glideosome

plural glideosomes

1. A dynamic complex that powers gliding motion and host cell invasion by the motile and invasive stages of Apicomplexans (including Toxoplasma and Plasmodium)

   This gliding machinery, termed the glideosome...

   2017 September 4, Karine Frénal, Jean-François Dubremetz, Maryse Lebrun, Dominique Soldati-Favre, “Gliding motility powers invasion and egress in Apicomplexa”, in Nature Reviews Microbiology, volume 15, number 11, Nature Portfolio, →DOI, →ISSN, →PMID, pages 1/645–660

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   This defect was at least partially explained by the demonstration that the gliding associated protein GAP50 requires N-glycosylation for proper trafficking and association with glideosome partners.

   2016 March 8, “Identification of Novel O-Linked Glycosylated Toxoplasma Proteins by Vicia villosa Lectin Chromatography”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI