Microtubule cytoskeleton behavior in the initial steps of host cell invasion by  Besnoitia besnoiti | Zendy

Reis Y. | Zendy; Cortes H. | Zendy; Viseu Melo L. | Zendy; Fazendeiro I. | Zendy; Leitão A. | Zendy; Soares H. | Zendy

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Microtubule cytoskeleton behavior in the initial steps of host cell invasion by Besnoitia besnoiti

Author(s) -

Reis Y.,

Cortes H.,

Viseu Melo L.,

Fazendeiro I.,

Leitão A.,

Soares H.

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

febs letters

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.593

H-Index - 257

eISSN - 1873-3468

pISSN - 0014-5793

DOI - 10.1016/j.febslet.2006.07.050

Subject(s) - microtubule , cytoskeleton , microbiology and biotechnology , immunofluorescence , biology , parasite hosting , tubulin , cell , host (biology) , immunology , genetics , antibody , world wide web , computer science

Besnoitia besnoiti is a protozoan parasite responsible for bovine besnoitiosis. Indirect immunofluorescence showed that isolated B. besnoiti possesses a set of subpellicular microtubules, radiating from the apical end and extending for more than 2/3 of the cell body. Upon interaction with the host cell, B. besnoiti undergoes dramatic modifications of shape and surface, as revealed by atomic force microscopy, accompanied by a distinct tubulin labeling on the posterior region. In the host cell, the microtubule cytoskeleton shows a re‐arrangement around the invading parasite suggesting a filamentous interaction with the parasite cytoskeleton during invasion.

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