Gliding motility: the molecules behind the motion.
In apicomplexan parasites, gliding motility and host cell invasion are driven by an actomyosin-based system. Recent studies have characterized several components of the gliding motility apparatus and have provided new insight into the molecular architecture of this locomotory system.
Heintzelman
Matthew B
MB
Departments of Anatomy & Pathology, Dartmouth Medical School, 03755, Hanover, NH, USA.
D000818:Animals; D008954:Models, Biological; D020409:Molecular Motor Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology; D009218:Myosins / Q000502:physiology; D010961:Plasmodium / Q000502:physiology*; D015800:Protozoan Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000502:physiology*
D020409:Molecular Motor Proteins; D015800:Protozoan Proteins; D009218:Myosins