University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Immunogold Localization of Potential Virulence Factor in Toxoplasma gondii

Localization of proteins by immunogold microscopy in the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. Here the potential virulence factor phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C is shown to localize to the base of the rhoptry organelles, part of the adhesion-invasion apical complex of the parasite.

Image Courtesy: Peter Rohloff

Contact: rohloff@uiuc.edu

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