Host cell invasion by Toxoplasma gondii.
Toxoplasma gondii actively invades its host cell, enclosing itself within a vacuole that is a composite of the host cell plasmalemma and parasite organelle components elaborated during the invasion process. As a result, the parasite creates a new intracellular compartment that does not fuse with the endocytic system of the cell.
Dubremetz
J F
JF
Unité 42 INSERM, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France. jfdubremetz@compuserve.com
D000818:Animals; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D007425:Intracellular Membranes / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000472:pathogenicity / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014617:Vacuoles / Q000648:ultrastructure