Systems BiologybioRxivPreprint
Bumped kinase inhibitor BKI-1708 interferes in cytokinesis and drives baryzoite stage conversion in the cyst-forming apicomplexan parasites Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum and Besnoitia besnoiti
Maria Cristina Sousa, Joachim Müller, Kai Pascal Alexander Hänggeli…·Andrew Frederick Hemphill
This study shows that BKI-1708 induces baryzoite formation in T. gondii, N. caninum, and B. besnoiti, which exhibit distinct phenotypic and proteomic features and lack complete cytokinesis.
DOI 10.1101/2025.10.22.684074