Repurposing of conserved autophagy-related protein ATG8 in a divergent eukaryote

Toxoplasma gondii and other apicomplexan parasites contain a peculiar non-photosynthetic plastid called the apicoplast, which is essential for their survival. The localization of autophagy-related protein ATG8 to the apicoplast in several apicomplexan species and life stages has recently been descri...

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Main Authors: Maude F. Lévêque, Hoa Mai Nguyen, Sébastien Besteiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-07-01
Series:Communicative & Integrative Biology
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19420889.2016.1197447