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Gliding motility: the molecules behind the motion
1Departments of Anatomy & Pathology, Dartmouth Medical School, 03755, Hanover, NH, USA.
Current Biology : CB
|January 28, 2003
Abstract:
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.