Glideosome
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Glideosome is a noun meaning A dynamic complex that powers gliding motion and host cell invasion by the motile and invasive stages of Apicomplexans (including Toxoplasma and Plasmodium).
Meaning
A dynamic complex that powers gliding motion and host cell invasion by the motile and invasive stages of Apicomplexans (including Toxoplasma and Plasmodium).
Example Sentences
This gliding machinery, termed the glideosome.
This defect was at least partially explained by the demonstration that the gliding associated protein GAP50 requires N-glycosylation for proper trafficking and association with glideosome partners.
Word Forms
- glideosomes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include migrasome, segrosome, golgiosome, aggresome, acrosomin, lipophosphoglycan.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.