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Federica Piro

University of PerugiaORCID 0000-0002-9057-2736Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Manlio Di CristinaiD· 2 shared Silvia Masci· 2 shared Tracey L. SchultziD· 2 shared Vern B. CarruthersiD· 2 shared Geetha Kannan· 1 shared Pariyamon ThaprawatiD· 1 shared Riccardo FocaiaiD· 1 shared

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Toxoplasma TgATG2 works with TgATG9 and TgProp1 to drive autophagic flux for parasite extracellular survival and persistence.

Silvia Masci, Pariyamon Thaprawat, Federica Piro, Tracey L. Schultz, Vern B. Carruthers, Manlio Di Cristina

This paper identifies TgATG2 as a key component of the Toxoplasma gondii autophagy machinery required for bradyzoite survival and cyst persistence.

bioRxiv · Jul 20, 2026 · PreprintMolecular Biology

A Toxoplasma gondii putative arginine transporter localizes to the plant-like vacuolar compartment and controls parasite extracellular survival and stage differentiation

Federica Piro, Silvia Masci, Geetha Kannan, Riccardo Focaia, Tracey L. Schultz, Vern B. Carruthers, Manlio Di Cristina

This study identifies TgAAT1, a putative arginine transporter in Toxoplasma gondii, which localizes to the PLVAC and is essential for extracellular survival and bradyzoite differentiation.

bioRxiv · Aug 31, 2023 · PreprintMolecular Biology

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