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F-actin accumulates in the vulva of female Strongyloides venezuelensis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2012

C.V. Silva ,
A.L.R. Gonçalves ,
L. Cruz ,
M.C. Cruz ,
M.T. Ueta  and
J.M. Costa-Cruz
C.V. Silva*
Affiliation:
Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, MG, Brazil
A.L.R. Gonçalves
Affiliation:
Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, MG, Brazil
L. Cruz
Affiliation:
Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, MG, Brazil
M.C. Cruz
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal de São Paulo, SP, Brazil
M.T. Ueta
Affiliation:
Universidade Estadual de Campinas, SP, Brazil
J.M. Costa-Cruz
Affiliation:
Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, MG, Brazil
*
* E-mail: silva_cv@yahoo.com.br
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Abstract

Little is known about the actin cytoskeleton architecture in female Strongyloides venezuelensis and thus to investigate the distribution and concentration of actin, female worms were labelled with phalloidin-rhodamine and visualized under confocal microscopy. Our results demonstrate that filamentous actin accumulates in the vulva and the concentration of F-actin at this site suggests its important role, especially during oviposition, in the life cycle of S. venezuelensis.

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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 87 , Issue 3 , September 2013 , pp. 301 - 304
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012 

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