Structural basis of Toxoplasma gondii perforin-like protein 1 membrane interaction and activity during egress.
Intracellular pathogens must egress from the host cell to continue their infectious cycle. Apicomplexans are a phylum of intracellular protozoans that have evolved members of the membrane attack complex and perforin (MACPF) family of pore forming proteins to disrupt cellular membranes for traversing...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2018-12-01
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Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1007476 |