# mSphere of Influence: Lighting up organellar communication in protozoan parasites

## TL;DR

This article discusses how a new labeling technique helped study communication between cell parts in a parasite called Toxoplasma gondii.

## Contribution

The paper highlights the novel application of turboID for proximity labeling in studying organellar interactions in T. gondii.

## Key findings

- TurboID enabled efficient proximity labeling in T. gondii for studying organellar communication.
- The technique improved strategies to dissect inter-organellar interactions in the parasite.

## Abstract

Diego Huet works in molecular parasitology, focusing on the organellar biology of Toxoplasma gondii. In this mSphere of Influence article, he reflects on how the article “Efficient proximity labeling in living cells and organisms with turboID” (Branon et al., 2018) impacted his research and the strategies used to dissect inter-organellar interactions in T. gondii.