ReviewTrends in parasitology2016
The Flagellum Attachment Zone: 'The Cellular Ruler' of Trypanosome Morphology.
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- From the flagellum attachment zone to the tripartite attachment complex - widespread cytoskeletal engagement of T. brucei KMP11.Journal of cell science · 2026Article
- Polo-like kinase phosphorylation of the orphan kinesin KIN-G negatively regulates centrin arm biogenesis ineLife · 2026Article
- Drawing conclusions : Confessions of a scientist who thinks better with a pencil in hand.EMBO reports · 2026Article
- The cytoskeleton of pathogenic protists.Bioscience reports · 2026Review
- Trypanosome bloodstream-specific flagellum attachment proteins can mediate attachment in an insect surface coat environment.Journal of cell science · 2026Article
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- Effects of TcFLA-1BP and TcGP72 Deletion on the Infectivity and Survival of Trypanosoma cruzi in Cell Cultures.Cell biology international · 2025Article
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- Modelling motility of Trypanosoma brucei.PLoS computational biology · 2025Article
- Whole cell reconstructions of Leishmania mexicana through the cell cycle.PLoS pathogens · 2024Article
- Disruption of Leishmania flagellum attachment zone architecture causes flagellum loss.Molecular microbiology · 2024Article
- A sticky situation: When trypanosomatids attach to insect tissues.PLoS pathogens · 2023Review
- Implications of Flagellar Attachment Zone Proteins TcGP72 and TcFLA-1BP in Morphology, Proliferation, and Intracellular Dynamics inPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Morphogenesis in Trypanosoma cruzi epimastigotes proceeds via a highly asymmetric cell division.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2023Article
- Characterisation of TbSmee1 suggests endocytosis allows surface-bound cargo to enter the trypanosome flagellar pocket.Journal of cell science · 2023Article
- FAZ assembly in bloodstream formMolecular biology of the cell · 2023Article
- Mapping diversity in African trypanosomes using high resolution spatial proteomics.Nature communications · 2023Article
- Transcriptomic analysis of the adaptation to prolonged starvation of the insect-dwellingFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2023Article
- Diversity in new flagellum tip attachment in bloodstream form African trypanosomes.Molecular microbiology · 2022Article
- Structure, function and druggability of the African trypanosome flagellum.Journal of cellular physiology · 2022Review
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Abstract
A defining feature of Trypanosoma brucei cell shape is the lateral attachment of the flagellum to the cell body, mediated by the flagellum attachment zone (FAZ). The FAZ is a complex cytoskeletal structure that connects the flagellum skeleton through two membranes to the cytoskeleton. The FAZ acts as a 'cellular ruler' of morphology by regulating cell length and organelle position and is therefore critical for both cell division and life cycle differentiations. Here we provide an overview of the advances in our understanding of the composition, assembly, and function of the FAZ.
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