Regulation of Apicomplexan Microfilament Dynamics by a Minimal Set of Actin‐Binding Proteins

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Efficient and rapid host cell invasion is a prerequisite for an intracellular parasitic life style. Pathogens typically induce receptor-mediated endocytosis and hijack the force-transducing system of a host cell to gain access to a replication-competent niche. In striking contrast, apicomplexan parasites such as Plasmodium, the causative agent of malaria, and the human and animal pathogens Toxoplasma and...

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