Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
6132435 Current Opinion in Microbiology 2011 9 Pages PDF
Abstract
► Intracellular parasites can target host cell motility regulation to enable parasite dissemination. ► To increase host cell motility, parasites manipulate host cell actin dynamics. ► Theileria parasites target host cell actin dynamics and enforce host cell polarization. ► Host cell polarization enables the focal assembly of adhesion and invasion structures that facilitate dissemination.
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