title: Signaling during the invasion of host cells by Toxoplasma gondii.
abstract: Invasion of host cells is essential for the pathogenicity of Toxoplasma gondii. This review examines the signal transduction pathways that lead to the internalization of T. gondii. We demonstrate that extra- and intracellular Ca(2+) mobilization, Ca(2+)-calmodulin complex and phospholipase A(2) activities are required for T. gondii entry. T. gondii also causes the activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase in infected cells and modifies its ionic environment during its intracellular state. Thus, many of the signaling systems found in other eukaryotes are operative in Toxoplasma invasion.
authors.affiliation: UPRES-EA 2070, IFR53, 51, rue Cognacq Jay, 51095, Reims, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bonhomme
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bouchot
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pezzella
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gomez
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Le Moal
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Pinon
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D017871:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000378:metabolism; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D002465:Cell Movement; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D010741:Phospholipases A / Q000378:metabolism; D011188:Potassium / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction; D012964:Sodium / Q000378:metabolism; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000472:pathogenicity* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D012964:Sodium; D017871:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases; D010741:Phospholipases A; D011188:Potassium; D002118:Calcium