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glideosomes

glideosomes is the plural of glideosome.

Meaning of glideosome

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

Questions about glideosomes

What is glideosomes the plural of?
Glideosomes is the plural of glideosome.

Words near glideosomes in the dictionary

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

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