Malaria is one of the most devastating infectious diseases of humans. It is problematic
clinically and economically as it prevails in poorer countries and regions, strongly hindering …

How mitochondria came to reside within the cytosol of their host has been debated for 50
years. Though current data indicate that the last eukaryote common ancestor possessed …

The apicomplexans are a group of obligate animal pathogens that include Plasmodium
(malaria), Toxoplasma (toxoplasmosis), and Cryptosporidium (cryptosporidiosis)[1]. They …

Toxoplasma gondii possesses a limited set of actin-regulatory proteins and relies on only
three formins (FRMs) to nucleate and polymerize actin. We combined filamentous actin (F …

Apicomplexans and related lineages comprise many obligate symbionts of animals; some of
which cause notorious diseases such as malaria. They evolved from photosynthetic …

Definition Toxoplasma gondii is a ubiquitous zoonotic parasite with an obligatory
intracellular lifestyle. It relies on a specialized set of cytoskeletal and secretory organelles for …

Malaria is a febrile illness caused by species of the protozoan parasite Plasmodium and is
characterized by recursive infections of erythrocytes, leading to clinical symptoms and …

Apicomplexan parasites, such as Toxoplasma gondii and Plasmodium falciparum, are the
cause of many important human and animal diseases. While T. gondii tachyzoites replicate …

Chloroplasts are generally known as eukaryotic organelles whose main function is
photosynthesis. They perform other functions, however, such as synthesizing isoprenoids …

Apicomplexans are a group of microbial eukaryotes that contain some of the most well-
studied parasites, including the causing agents of toxoplasmosis and malaria, and emergent …