TgIF2K-B is an eIF2α kinase in Toxoplasma gondii that responds to oxidative stress and optimizes pathogenicity
L. Augusto, J. Martynowicz, P. H. Amin, K. R. Carlson, R. C. Wek, W. J. Sullivan
This study identifies TgIF2K-B as an eIF2α kinase in Toxoplasma gondii that mitigates oxidative stress and supports pathogenicity by enabling cyst formation and resisting macrophage activation.
bioRxiv · Sep 24, 2020Microbiology