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How Toxoplasma Switches Between its Fast and Slow-Growing Forms

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How Toxoplasma Switches Between its Fast and Slow-Growing Forms

27,979 views February 6, 2020 5:25

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Toxoplasma gondii causes a disease called toxoplasmosis, which can be spread to humans from infected cats. It's one of the most common human parasites. It has been a challenge for scientists to figure out how it switches from its fast-growing state that causes life-threatening infections to its chronic, slow-growing form — a process called differentiation. Now, Whitehead Institute researchers have identified a master regulator of differentiation — a gene called BFD1 that orchestrates the shift in life cycle. The discovery provides a new target for treating and preventing Toxoplasma infections.

Learn more about the new study at wi.mit.edu.

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