The bradyzoite: a key developmental stage for the persistence and pathogenesis of toxoplasmosis

A Cerutti, N Blanchard, S Besteiro - Pathogens, 2020 - mdpi.com
Toxoplasma gondii is a ubiquitous parasitic protist found in a wide variety of hosts, including
a large proportion of the human population. Beyond an acute phase which is generally self …

The flexibility of Apicomplexa parasites in lipid metabolism

S Shunmugam, CS Arnold, S Dass, NJ Katris… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Apicomplexa are obligate intracellular parasites responsible for major human infectious
diseases such as toxoplasmosis and malaria, which pose social and economic burdens …

The Toxoplasma micropore mediates endocytosis for selective nutrient salvage from host cell compartments

W Wan, H Dong, DH Lai, J Yang, K He, X Tang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Apicomplexan parasite growth and replication relies on nutrient acquisition from host cells,
in which intracellular multiplication occurs, yet the mechanisms that underlie the nutrient …

The pathogenicity and virulence of Toxoplasma gondii

SG Sanchez, S Besteiro - Virulence, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Toxoplasma gondii is a parasitic protist infecting a wide group of warm-blooded animals,
ranging from birds to humans. While this infection is usually asymptomatic in healthy …

[HTML][HTML] Host genetics highlights IFN-γ-dependent Toxoplasma genes encoding secreted and non-secreted virulence factors in in vivo CRISPR screens

Y Tachibana, E Hashizaki, M Sasai, M Yamamoto - Cell Reports, 2023 - cell.com
Secreted virulence factors of Toxoplasma to survive in immune-competent hosts have been
extensively explored by classical genetics and in vivo CRISPR screen methods, whereas …

The ferredoxin redox system–an essential electron distributing hub in the apicoplast of Apicomplexa

OA Akuh, R Elahi, ST Prigge, F Seeber - Trends in parasitology, 2022 - cell.com
The apicoplast, a relict plastid found in most species of the phylum Apicomplexa, harbors the
ferredoxin redox system which supplies electrons to enzymes of various metabolic pathways …

Critical role for isoprenoids in apicoplast biogenesis by malaria parasites

M Okada, K Rajaram, RP Swift, A Mixon, JA Maschek… - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
Isopentenyl pyrophosphate (IPP) is an essential metabolic output of the apicoplast organelle
in Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasites and is required for prenylation-dependent …

Disrupting the plastidic iron-sulfur cluster biogenesis pathway in Toxoplasma gondii has pleiotropic effects irreversibly impacting parasite viability

EA Renaud, S Pamukcu, A Cerutti, L Berry… - Journal of Biological …, 2022 - ASBMB
Like many other apicomplexan parasites, Toxoplasma gondii contains a plastid harboring
key metabolic pathways, including the sulfur utilization factor (SUF) pathway that is involved …

The vacuolar iron transporter mediates iron detoxification in Toxoplasma gondii

D Aghabi, M Sloan, G Gill, E Hartmann… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Iron is essential to cells as a cofactor in enzymes of respiration and replication, however
without correct storage, iron leads to the formation of dangerous oxygen radicals. In yeast …

Genetic screens reveal a central role for heme metabolism in artemisinin susceptibility

CR Harding, SM Sidik, B Petrova, NF Gnädig… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Artemisinins have revolutionized the treatment of Plasmodium falciparum malaria; however,
resistance threatens to undermine global control efforts. To broadly explore artemisinin …