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Specialized secretory organelles, including the dense granules, play an important role in the parasite\u2019s ability to efficiently invade and regulate components of the host\u2019s infection response machinery to limit parasite clearance and establish an acute infection.\n              <jats:italic>Toxoplasma\u2019<\/jats:italic>\n              s ability to avoid early clearance, while also successfully infecting the host long enough to establish a persistent chronic infection, is crucial in allowing for its transmission to a new host. While multiple GRAs directly modulate host signaling pathways, they do so in various ways highlighting the parasite\u2019s diverse arsenal of effectors that govern infection. Understanding how parasite-derived effectors harness host functions to evade defenses yet ensure a robust infection is important for understanding the complexity of the pathogen\u2019s tightly regulated infection. 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