Structures of the Toxoplasma gliding motility adhesin.
Song, G., Springer, T.A.(2014) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 111: 4862-4867
- PubMed: 24639528 
- DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1403059111
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
4OKR, 4OKU - PubMed Abstract: 
Micronemal protein 2 (MIC2) is the key adhesin that supports gliding motility and host cell invasion by Toxoplasma gondii. With a von Willebrand factor A (VWA) domain and six thrombospondin repeat domains (TSR1-6) in its ectodomain, MIC2 connects to the parasite actomyosin system through its cytoplasmic tail ...