Two alveolin network proteins are essential for the subpellicular microtubules assembly and conoid anchoring to the apical pole of mature Toxoplasma gondii
N. Tosetti, N. Dos Santos Pacheco, E. Bertiaux, B. Maco, L. Bournonville, V. Hamel, P. Guichard, D. Soldati-Favre
This study identifies AC9 and AC10 as essential alveolin network proteins required for SPMT assembly and conoid anchoring in Toxoplasma gondii, with loss of these proteins leading to conoidless mature parasites.
bioRxiv · Feb 25, 2020Microbiology