TY - JOUR
T1 - The Toxoplasma gondii parasitophorous vacuole membrane
T2 - Transactions across the border
AU - Martin, Angela M.
AU - Liu, Ting
AU - Lynn, Bert C.
AU - Sinai, Anthony P.
PY - 2007/1
Y1 - 2007/1
N2 - The obligate intracellular protozoan Toxoplasma gondii establishes its replication permissive niche within the infected host cell. This niche, the parasitophorous vacuole (PV), is delimited from the host cell cytoplasm by the PV membrane (PVM). In this chapter we highlight the roles of the PVM in the remodeling of host cell architecture, nutrient acquisition, the manipulation of signaling, and touch upon the potential roles in the parasite developmental cycle. We further present the PVM as a unique and dynamic "organelle" found only within the infected cell where it is established outside the parent organism. Despite its importance little is known about the biology of the PVM. There has, however, been a recent renewal of interest in the PVM, the study of which has become more tractable with the application of both classical approaches as well as genomic and proteomic analyses. In this review we discuss the diverse activities associated with the PVM and present pressing questions that remain to be elucidated regarding this enigmatic organelle.
AB - The obligate intracellular protozoan Toxoplasma gondii establishes its replication permissive niche within the infected host cell. This niche, the parasitophorous vacuole (PV), is delimited from the host cell cytoplasm by the PV membrane (PVM). In this chapter we highlight the roles of the PVM in the remodeling of host cell architecture, nutrient acquisition, the manipulation of signaling, and touch upon the potential roles in the parasite developmental cycle. We further present the PVM as a unique and dynamic "organelle" found only within the infected cell where it is established outside the parent organism. Despite its importance little is known about the biology of the PVM. There has, however, been a recent renewal of interest in the PVM, the study of which has become more tractable with the application of both classical approaches as well as genomic and proteomic analyses. In this review we discuss the diverse activities associated with the PVM and present pressing questions that remain to be elucidated regarding this enigmatic organelle.
KW - Host-pathogen interaction
KW - Membrane transport
KW - Parasitophorous vacuole membrane
KW - Signaling
KW - Toxoplasma gondii
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2006.00230.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2006.00230.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 17300514
AN - SCOPUS:33846561691
SN - 1066-5234
VL - 54
SP - 25
EP - 28
JO - Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology
JF - Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology
IS - 1
ER -