A doublecortin-domain protein of Toxoplasma and its orthologues bind to and modify the structure and organization of tubulin polymers

TgDCX is a doublecortin-domain protein associated with the conoid fibers, a set of strongly curved non-tubular tubulin-polymers in Toxoplasma. TgDCX deletion impairs conoid structure and parasite invasion. TgDCX ...

Source: BMC Cell Biology - February 28, 2020 Category: Cytology Authors: Jacqueline M. Leung, Eiji Nagayasu, Yu-Chen Hwang, Jun Liu, Phillip G. Pierce, Isabelle Q. Phan, Robin A. Prentice, John M. Murray and Ke Hu Tags: Research article Source Type: research