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#rhoptry — Public Fediverse posts

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  1. Secretion of #rhoptry factors is essential for invasion by #Apicomplexan #parasites. @RouaaBc @gaelle_lentini @SoldatiLabToxo &co identify #Toxoplasma RDF3 as crucial for invasion, priming microtubule-associated vesicles for rhoptry discharge #PLOSBiology plos.io/3Z4bbNx

  2. A conserved complex of microneme proteins mediates rhoptry discharge in #Toxoplasma:

    Sebastian Lourido and coworkers show that three #apicomplexan-specific #microneme proteins form a complex essential for #rhoptry discharge and invasion

    embopress.org/doi/full/10.1525