting to a second...
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