Invasion factors are coupled to key signalling events leading to the establishment of infection in apicomplexan parasites

Strain-specific activation of the NF-κB pathway by GRA15, a novelToxoplasma gondiidense granule protein

(2011) Emily E. Rosowski et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE

The C-Terminus of Toxoplasma RON2 Provides the Crucial Link between AMA1 and the Host-Associated Invasion Complex

(2011) Jessica S. Tyler et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Integrative Genomic Approaches Highlight a Family of Parasite-Specific Kinases that Regulate Host Responses

(2010) Lucia Peixoto et al.   Cell Host & Microbe

Toxoplasma gondii protease TgSUB1 is required for cell surface processing of micronemal adhesive complexes and efficient adhesion of tachyzoites

(2010) Vanessa Lagal et al.   CELLULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Interaction betweenPlasmodium falciparumApical Membrane Antigen 1 and the Rhoptry Neck Protein Complex Defines a Key Step in the Erythrocyte Invasion Process of Malaria Parasites

(2010) Dave Richard et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Functional diversification between two relatedPlasmodium falciparummerozoite invasion ligands is determined by changes in the cytoplasmic domain

(2010) Jeffrey D. Dvorin et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Cathepsin L occupies a vacuolar compartment and is a protein maturase within the endo/exocytic system of Toxoplasma gondii

(2010) Fabiola Parussini et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Cell cycle-dependent, intercellular transmission of Toxoplasma gondii is accompanied by marked changes in parasite gene expression

(2010) Rajshekhar Y. Gaji et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Calcium-dependent protein kinase 1 is an essential regulator of exocytosis in Toxoplasma

(2010) Sebastian Lourido et al.   NATURE

Structures of apicomplexan calcium-dependent protein kinases reveal mechanism of activation by calcium

(2010) Amy K Wernimont et al.   NATURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Intramembrane Cleavage of AMA1 Triggers Toxoplasma to Switch from an Invasive to a Replicative Mode

(2010) J. M. Santos et al.   SCIENCE

A Plant-Like Kinase in Plasmodium falciparum Regulates Parasite Egress from Erythrocytes

(2010) J. D. Dvorin et al.   SCIENCE

Rhomboid 4 (ROM4) Affects the Processing of Surface Adhesins and Facilitates Host Cell Invasion by Toxoplasma gondii

(2010) Jeffrey S. Buguliskis et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Distinct External Signals Trigger Sequential Release of Apical Organelles during Erythrocyte Invasion by Malaria Parasites

(2010) Shailja Singh et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Protein Kinase A Dependent Phosphorylation of Apical Membrane Antigen 1 Plays an Important Role in Erythrocyte Invasion by the Malaria Parasite

(2010) Kerstin Leykauf et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Cleavage of a Multispanning Membrane Protein by an Intramembrane Serine Protease

(2009) Elinor Erez et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

Rhomboid Proteases: Familiar Features in Unfamiliar Phases

(2009) Bilal Amarneh et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

Sequence-Specific Intramembrane Proteolysis: Identification of a Recognition Motif in Rhomboid Substrates

(2009) Kvido Strisovsky et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

MIC6 associates with aldolase in host cell invasion by Toxoplasma gondii

(2009) Bin Zheng et al.   PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH

4-Bromophenacyl Bromide Specifically Inhibits Rhoptry Secretion during Toxoplasma Invasion

(2009) Sandeep Ravindran et al.   PLoS One

The role of specific Toxoplasma gondii molecules in manipulation of innate immunity

(2009) Angela M. Pollard et al.   TRENDS IN PARASITOLOGY

A Cyclic GMP Signalling Module That Regulates Gliding Motility in a Malaria Parasite

(2009) Robert W. Moon et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Functional Analysis of the Leading Malaria Vaccine Candidate AMA-1 Reveals an Essential Role for the Cytoplasmic Domain in the Invasion Process

(2009) Moritz Treeck et al.   PLoS Pathogens

An Inhibitory Antibody Blocks Interactions between Components of the Malarial Invasion Machinery

(2009) Christine R. Collins et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Export of a Toxoplasma gondii Rhoptry Neck Protein Complex at the Host Cell Membrane to Form the Moving Junction during Invasion

(2009) Sébastien Besteiro et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Novel components of the Apicomplexan moving junction reveal conserved and coccidia-restricted elements

(2008) Kurtis W. Straub et al.   CELLULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Structural insights into microneme protein assembly reveal a new mode of EGF domain recognition

(2008) Kovilen Sawmynaden et al.   EMBO REPORTS

Microneme protein 8 - a new essential invasion factor in Toxoplasma gondii

(2008) H. Kessler et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Rhoptry neck protein RON2 forms a complex with microneme protein AMA1 in Plasmodium falciparum merozoites

(2008) Jun Cao et al.   PARASITOLOGY INTERNATIONAL

Rapid Membrane Disruption by a Perforin-Like Protein Facilitates Parasite Exit from Host Cells

(2008) B. F. C. Kafsack et al.   SCIENCE

Rhomboids: 7 years of a new protease family

(2008) Matthew Freeman   SEMINARS IN CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Identification of Trafficking Determinants for Polytopic Rhomboid Proteases in Toxoplasma gondii

(2008) Lilach Sheiner et al.   TRAFFIC

Adenylyl Cyclase α and cAMP Signaling Mediate Plasmodium Sporozoite Apical Regulated Exocytosis and Hepatocyte Infection

(2008) Takeshi Ono et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Kiss and spit: the dual roles of Toxoplasma rhoptries

(2007) John C. Boothroyd et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY