Stable endocytic structures navigate the complex pellicle of apicomplexan parasites

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  • who: Ludek Koreny from the (UNIVERSITY) have published the article: Stable endocytic structures navigate the complex pellicle of apicomplexan parasites, in the Journal: (JOURNAL) of 17/03/2023
  • what: The authors determine that a dominant function of endocytosis in Toxoplasma is plasma_membrane homeostasis, rather than parasite nutrition, and that these specialized endocytic structures originated early in infrakingdom Alveolata likely in response to the complex cell pellicle that defines this medically and ecologically important ancient eukaryotic lineage.

SUMMARY

    The authors determine that a dominant function of endocytosis in Toxoplasma is plasma_membrane homeostasis . . .

     

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