Affinage · Toxoplasma gondii

TGGT1_411760

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2026-09-10
68 papers in source corpus

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Source papers

Stage 0 corpus · 68 papers · ranked by NIH iCite citations
Year Title Journal Citations PMID
2002 Cytoskeleton of apicomplexan parasites. Microbiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR 352 11875126
2004 Intracellular parasite invasion strategies. Science (New York, N.Y.) 342 15073368
2008 Toxoplasma profilin is essential for host cell invasion and TLR11-dependent induction of an interleukin-12 response. Cell host & microbe 291 18312842
2003 Aldolase forms a bridge between cell surface adhesins and the actin cytoskeleton in apicomplexan parasites. Molecular cell 265 12718875
2017 Gliding motility powers invasion and egress in Apicomplexa. Nature reviews. Microbiology 250 28867819
1995 Invasion of Toxoplasma gondii occurs by active penetration of the host cell. Journal of cell science 240 7673360
2006 Pulling together: an integrated model of Toxoplasma cell invasion. Current opinion in microbiology 219 16837236
1997 Participation of myosin in gliding motility and host cell invasion by Toxoplasma gondii. Molecular microbiology 187 9383198
1999 Time-lapse video microscopy of gliding motility in Toxoplasma gondii reveals a novel, biphasic mechanism of cell locomotion. Molecular biology of the cell 158 10564254
2002 'The glideosome': a dynamic complex powering gliding motion and host cell invasion by Toxoplasma gondii. Molecular microbiology 152 12139608
2007 Rhoptries: an arsenal of secreted virulence factors. Current opinion in microbiology 146 17997128
2003 Actin filament polymerization regulates gliding motility by apicomplexan parasites. Molecular biology of the cell 146 12589042
1996 Ca(2+)-dependence of conoid extrusion in Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites. The Journal of eukaryotic microbiology 129 8720941
2009 Host cell entry by apicomplexa parasites requires actin polymerization in the host cell. Cell host & microbe 115 19286135
2009 A novel family of Apicomplexan glideosome-associated proteins with an inner membrane-anchoring role. The Journal of biological chemistry 102 19561073
2017 Toxoplasma gondii F-actin forms an extensive filamentous network required for material exchange and parasite maturation. eLife 96 28322189
2000 Microtubules, but not actin filaments, drive daughter cell budding and cell division in Toxoplasma gondii. Journal of cell science 95 10704375
2019 In Vivo CRISPR Screen Identifies TgWIP as a Toxoplasma Modulator of Dendritic Cell Migration. Cell host & microbe 86 31600500
1999 Induction of an acrosomal process in Toxoplasma gondii: visualization of actin filaments in a protozoan parasite. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 86 10430901
2000 A dibasic motif in the tail of a class XIV apicomplexan myosin is an essential determinant of plasma membrane localization. Molecular biology of the cell 85 10749937
2011 Evolutionarily divergent, unstable filamentous actin is essential for gliding motility in apicomplexan parasites. PLoS pathogens 84 21998582
2004 Toxoplasma as a novel system for motility. Current opinion in cell biology 84 15037302
2008 Host cell egress and invasion induce marked relocations of glycolytic enzymes in Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites. PLoS pathogens 83 18949028
2015 Mast cells form antibody-dependent degranulatory synapse for dedicated secretion and defence. Nature communications 80 25629393
2013 Toxoplasma gondii myosin F, an essential motor for centrosomes positioning and apicoplast inheritance. The EMBO journal 77 23695356
2013 The Toxoplasma protein ARO mediates the apical positioning of rhoptry organelles, a prerequisite for host cell invasion. Cell host & microbe 77 23498954
2007 Evaluation of a real-time PCR assay based on the repetitive B1 gene for the detection of Toxoplasma gondii in human peripheral blood. Parasitology research 76 17385062
2001 Toxoplasma gondii myosins B/C: one gene, two tails, two localizations, and a role in parasite division. The Journal of cell biology 73 11706051
2004 Host cell invasion by the apicomplexans: the significance of microneme protein proteolysis. Current opinion in microbiology 72 15358257
2006 Toll-like receptor recognition of Toxoplasma gondii. International journal for parasitology 71 16476433
2015 Gliding motility in apicomplexan parasites. Seminars in cell & developmental biology 70 26428297
2013 Rapid cytoskeleton remodelling in dendritic cells following invasion by Toxoplasma gondii coincides with the onset of a hypermigratory phenotype. Cellular microbiology 69 23534541
2008 Proteomics and glycomics analyses of N-glycosylated structures involved in Toxoplasma gondii--host cell interactions. Molecular & cellular proteomics : MCP 65 18187410
2020 Evolution, Composition, Assembly, and Function of the Conoid in Apicomplexa. Trends in parasitology 63 32487504
