Toxoplasma gondii RAD51 recombinase is required to overcome DNA replication stress and its inactivation leads to bradyzoite differentiation
Ana M. Saldarriaga Cartagena, Ayelén Aparicio Arias, Constanza Cristaldi, Agustina Ganuza, M. Micaela Gonzalez, María M. Corvi, William J. Sullivan, Laura Vanagas, Sergio Oscar Angel
This study shows that RAD51 is essential for Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoite replication and that its inhibition leads to replication stress and bradyzoite differentiation.
DNA repair · Aug 1, 2025Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology