Blocking Palmitoylation of Toxoplasma gondii Myosin Light Chain 1 Disrupts Glideosome Composition but Has Little Impact on Parasite Motility

mSphere (Jun 2021)

Affiliations

Pramod K. Rompikuntal: Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont, USA
Robyn S. Kent: Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont, USA
Ian T. Foe: Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
Bin Deng: Department of Biology, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, USA
Matthew Bogyo: ORCiD; Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
Gary E. Ward: ORCiD; Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont, USA

Abstract

Gliding motility plays a central role in the life cycle of T. gondii