A SAS-6-like protein suggests that the Toxoplasma conoid complex evolved from flagellar components
(2013)
Journal Article
de Leon, J. C., Scheumann, N., Beatty, W., Beck, J. R., Tran, J. Q., Yau, C., …Morrissette, N. S. (2013). A SAS-6-like protein suggests that the Toxoplasma conoid complex evolved from flagellar components. Eukaryotic Cell, 12(7), https://doi.org/10.1128/EC.00096-13
SAS-6 is required for centriole biogenesis in diverse eukaryotes. Here, we describe a novel family of SAS-6-like (SAS6L) proteins that share an N-terminal domain with SAS-6 but lack coiled-coil tails. SAS6L proteins are found in a subset of eukaryote... Read More about A SAS-6-like protein suggests that the Toxoplasma conoid complex evolved from flagellar components.