A novel polymer of tubulin forms the conoid of Toxoplasma gondii

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 156, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1039-1050

  Hu, Ke ^a,b   Roos, David S ^a   Murray, John M ^b  

^a Department of Biology ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apicomplexan parasites; Cryoelectron microscopy; Cytoskeleton; Microtubules; Motility

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TUBULIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YFP ALPHA TUBULIN;

APICOMPLEXA; ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; EIMERIA; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PERIODICITY; PLASMODIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL CYCLE; CELLS, CULTURED; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MICROFILAMENTS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROTUBULES; ORGANELLES; PERIODICITY; POLYMERS; TOXOPLASMA; TUBULIN;

APICOMPLEXA; CONOIDEA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; EIMERIA; PROTOZOA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0037128925     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200112086     Document Type: Article

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