How methylation sets a parasite in motion to invade host cells

Parasites such as Toxoplasma gondii and the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum depend on rapid, precisely controlled movement to complete their life cycles. To start moving, they must assemble actin filaments at their front end and connect them to the molecular machinery that generates force. How these events are coordinated has remained unclear.

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