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TachypleginA is an Inhibitor of parasite motility and invasion.

TachypleginA can inhibit the motility of T. gondii by binding directly and covalently to C58 of TgMLC1，thereby causing a decrease in the activity of the parasite's myosin motor[1].

[1] Leung JM, et al. Identification of T. gondii myosin light chain-1 as a direct target of TachypleginA-2, a small-molecule inhibitor of parasite motility and invasion. PLoS One. 2014;9(6):e98056. Published 2014 Jun 3. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0098056