Discovery of a novel flagellar filament system underpinning Leishmania adhesion to surfaces
Barrack O. Owino, Ryuji Yanase, Alan O. Marron, Flávia Fernandes Moreira-Leite, Sue Vaughan, Jack Daniel Sunter
The paper investigates the role of FAZ proteins in Leishmania adhesion, showing their deletion impairs adhesion and identifies KIAP2 as a key component of novel flagellar filaments.
Current Biology · May 20, 2025Peer-reviewedCell Biology