Soldati-Favre lab, interested in all aspects of Toxoplasma biology (run by PhDs and PostDocs) ๐จ๐ญ๐ซ๐ท ๐จ๐ณ ๐น๐ผ ๐ช๐ธ ๐ฉ๐ช ๐ธ๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐น ๐จ๐ด ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ง ๐จ๐ฆ
๐จNew paper from the lab!๐จ
As everyone, Toxoplasma needs to feed its daughter cell for their proper development ๐ซ๐ Here, we describe the first transporter that regulates lipid homeostasis of the daughter cell alveoli. @SanchezSyrian
Find more here ๐
https://t.co/Aj0BmsNxZS
๐จNew paper from the lab! ๐จ
What happens during PCR biogenesis? Why is there a non-functional myosin in the PCRs? ๐ฌ๐
This and much more in the bioRxiv preprint ๐
https://t.co/QPKAsX1Ijb
New paper from the lab! Great collaborative work to show the tethering of the conoid ๐ฌ๐งซ Congrats to all the authors involved! ๐
https://t.co/tYBF8ZmuCV
This parasite can be continuously cultured, offering a valuable tool for apicoplast research and drug discovery! ๐๐ฌ
Congrats to all the authors involved for this amazing piece of work! ๐๐
๐จNew paper out! ๐จ
The apicoplast is an essential plastid retaining many crucial metabolic pathways ๐ฆ ๐ญ However, bypassing all of them makes the apicoplast dispensable!
https://t.co/ELkGjzaE2Q
Excited to see our paper published in MBOC! ๐ Our research explores a glyoxalase-like protein in the apicoplast, crucial for Toxoplasma growth and organelle homeostasis maintenance. Huge thanks to the newly promoted Research Director @s_besteiro๐โโ๏ธ
https://t.co/mQPvz6JTru
It's a great pleasure to share our latest collaborative work detailing the composition and structure of the highly rRNA-fragmented mitoribosome from Apicomplexa, such as Plasmodium falciparum and Toxoplasma gondii, now out in @NatureComms
https://t.co/Ly7JeipU8W
Mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell, producing essential energy for life ๐ญโ๏ธ. To synthesize the proteins for this process, mitochondria have mitoribosomes. But, how do the mitoribosomes from Alveolates assemble? ๐งต
https://t.co/bxnrDmGviz
These findings highlight a novel adaptation shared between the Alveolata, by which transcription factors evolved into RNA-binding proteins. Targeting this unique mitoribosome assembly machinery could open new possibilities to treat diseases such as malaria and toxoplasmosis. ๐ฆ ๐
Christmas is coming โ๏ธ, and in Switzerland this means... fondue! ๐ซ Enjoying tons of cheese with #Brochetlab and @AmandineGuerin5 lab ๐งโ๏ธ๐ฌ
How does #Toxoplasma gondii move? @unige_en scientists reveal apical polar ring & conoid as key players controlling actin flow, crucial for motility & invasion
Full https://t.co/pKNjpXwmrh
Summary https://t.co/n8lcQr9VqV
By @Romzouz1 & Bingjian Ren @SoldatiLabToxo@MIMOL_UNIGE
Thanks to the wonderful collaboration with @yiweichang ๐ค and congratulations to @Bingjian_Ren, @Romzouz1 and all the authors involved! ๐ฌโ๏ธ๐
๐จ New publication out: Architecture of the Toxoplasma gondii apical polar ring and its role in gliding motility and invasion ๐งซ๐โโฌ
Read more
https://t.co/l9p3Z8dy1r
In this article, a repertoire of apical polar ring proteins was studied and assigned to the different APR layers.
Among them, APR2 contributed to parasite's motility and invasion and its depletion caused destabilisation of the APR middle layer and F-actin leakage to the cytosol.
Congrats to @SanchezSyrian and all the authors involved in the paper describing a novel protein involved in apicoplast homeostasis and parasite growth! ๐๐ฆ ๐โโฌ
https://t.co/L79iKejGBY