The parasite Entamoeba histolytica causes amebic colitis and systemic amebiasis. Among
the known amebic factors contributing to pathogenesis are signaling pathways involving …

Highlights•Motility in E. histolytica is associated with rapid changes in cell
morphology.•Migration by E. histolytica varies according to the extracellular matrix density …

To understand the roles of phosphoinositides [PtdIns] in phagocytosis of parasitic
eukaryotes, we examined the interaction of phosphatidylinositol‐3‐phosphate [PtdIns (3) P] …

Phagocytosis is a process whereby particles are taken in by cells through mechanisms
superficially similar to those for endocytosis. It serves a wide range of functions, from …

Cytokinesis, or the division of the cytoplasm, following the end of mitosis or meiosis, is
accomplished in animal cells, fungi, and amoebae, by the constriction of an actomyosin …

The p21‐activated kinases (PAKs) are signaling nodes that play a crucial role in cellular
processes including cell motility, differentiation, survival, gene transcription, and hormone …

The unicellular parasite Entamoeba histolytica, the causative agent of the human disease
amebiasis, has traditionally been distinguished from its nonpathogenic cousin Entamoeba …

Entamoeba histolytica is a protozoan parasite and the causative agent of amoebiasis in
humans. This amoeba invades human tissues by taking advantage of its actin-rich …

Exposure of Entamoeba histolytica to specific ligands induces cell polarization via the
activation of signalling pathways and cytoskeletal elements. The process leads to formation …

Accumulation of multiple copies of the genome in a single nucleus and several nuclei in a
single cell has previously been noted in Entamoeba histolytica, contributing to the genetic …