formation of T. gondii. Dense granules specifically secrete their contents several minutes after parasite invasion and localization into the parasitophorous vacuole. Proteins released from these specialized organelles are critical to adapting to the intracellular environment of the invaded host cell and contribute to parasitophorous vacuolar structure and maintenance.

Structure and biogenesis

Dense granules in T. gondii are spherical, electron dense bodies that resemble secretory vesicles

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