Toxoplasma TgATG9 is critical for autophagy and long-term persistence in tissue cysts

Toxoplasma TgATG9 is critical for autophagy and long-term persistence in tissue cysts

Many of the world’s warm-blooded species are chronically infected with Toxoplasma gondii tissue cysts, including an estimated one-third of the global human population. The cellular processes that permit long-term persistence within the cyst are largely unknown for T. gondii and related coccidian par...

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Main Authors: David Smith, Geetha Kannan, Isabelle Coppens, Fengrong Wang, Hoa Mai Nguyen, Aude Cerutti, Einar B Olafsson, Patrick A Rimple, Tracey L Schultz, Nayanna M Mercado Soto, Manlio Di Cristina, Sébastien Besteiro, Vern B Carruthers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2021-04-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
Toxoplasma gondii
chronic infection
ATG9
apicomplexa
protozoan
parasite
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/59384

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