The role of the Leishmania mexicana amastigote flagellum in parasite-host interactions

• Main Author: Valli, Jessica
• Format: Dissertation
• Language: English
• Published: University of Oxford 2017
• Subjects: Molecular biology; Parasitology

Cilia and flagella are important organelles with roles in motility and signalling across eukaryotes. Leishmania species possess both a motile 9+2 flagellum and an immotile 9+0 flagellum in different lifecycle stages. While several roles have been defined for the motile promastigote flagellum, the im...