title: Mitosomes in trophozoites and cysts of the reptilian parasite Entamoeba invadens.
abstract: Heat shock protein genes led to the discovery of mitosomes in Entamoeba histolytica, but mitosomes have not been described for any other Entamoeba species, nor have they been identified in the cyst stage. Here, we show that the distantly related reptilian pathogen Entamoeba invadens contains mitosomes, in both trophozoites and cysts, suggesting all Entamoeba species contain these organelles.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Eukaryotic Evolutionary Microbiology, Biosciences, College of Life & Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Maria A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Siegesmund
authors.forename: Adrian B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Hehl
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: van der Giezen
mesh_terms: D018834:Chaperonin 60 / Q000378:metabolism; D004747:Entamoeba / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D018840:HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D008928:Mitochondria; D015388:Organelles / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D053058:Trophozoites / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure*
chemical_list: D018834:Chaperonin 60; D018840:HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins