Two studies now identify bradyzoite-formation deficient 1 and microrchidia as ‘master regulators’ of the transcriptional events that control developmental life cycle transitions in the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii.
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Sullivan, W.J. Mastering Toxoplasma sex and sleep. Nat Microbiol 5, 533–534 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-020-0696-y
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