The protein phosphatase PPKL is a key regulator of daughter parasite development in Toxoplasma gondii

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ABSTRACT Apicomplexan parasites, including Toxoplasma gondii , encode many plant-like proteins, which play significant roles and present attractive targets for drug development. In this study, we have characterized the plant-like protein phosphatase PPKL, which is unique to the parasite and absent in its mammalian host. We have shown that its localization changes as the parasite divides. In non-dividing...

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