 Apicomplexa
"Apicomplexa" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A phylum of unicellular parasitic EUKARYOTES characterized by the presence of complex apical organelles generally consisting of a conoid that aids in penetrating host cells, rhoptries that possibly secrete a proteolytic enzyme, and subpellicular microtubules that may be related to motility.
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D016782
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.043.075
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| Concept/Terms |
Sporozoea- Sporozoea
- Sporozoeas
- Sporozoa
- Sporozoas
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Apicomplexa" by people in Profiles.
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Hochberg GKA, Thornton JW. Reconstructing Ancient Proteins to Understand the Causes of Structure and Function. Annu Rev Biophys. 2017 05 22; 46:247-269.
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Gilbert RJ, Mikelj M, Dalla Serra M, Froelich CJ, Anderluh G. Effects of MACPF/CDC proteins on lipid membranes. Cell Mol Life Sci. 2013 Jun; 70(12):2083-98.
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Lai BS, Witola WH, El Bissati K, Zhou Y, Mui E, Fomovska A, McLeod R. Molecular target validation, antimicrobial delivery, and potential treatment of Toxoplasma gondii infections. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Aug 28; 109(35):14182-7.
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Gornicki P. Apicoplast fatty acid biosynthesis as a target for medical intervention in apicomplexan parasites. Int J Parasitol. 2003 Aug; 33(9):885-96.
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Roberts CW, Roberts F, Lyons RE, Kirisits MJ, Mui EJ, Finnerty J, Johnson JJ, Ferguson DJ, Coggins JR, Krell T, Coombs GH, Milhous WK, Kyle DE, Tzipori S, Barnwell J, Dame JB, Carlton J, McLeod R. The shikimate pathway and its branches in apicomplexan parasites. J Infect Dis. 2002 Feb 15; 185 Suppl 1:S25-36.
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