Invasion of red blood cells by malaria parasites

AF Cowman, BS Crabb - Cell, 2006 - cell.com
The malaria parasite is the most important member of the Apicomplexa, a large and highly
successful phylum of intracellular parasites. Invasion of host cells allows apicomplexan …

Gliding motility powers invasion and egress in Apicomplexa

K Frénal, JF Dubremetz, M Lebrun… - Nature Reviews …, 2017 - nature.com
Protozoan parasites have developed elaborate motility systems that facilitate infection and
dissemination. For example, amoebae use actin-rich membrane extensions called …

[HTML][HTML] A genome-wide CRISPR screen in Toxoplasma identifies essential apicomplexan genes

SM Sidik, D Huet, SM Ganesan, MH Huynh, T Wang… - Cell, 2016 - cell.com
Apicomplexan parasites are leading causes of human and livestock diseases such as
malaria and toxoplasmosis, yet most of their genes remain uncharacterized. Here, we …

Lytic Cycle of Toxoplasma gondii

MW Black, JC Boothroyd - Microbiology and molecular biology …, 2000 - journals.asm.org
Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular pathogen within the phylum Apicomplexa.
This protozoan parasite is one of the most widespread, with a broad host range including …

Cytoskeleton of apicomplexan parasites

NS Morrissette, LD Sibley - Microbiology and molecular biology …, 2002 - journals.asm.org
The Apicomplexa are a phylum of diverse obligate intracellular parasites including
Plasmodium spp., the cause of malaria; Toxoplasma gondii and Cryptosporidium parvum …

Toxoplasma gondii: the model apicomplexan

K Kim, LM Weiss - International journal for parasitology, 2004 - Elsevier
Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular protozoan parasite which is a significant
human and veterinary pathogen. Other members of the phylum Apicomplexa are also …

Identification of the Moving Junction Complex of Toxoplasma gondii: A Collaboration between Distinct Secretory Organelles

DL Alexander, J Mital, GE Ward, P Bradley… - PLoS …, 2005 - journals.plos.org
Apicomplexan parasites, including Toxoplasma gondii and Plasmodium sp., are obligate
intracellular protozoa. They enter into a host cell by attaching to and then creating an …

[BOOK][B] Toxoplasma gondii: the model apicomplexan-perspectives and methods

LM Weiss - 2013 - books.google.com
This 2e of Toxoplasma gondii reflects the significant advances in the field in the last 5 years,
including new information on the genomics, epigenomics and proteomics of T. gondii as well …

Efficient Genome Engineering of Toxoplasma gondii Using CRISPR/Cas9

SM Sidik, CG Hackett, F Tran, NJ Westwood, S Lourido - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Toxoplasma gondii is a parasite of humans and animals, and a model for other
apicomplexans including Plasmodium spp., the causative agents of malaria. Despite many …

Mobilization of intracellular calcium stimulates microneme discharge in Toxoplasma gondii

VB Carruthers, LD Sibley - Molecular microbiology, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Apicomplexan parasites, including Toxoplasma gondii, apically attach to their host cells
before invasion. Recent studies have implicated the contents of micronemes, which are …