X-ray analysis of the movement of malaria and toxoplasmosis pathogens
October 2020
Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Hamburg, Germany
The study provides new insights into the molecular machinery by which certain parasites travel through the human organism. It analyses the so-called gliding movement of malaria and toxoplasmosis parasites. In biological terms, gliding refers to the type of movement during which a cell moves along a surface without changing its shape. Using X-ray crystallography, the researchers analysed the molecular structure of myosin essential light chains that actively contributes to parasite gliding.
Structural role of essential light chains in the apicomplexan glideosome
Christian Löw
Added on: 11-06-2020
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