2012 Toxofilin upregulates the host cortical actin cytoskeleton dynamics, facilitating Toxoplasma invasion. Journal of cell science 61 22641695
2006 Regulation of apicomplexan microfilament dynamics by a minimal set of actin-binding proteins. Traffic (Copenhagen, Denmark) 61 17010119
2000 Toxofilin, a novel actin-binding protein from Toxoplasma gondii, sequesters actin monomers and caps actin filaments. Molecular biology of the cell 61 10637313
1997 Cloning and characterization of actin depolymerizing factor from Toxoplasma gondii. Molecular and biochemical parasitology 61 9274866
2012 Impaired chromatin remodelling at STAT1-regulated promoters leads to global unresponsiveness of Toxoplasma gondii-infected macrophages to IFN-γ. PLoS pathogens 59 22275866
2004 Toxoplasma gondii exposes phosphatidylserine inducing a TGF-beta1 autocrine effect orchestrating macrophage evasion. Biochemical and biophysical research communications 59 15474490
2009 Induction and regulation of conoid extrusion in Toxoplasma gondii. Cellular microbiology 58 19416276
2013 The unusual dynamics of parasite actin result from isodesmic polymerization. Nature communications 56 23921463
2009 Toxoplasma gondii actin depolymerizing factor acts primarily to sequester G-actin. The Journal of biological chemistry 55 20042603
2009 A highly sensitive FRET-based approach reveals secretion of the actin-binding protein toxofilin during Toxoplasma gondii infection. Cellular microbiology 55 19732057
2011 Actin depolymerizing factor controls actin turnover and gliding motility in Toxoplasma gondii. Molecular biology of the cell 54 21346192
2000 Cell invasion by un-palatable parasites. Traffic (Copenhagen, Denmark) 51 11208090
2019 Differential requirements for cyclase-associated protein (CAP) in actin-dependent processes of Toxoplasma gondii. eLife 50 31577230
2014 Structure of Toxoplasma gondii coronin, an actin-binding protein that relocalizes to the posterior pole of invasive parasites and contributes to invasion and egress. FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology 49 25114175
2010 Structure-based analysis of Toxoplasma gondii profilin: a parasite-specific motif is required for recognition by Toll-like receptor 11. Journal of molecular biology 49 20851125
2016 Dense granule trafficking in Toxoplasma gondii requires a unique class 27 myosin and actin filaments. Molecular biology of the cell 45 27146112
2003 Actin dynamics is controlled by a casein kinase II and phosphatase 2C interplay on Toxoplasma gondii Toxofilin. Molecular biology of the cell 45 12802063
2006 Cellular and molecular mechanics of gliding locomotion in eukaryotes. International review of cytology 43 16939778
1999 Toxoplasma gondii motility and host cell invasiveness are drastically impaired by jasplakinolide, a cyclic peptide stabilizing F-actin. Microbes and infection 43 10611742
2024 Toxoplasma gondii actin filaments are tuned for rapid disassembly and turnover. Nature communications 18 38418447
2024 Cytoskeleton Organization in Formation and Motility of Apicomplexan Parasites. Annual review of microbiology 14 39094056
2024 Emergent actin flows explain distinct modes of gliding motility. Nature physics 14 39669527
2024 Architecture of the Toxoplasma gondii apical polar ring and its role in gliding motility and invasion. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 10 39514309
2025 Atomic models of the Toxoplasma cell invasion machinery. Nature structural & molecular biology 7 41366525
2024 Myosin F controls actin organization and dynamics in Toxoplasma gondii. Molecular biology of the cell 6 38416592
2024 The Toxoplasma secreted effector TgWIP modulates dendritic cell motility by activating host tyrosine phosphatases Shp1 and Shp2. Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS 4 38977495
2025 Toxoplasma effector TgWIP hijacks dendritic cell actin and motility via Nck1/Grb2 and the WAVE complex. mBio 1 41171058
2025 Nanobodies in animal infectious disease control: diagnosis and therapy. Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology 1 40786610
2025 Tepsin and AP4 mediate transport from the trans-Golgi to the plant-like vacuole in toxoplasma. The Journal of cell biology 1 41082686
2025 Cytoskeletal alterations in neuronal cells implicate Toxoplasma gondii secretory machinery and host microRNA-containing extracellular vesicles. Scientific reports 1 40221584
2026 Molecular features of myosin F adapted for driving actin flows in Toxoplasma gondii. Journal of cell science 0 41995028
2026 Tunnelling Nanotube Projections May Interfere with Toxoplasma gondii Interaction with Host Cells. Microorganisms 0 42197357
2025 Toxoplasma effector Tg WIP hijacks dendritic cell actin and motility via Nck1/Grb2 and the WAVE complex. bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology 0 40667296
2025 Molecular features of Myosin F adapted for driving actin flows in Toxoplasma gondii. bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology 0 41256612