The C Isoform of Dictyostelium Tetraspanins Localizes to the Contractile Vacuole and Contributes to Resistance against Osmotic Stress. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Tetraspanins (Tsps) are membrane proteins that are widely expressed in eukaryotic organisms. Only recently, Tsps have started to acquire relevance as potential new drug targets as they contribute, via protein-protein interactions, to numerous ...
Tineke Albers +3 more
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Identification of contractile vacuole proteins in Trypanosoma cruzi. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 Contractile vacuole complexes are critical components of cell volume regulation and have been shown to have other functional roles in several free-living protists.
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The Polarized Redistribution of the Contractile Vacuole to the Rear of the Cell is Critical for Streaming and is Regulated by PI(4,5)P2-Mediated Exocytosis [PDF]
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2022 Dictyostelium discoideum amoebae align in a head to tail manner during the process of streaming during fruiting body formation. The chemoattractant cAMP is the chemoattractant regulating cell migration during this process and is released from the rear of
Sana A. Fadil +4 more
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Rab11 regulates trafficking of trans-sialidase to the plasma membrane through the contractile vacuole complex of Trypanosoma cruzi. [PDF]
PLoS Pathogens, 2014 Trypanosoma cruzi is the etiologic agent of Chagas disease. Although this is not a free-living organism it has conserved a contractile vacuole complex (CVC) to regulate its osmolarity.
Sayantanee Niyogi +3 more
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A new contribution to the raptorial ciliate genus Lacrymaria (Protista: Ciliophora): a brief review and comprehensive descriptions of two new species from Changjiang Estuary [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 Ciliates serve as excellent indicators for water quality monitoring. However, their utilization is hindered by various taxonomic confusions. The ciliate genus Lacrymaria Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1824 is commonly found in different aquatic habitats, but its
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Whole cell reconstructions of Leishmania mexicana through the cell cycle. [PDF]
PLoS PathogensThe unicellular parasite Leishmania has a precisely defined cell architecture that is inherited by each subsequent generation, requiring a highly coordinated pattern of duplication and segregation of organelles and cytoskeletal structures. A framework of
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mSphere of Influence: Compartmentalized cAMP signals in American trypanosomes [PDF]
mSphereNoelia Lander works on cell signaling in American trypanosomes and studies the role of cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) microdomains in environmental sensing and differentiation. In this mSphere of Influence, Dr.
Noelia Lander
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Copine A is required for cytokinesis, contractile vacuole function, and development in Dictyostelium. [PDF]
Eukaryot Cell, 2007 Damer CK +9 more
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A contractile vacuole complex is involved in osmoregulation in Trypanosoma cruzi. [PDF]
Exp Parasitol, 2008 Rohloff P, Docampo R.
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Quantitative assessment of the nanoanatomy of the contractile vacuole complex in Trypanosoma cruzi. [PDF]
Life Sci AllianceAugusto I +7 more
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