Questions and AnswersProf. Dr. Dominique Soldati

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Selected Publications

Plattner F, Soldati-Favre D (2008) Hijacking of host cellular functions by the Apicomplexa. Annu Rev Microbiol. 62:471-87. doi:10.1146/annurev.micro.62.081307.162802

Fleige T, Soldati-Favre D (2008) Targeting the transcriptional and translational machinery of the endosymbiotic organelle in apicomplexans. Curr Drug Targets 9(11):948-56. abstract

Sawmynaden K, Saouros S, Friedrich N, Marchant J, Simpson P, Bleijlevens B, Blackman MJ, Soldati-Favre D, Matthews S (2008) Structural insights
into microneme protein assembly reveal a new mode of EGF domain recognition. EMBO Rep. 9(11):1149-55. doi:10.1038/embor.2008.179

Kessler H, Herm-Götz A, Hegge S, Rauch M, Soldati-Favre D, Frischknecht F, Meissner M (2008) Microneme protein 8--a new essential invasion factor in Toxoplasma gondii. J Cell Sci. 121(Pt 7):947-56. doi:10.1242/jcs.022350 (free full text)

Soldati-Favre D (2008) Molecular dissection of host cell invasion by the apicomplexans: the glideosome. Parasite 15(3):197-205. abstract

Foth BJ, Goedecke MC, Soldati D (2006) New insights into myosin evolution and classification. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 103(10):3681-6. doi:10.1073/pnas.0506307103 (free full text)

Dowse TJ, Pascall JC, Brown KD, Soldati D (2005) Apicomplexan rhomboids have a potential role in microneme protein cleavage during host cell invasion. Int J Parasitol. 35(7):747-56. doi:10.1016/j.ijpara.2005.04.001

Ding M, Kwok LY, Schlüter D, Clayton C, Soldati D (2004) The antioxidant systems in Toxoplasma gondii and the role of cytosolic catalase in defence against oxidative injury. Mol Microbiol 51(1):47-61. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2958.2003.03823.x

Meissner M, Reiss M, Viebig N, Carruthers VB, Toursel C, Tomavo S, Ajioka JW, Soldati D (2002) A family of transmembrane microneme proteins of Toxoplasma gondii contain EGF-like domains and function as escorters. J Cell Sci. 115(Pt 3):563-74. free full text

Meissner M, Schlüter D, Soldati D (2002) Role of Toxoplasma gondii myosin A in powering parasite gliding and host cell invasion. Science 298 (5594):837-40. doi:10.1126/science.1074553

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