Cell Invasion by the Microsporidium Encephalitozoon intestinalis

SUMMARY The ultrastructural study of the invasion of cells (THP1 AND RK13) by E. intestinalis shown that infective stages enter host cells via a phagocytic process intitiated at the contact of the apical part of spores with host cell membrane. The polar tube is extruded within an invagination of the...

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Published in:The Journal of eukaryotic microbiology 1997-11, Vol.44 (s6), p.81s-81s
Main Authors: MAGAUD, ANNE, ACHBAROU, ABDERRAHIM, DESPORTES-LIVAGE, ISABELLE
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Cell Line
Cell Membrane - parasitology
Encephalitozoon - pathogenicity
Encephalitozoon - ultrastructure
Humans
invasion
Kidney - cytology
Kidney - parasitology
Macrophages - parasitology
Microsporidia
Phagocytosis
Rabbits
Spores
Vacuoles - parasitology
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Summary:SUMMARY The ultrastructural study of the invasion of cells (THP1 AND RK13) by E. intestinalis shown that infective stages enter host cells via a phagocytic process intitiated at the contact of the apical part of spores with host cell membrane. The polar tube is extruded within an invagination of the host cell membrane that extends inside a pseudopod containing microfilaments. These observations suggest that microsporidia as well as other intracellular pathogens can induce host cell alterations facilitating the invasio.
ISSN:1066-5234
1550-7408
DOI:10.1111/j.1550-7408.1997.tb05795.x