Abstract
Toxoplasma gondii actively invades its host cell rather than entering by conventional phagocytosis. Invasion is powered by a micro filament-based motility system in the parasite that leads to invagination of the host cell plasma membrane to form a novel intracellular vacuole. This vacuole resists fusion with the endocytic network of the host cell and provides a protective environment for replication o f the parasite.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 129-132 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Trends in Cell Biology |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1995 |