A single-cell atlas of Toxoplasma sexual development in the feline intestinal tract

Jon P. Boyle
Nature Microbiology, Published online: 22 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41564-026-02294-7 Single-cell RNA sequencing is used to study the sexual development of Toxoplasma gondii in cats, generating a transcriptional atlas and showing that the female-specific gene AP2X6 functions as a regulator of oocyst formation.