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microneme

A small, elongated secretory organelle that forms part of the apical complex, located along the main axis of an apicomplexan parasite cell within the… 
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2014
2014
Role of calcineurin and actin dynamics in regulated secretion of microneme proteins in Plasmodium falciparum merozoites during erythrocyte invasion
Plasmodium falciparum invades host erythrocytes by multiple invasion pathways. The invasion of erythrocytes by P. falciparum… 
2014
2014
A Conserved Apicomplexan Microneme Protein Contributes to Toxoplasma gondii Invasion and Virulence
ABSTRACT The obligate intracellular parasite Toxoplasma gondii critically relies on host cell invasion during infection. Proteins… 
2009
2009
Toxoplasma gondii: protective effect of an intranasal SAG1 and MIC4 DNA vaccine in mice.
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Molecular Signals in the Trafficking of Toxoplasma gondii Protein MIC3 to the Micronemes
ABSTRACT The protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii is equipped with a sophisticated secretory apparatus, including three distinct… 
2007
2007
VACCINATION WITH MICRONEME PROTEIN NCMIC4 INCREASES MORTALITY IN MICE INOCULATED WITH NEOSPORA CANINUM
NcMIC4 is a Neospora caninum microneme protein that has been isolated and purified on the basis of its unique lactose-binding… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Evidence that the cADPR signalling pathway controls calcium-mediated microneme secretion in Toxoplasma gondii.
The protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii relies on calcium-mediated exocytosis to secrete adhesins on to its surface where they… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
REDUCED INFECTION AND PROTECTION FROM CLINICAL SIGNS OF CEREBRAL NEOSPOROSIS IN C57BL/6 MICE VACCINATED WITH RECOMBINANT MICRONEME ANTIGEN NCMIC1
NcMIC1 is a 460 amino acid Neospora caninum microneme protein implicated in host cell adhesion and invasion processes. In this… 
2004
2004
The novel coccidian micronemal protein MIC11 undergoes proteolytic maturation by sequential cleavage to remove an internal propeptide.
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2003
Highly Cited
2003
REDUCED CEREBRAL INFECTION OF NEOSPORA CANINUM–INFECTED MICE AFTER VACCINATION WITH RECOMBINANT MICRONEME PROTEIN NCMIC3 AND RIBI ADJUVANT
C57BL/6 mice were vaccinated with a bacterially expressed and purified polyhistidine-tagged full-length version of the microneme… 
1992
1992
Microneme secretion in Coccidia: confocal laser scanning and electron microscope study of Sarcocystis muris in cell culture.
A monoclonal antibody (mcab) raised against a subcellular fraction of Sarcocystis muris cystozoites was used to localize… 
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