glideosome

English

Etymology

From glide +‎ -o- +‎ -some.

Noun

glideosome (plural glideosomes)

1. A dynamic complex that powers gliding motion and host cell invasion by the motile and invasive stages of Apicomplexans (including Toxoplasma and Plasmodium)
   • 2016 March 8, “Identification of Novel O-Linked Glycosylated Toxoplasma Proteins by Vicia villosa Lectin Chromatography”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

     This defect was at least partially explained by the demonstration that the gliding associated protein GAP50 requires N-glycosylation for proper trafficking and association with glideosome partners.

   • 2017 September 4, Karine Frénal, Jean-François Dubremetz, Maryse Lebrun, Dominique Soldati-Favre, “Gliding motility powers invasion and egress in Apicomplexa”, in Nature Reviews Microbiology, volume 15, number 11, Nature Portfolio, →DOI, →ISSN, →PMID, pages 1/645–660:

     This gliding machinery, termed the glideosome...

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