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Elena Mekhedov

National Institutes of HealthORCID 0000-0002-8326-0347Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:electrophysiology· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1

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Frances MaleiD· 1 shared Gary E. WardiD· 1 shared Irene Jiménez-MunguíaiD· 1 shared Joshua J. ZimmerbergiD· 1 shared Paul S. BlankiD· 1 shared Yuto KegawaiD· 1 shared

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The invasion pore induced by Toxoplasma gondii

Yuto Kegawa, Frances Male, Irene Jiménez-Munguía, Paul S. Blank, Elena Mekhedov, Gary E. Ward, Joshua J. Zimmerberg

The paper identifies a transient membrane conductance increase in host cells induced by Toxoplasma gondii, which precedes invasion and is termed the invasion pore.

EMBO Reports · Sep 19, 2025Peer-reviewedBiophysics