Characterization of a subunit of the outer dynein arm docking complex necessary for correct flagellar assembly in Leishmania donovani.

• Main Authors: Simone Harder (Author), Meike Thiel (Author), Joachim Clos (Author), Iris Bruchhaus (Author)
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• Udgivet: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND: In order to proceed through their life cycle, Leishmania parasites switch between sandflies and mammals. The flagellated promastigote cells transmitted by the insect vector are phagocytized by macrophages within the mammalian host and convert into the amastigote stage, which possesses a...