ArticleCurrent opinion in microbiology2013
Cryptic organelle homology in apicomplexan parasites: insights from evolutionary cell biology.
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- Comparative 3D ultrastructure of Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes.Nature communications · 2025Article
- The evolutionary history of Plasmodium falciparum from mitochondrial and apicoplast genomes of China-Myanmar border isolates.Parasites & vectors · 2024Article
- Evolutionary origins of the lysosome-related organelle sorting machinery reveal ancient homology in post-endosome trafficking pathways.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024Article
- The liverwort oil body is formed by redirection of the secretory pathway.Nature communications · 2020Article
- Reductive evolution of chloroplasts in non-photosynthetic plants, algae and protists.Current genetics · 2018Review
- Extreme genome diversity in the hyper-prevalent parasitic eukaryote Blastocystis.PLoS biology · 2017Article
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- Genetic similarities between Cyclospora cayetanensis and cecum-infecting avian Eimeria spp. in apicoplast and mitochondrial genomes.Parasites & vectors · 2015Article
- The cell biology of the endocytic system from an evolutionary perspective.Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in biology · 2014Review
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- Resolving the homology-function relationship through comparative genomics of membrane-trafficking machinery and parasite cell biology.Molecular and biochemical parasitologyReview
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Abstract
The economic and clinical significance of apicomplexan parasites drives interest in their many evolutionary novelties. Distinctive intracellular organelles play key roles in parasite motility, invasion, metabolism, and replication, and understanding their relationship with the organelles of better-studied eukaryotic systems suggests potential targets for therapeutic intervention. Recent work has demonstrated divergent aspects of canonical eukaryotic components in the Apicomplexa, including Golgi bodies and mitochondria. The apicoplast is a relict plastid of secondary endosymbiotic origin, harboring metabolic pathways distinct from those of host species. The inner membrane complex (IMC) is derived from the cortical alveoli defining the superphylum Alveolata, but in apicomplexans functions in parasite motility and replication. Micronemes and rhoptries are associated with establishment of the intracellular niche, and define the apical complex for which the phylum is named. Morphological, cell biological and molecular evidence strongly suggest that these organelles are derived from the endocytic pathway.
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