How do #apicomplexans reorganize their #PlasmaMembrane (PM) while replicating inside host cells? This study shows that #Toxoplasma recycles its PM via Rab5b- & MyoF-dependent #endocytosis, linking PM reservoir formation to membrane homeostasis via the micropore @PLOSBiology https://plos.io/46tDxny

New #ISEPpapers! Phylogenomic diversity of archigregarine apicomplexans https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rsob.240141

"#Gregarines are a large and diverse subgroup of #Apicomplexa, a lineage of obligate animal #symbionts including pathogens such as #Plasmodium, the #malaria parasite. Unlike Plasmodium, however, gregarines are poorly studied, despite the fact that as early-branching #apicomplexans they are crucial to our understanding of the origin and evolution of all apicomplexans and their parasitic lifestyle."

#Apicomplexans need specialized structures to invade host cells & replicate. @petersmback @GEWard14 @ToxInLA &co show that alveolin protein IMC6 is crucial for maintaining cellular morphology, invasion & successful replication in #Toxoplasma #PLOSBiology https://plos.io/3BgjxaE

Coral-infecting #parasites in cold marine ecosystems https://www.cell.com/current-biology/abstract/S0960-9822(24)00323-3 #protists #microbes by Morelia Trznadel et al.

"#CoralReefs are a #biodiversity hotspot, and the association between coral and intracellular #dinoflagellates is a model for #endosymbiosis. Recently, #corals and related #anthozoans have also been found to harbor another kind of endosymbiont, #apicomplexans called #corallicolids."

Diversity is key for understanding #Apicomplexans & #Dinoflagellates
Check this out: https://cell.com/trends/parasitology/fulltext/S1471-4922(22)00221-5. It is a summary of topics discussed at CJM4, new tools and technologies driving the opportunities for discovery and understanding in #Myzozoa #protists #parasites #endosymbiosis