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glideosome

glideosome noun: a dynamic complex that powers gliding motion and host cell invasion by the motile and invasive stages of Apicomplexans (including Toxoplasma and Plasmodium).

Noun

glideosome (plural glideosomes)

  1. A dynamic complex that powers gliding motion and host cell invasion by the motile and invasive stages of Apicomplexans (including Toxoplasma and Plasmodium)
    • This defect was at least partially explained by the demonstration that the gliding associated protein GAP50 requires N-glycosylation for proper trafficking and association with glideosome partners.2016 March 8, “Identification of Novel O-Linked Glycosylated Toxoplasma Proteins by Vicia villosa Lectin Chromatography”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
    • This gliding machinery, termed the glideosome...2017 September 4, Karine Frénal, Jean-François Dubremetz, Maryse Lebrun, Dominique Soldati-Favre, “Gliding motility powers invasion and egress in Apicomplexa”, in Nature Reviews Microbiology, volume...

Forms of glideosome

pluralglideosomes

Origin of glideosome

From glide + -o- + -some.

Questions about glideosome

What does glideosome mean?
Glideosome means a dynamic complex that powers gliding motion and host cell invasion by the motile and invasive stages of Apicomplexans (including Toxoplasma and Plasmodium).
What part of speech is glideosome?
Glideosome is a noun.
What is the plural of glideosome?
The plural of glideosome is glideosomes.

Words near glideosome in the dictionary

  1. glide time
  2. glided
  3. glideless
  4. glideness
  5. glideosomal
  6. glideosome
  7. glideosomes
  8. glidepath
  9. glidepaths
  10. glider
  11. glider gun

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