A doublecortin-domain protein of Toxoplasma and its orthologues bind to and modify the structure and organization of tubulin polymers
J. M. Leung, E. Nagayasu, Y.-C. Hwang, J. Liu, P. Pierce, I. Q. Phan, R. A. Prentice, J. M. Murray, K. Hu
This study identifies TgDCX, a Toxoplasma protein that binds and modifies tubulin polymers, enabling curved structures critical for parasite invasion.
bioRxiv · Jan 15, 2020Cell Biology