Toxoplasma gondii protease TgSUB1 is required for cell surface processing of micronemal adhesive complexes and efficient adhesion of tachyzoites

Cellular Microbiology

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1792-1808

  Lagal, Vanessa ^a   Binder, Emily M ^a   Huynh, My Hang ^b   Kafsack, Bjorn F C ^b   Harris, Philippa K ^a   Diez, Roberto ^c   Chen, Dawn ^c   Cole, Robert N ^c   Carruthers, Vern B ^b   Kim, Kami ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN MPP2; PROTEINASE; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; TGSUB1 ENZYME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL SURFACE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; MICRONEME; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN SECRETION; TACHYZOITE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

ANIMALS; CELL ADHESION; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CELLS, CULTURED; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GENE DELETION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SUBTILISINS; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

MUS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 78449308526     PISSN: 14625814     EISSN: 14625822     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-5822.2010.01509.x     Document Type: Article

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