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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Periz J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5375643 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
eLife 20170321
Apicomplexan actin is important during the parasite's life cycle. Its polymerization kinetics are unusual, permitting only short, unstable F-actin filaments. It has not been possible to study actin in vivo and so its physiological roles have remained obscure, leading to models distinct from conventional actin behaviour. Here a modified version of the commercially available actin-chromobody was tested as a novel tool for visualising F-actin dynamics in <i>Toxoplasma gondii.</i> Cb labels filament ...[more]