Quantitative analysis of Plasmodium ookinete motion in three dimensions suggests a critical role for cell shape in the biomechanics of malaria parasite gliding motility

Cellular Microbiology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 734-750

  Kan, Andrey ^a   Tan, Yan Hong ^b   Angrisano, Fiona ^b,d   Hanssen, Eric ^e   Rogers, Kelly L ^c,d   Whitehead, Lachlan ^c   Mollard, Vanessa P ^d   Cozijnsen, Anton ^d   Delves, Michael J ^f   Crawford, Simon ^d   Sinden, Robert E ^f   Mcfadden, Geoffrey I ^d   Leckie, Christopher ^a   Bailey, James ^a   Baum, Jake ^b,d,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Infection and Immunity Division   (Australia)

^c Centre for Cancer Imaging   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^f IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; MYOSIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CELL MOTILITY; CELL SHAPE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TRACKING; CELL TYPE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CELLULAR PARAMETERS; CHIRALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LIFE CYCLE; MIDGUT; NONHUMAN; OOKINETE; PLASMODIUM; PLATE BASED IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; CYTOLOGY; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; LOCOMOTION; METABOLISM; MICROSCOPY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACTINS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; LOCOMOTION; MICROSCOPY; MYOSINS; OPTICAL IMAGING; PLASMODIUM;

EID: 84898458772     PISSN: 14625814     EISSN: 14625822     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cmi.12283     Document Type: Article

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