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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2016-07-01
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Series: | Communicative & Integrative Biology |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19420889.2016.1197447 |