Abstract
An important group of animal and human pathogens, belonging to the phylum Apicomplexa, employs a novel form of motility, known as gliding, to move on solid substrates and to enter host cells. Gliding is dependent on the parasite cytoskeleton and involves a conserved family of secretory adhesins.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Cell Adhesion Molecules / physiology
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Cryptosporidium / pathogenicity
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Cryptosporidium / physiology
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Eimeria / pathogenicity
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Eimeria / physiology
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Eucoccidiida / pathogenicity*
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Eucoccidiida / physiology
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Locomotion / physiology*
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Plasmodium / pathogenicity
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Plasmodium / physiology
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Protozoan Proteins / physiology
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Toxoplasma / pathogenicity
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Toxoplasma / physiology
Substances
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Cell Adhesion Molecules
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Protozoan Proteins
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thrombospondin-related adhesive protein, protozoan