Rapid invasion of host cells by Toxoplasma requires secretion of the MIC2-M2AP adhesive protein complex

EMBO Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 2082-2090

  Huynh, My Hang ^a   Rabenau, Karen E ^a   Harper, Jill M ^a   Beatty, Wandy L ^b   Sibley, L David ^b   Carruthers, Vern B ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Apicomplexa; Golgi; Knockout; Parasite

Indexed keywords

HYBRID PROTEIN; M2AP PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MIC2 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL ORGANELLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; GOLGI COMPLEX; HOST CELL; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN SECRETION; TARGET CELL; TOXOPLASMA;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA PRIMERS; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; GOLGI APPARATUS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; TOXOPLASMA;

APICOMPLEXA; PROTOZOA; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038558167     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/cdg217     Document Type: Article

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