An Apicomplexan Actin-Binding Protein Serves as a Connector and Lipid Sensor to Coordinate Motility and Invasion

Cell Host and Microbe

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 731-743

  Jacot, Damien ^a   Tosetti, Nicolò ^a   Pires, Isa ^b   Stock, Jessica ^c   Graindorge, Arnault ^a   Hung, Yu Fu ^b   Han, Huijong ^b   Tewari, Rita ^c   Kursula, Inari ^b,d   Soldati Favre, Dominique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

actin dynamic; apicomplexa; glideosome; gliding motility; invasion and egress; lysine methyltransferase; microneme; phosphatidic acid; plasmodium; toxoplasma

Indexed keywords

ACTIN BINDING PROTEIN; ADHESIN; AKMT PROTEIN; F ACTIN; GLIDEOSOME ASSOCIATED CONNECTOR; HISTONE LYSINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MIC2 PROTEIN; MICROORGANISM PROTEIN; MYOSIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; PHOSPHATIDIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ACTIN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; LIPID; METHYLTRANSFERASE; MIC2 PROTEIN, TOXOPLASMA GONDII; MOLECULAR MOTOR; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; APICAL MEMBRANE; APICOMPLEXAN LIFE CYCLE STAGE; ARMADILLO HOMOLOGY DOMAIN; ARTICLE; CELL INVASION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXOCYTOSIS; GLIDING MOTILITY; HOST CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PLECKSTRIN HOMOLOGY DOMAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LIPID INTERACTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SENSOR; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; ANIMAL; APICOMPLEXA; CELL MOTION; CELL ORGANELLE; CYTOLOGY; LEPORIDAE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR MODEL; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ACTIN CYTOSKELETON; ACTINS; ANIMALS; APICOMPLEXA; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CELL MOVEMENT; EXOCYTOSIS; LIPIDS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR MOTOR PROTEINS; ORGANELLES; PHOSPHATIDIC ACIDS; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RABBITS; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 85006117573     PISSN: 19313128     EISSN: 19346069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2016.10.020     Document Type: Article

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