Actin is the major protein constituent of the cytoskeleton that performs wide range of cellular
functions. It exists in monomeric and filamentous forms, dynamics of which is regulated by a …

Eating is fundamental and from this basic principle, living organisms have evolved
innumerable strategies to capture energy and nutrients from their environment. As part of the …

In this Inaugural Article the author briefly revises its scientific career and how he starts to
work with parasitic protozoa. Emphasis is given to his contribution to topics such as a) the …

Trypanosoma cruzi proliferative forms perform endocytosis through a specialized structure
named the cytostome-cytopharynx complex (SPC). The SPC is a specialized invagination of …

Endocytosis in Trypanosoma cruzi is mainly performed through a specialised membrane
domain called cytostome‐cytopharynx complex. Its ultrastructure and dynamics in …

Utilized by the free-living kinetoplastid Bodo saltans to feed on bacterial prey, the cyto s
tome-cyto p harynx c omplex (SPC) is an endocytic organelle absent from all human …

Trypanosoma cruzi is a protozoan parasite that causes Chagas disease, an endemic and
heart failure-inducing illness, for which no vaccine or satisfactory treatment is yet available …