Disassembly activity of actin-depolymerizing factor (ADF) is associated with distinct cellular processes in apicomplexan parasites

Ena/VASP Enabled is a highly processive actin polymerase tailored to self-assemble parallel-bundled F-actin networks with Fascin

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Structural Differences Explain Diverse Functions of Plasmodium Actins

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Toxoplasma gondii myosin F, an essential motor for centrosomes positioning and apicoplast inheritance

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A Mechanism for Actin Filament Severing by Malaria Parasite Actin Depolymerizing Factor 1 via a Low Affinity Binding Interface

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Malaria

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The unusual dynamics of parasite actin result from isodesmic polymerization

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Signaling mechanisms and functional roles of cofilin phosphorylation and dephosphorylation

(2012) Kensaku Mizuno   CELLULAR SIGNALLING

ArabidopsisAtADF1 is Functionally Affected by Mutations on Actin Binding Sites

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Srv2/cyclase-associated protein forms hexameric shurikens that directly catalyze actin filament severing by cofilin

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Conditional genome engineering in Toxoplasma gondii uncovers alternative invasion mechanisms

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Fiji: an open-source platform for biological-image analysis

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Spatial Localisation of Actin Filaments across Developmental Stages of the Malaria Parasite

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Cofilin Tunes the Nucleotide State of Actin Filaments and Severs at Bare and Decorated Segment Boundaries

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Crystal Structures Explain Functional Differences in the Two Actin Depolymerization Factors of the Malaria Parasite

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Solution structure and dynamics of ADF from Toxoplasma gondii

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Actin depolymerizing factor controls actin turnover and gliding motility in Toxoplasma gondii

(2011) Simren Mehta et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

Minimal requirements for actin filament disassembly revealed by structural analysis of malaria parasite actin-depolymerizing factor 1

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Evolutionarily Divergent, Unstable Filamentous Actin Is Essential for Gliding Motility in Apicomplexan Parasites

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ADF2 is required for transformation of the ookinete and sporozoite in malaria parasite development

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Functional Dissection of the Apicomplexan Glideosome Molecular Architecture

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Toxoplasma gondii Actin Depolymerizing Factor Acts Primarily to Sequester G-actin

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A Novel Family of Apicomplexan Glideosome-associated Proteins with an Inner Membrane-anchoring Role

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Apicoplast translation, transcription and genome replication: targets for antimalarial antibiotics

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Host-cell invasion by malaria parasites: insights from Plasmodium and Toxoplasma

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