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Purification of Extracellular Trypanosomes, Including African, from Blood by Anion-Exchangers (Diethylaminoethyl-cellulose Columns)
Published on: April 6, 2019
The trypanosome flagellar pocket
Mark C Field1, Mark Carrington
1Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, UK. mcf34@cam.ac.uk
Abstract:
Trypanosomes are important disease agents and excellent models for the study of evolutionary cell biology. The trypanosome flagellar pocket is a small invagination of the plasma membrane where the flagellum exits the cytoplasm and participates in many cellular processes. It is the only site of exocytosis and endocytosis and part of a multiorganelle complex that is involved in cell polarity and cell division. Several flagellar pocket-associated proteins have been identified and found to contribute to trafficking and virulence. In this Review we discuss the contribution of the flagellar pocket to protein trafficking, immune evasion and other processes.
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