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Novel components of the Apicomplexan moving junction reveal conserved and coccidia-restricted elements
19 Dec 2008
Abstract excerpt
Apicomplexan parasites generally invade their host cells by anchoring the parasite to the host membrane through a structure called the moving junction (MJ). This MJ is also believed to sieve host proteins from the nascent parasitophorous vacuole membrane, which likely protects the pathogen from lysosomal destruction. Previously identified constituents of the Toxoplasma MJ have orthologues in Plasmodium,...
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