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Exosome Secretion Affects Social Motility in Trypanosoma brucei
The image shows a cell secreting exosomes next to a cell under normal conditions. Exosomes secreted by stressed parasites as a result of inhibiting trans-splicing or under heat shock are acting as a repellent that drives the fit parasites away from either damaged cells or an unfavorable environment. This mechanism could secure a productive infection. Shulamit Michaeli et al.
Image Credit: Dror Eliaz
Citation: (2017) PLoS Pathogens Issue Image | Vol. 13(3) March 2017. PLoS Pathog 13(3): ev13.i03. https://doi.org/10.1371/image.ppat.v13.i03
Published: March 31, 2017
Copyright: © 2017 Eliaz. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
The image shows a cell secreting exosomes next to a cell under normal conditions. Exosomes secreted by stressed parasites as a result of inhibiting trans-splicing or under heat shock are acting as a repellent that drives the fit parasites away from either damaged cells or an unfavorable environment. This mechanism could secure a productive infection. Shulamit Michaeli et al.
Image Credit: Dror Eliaz