Unusual Features of the Targeted
Protozoa |
| Antigenic variation and variability of surface
proteins |
Proteins of protozoa that modify host cells and
immune response |
| Many surface proteins are attached by GPI anchors |
Rhoptry organelles, unique to apicoplasts, in
Plasmodia |
| Plastid organelles, related to plant chloroplasts, in
Plasmodia |
Flagellar pocket of trypanosomatids, distinct function in
secretion and importation |
| Parasitophorous vacuoles surrounding intracellular
forms |
Glycosomes of trypanosomatids |
| Food vacuoles of Plasmodia |
Trans-splicing of mRNA and lack of introns in
trypanosomatids |
| Extensive RNA editing in mitochondria of trypanosomatids |
Unique transcriptional control of trypanosomatids |
| Plasmodium falciparum sporozoites travel through
hepatocytes |
