<i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> Cell Membrane (IMAGE)

Stockholm University

<i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> Cell Membrane

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Image illustrates Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites invading across the cell membrane of a host cell. Upon invasion, a signaling cascade is activated via chloride channels, GABA channels and calcium signaling that mediates the migratory activation of the infected immune cell.

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Illustration: S. Kanatani

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