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Functional Consequences Of Ama1-Ron2 Interaction During Host Cell Invasion By Toxoplasma., Shruthi Krishnamurthy
Functional Consequences Of Ama1-Ron2 Interaction During Host Cell Invasion By Toxoplasma., Shruthi Krishnamurthy
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T.gondii is a model organism of the phylum Apicomplexa that infects one third of the human population. While the majority of infections are asymptomatic or manifest with mild flu-like symptoms, toxoplasmosis can be fatal in immunocompromised individuals and in the developing fetus. The lytic cycle of tachyzoite-stage parasites causes damage to the host by repeated rounds of host cell invasion, intracellular replication and lysis of the host cell upon egress.
Invasion is a key step for the parasite to maintain its intracellular lifestyle. Apical Membrane Antigen 1 (AMA1) is an adhesin released from a unique set of secretory organelles called …