New Mover Studies: Appanoose County

This study highlights the experiences of people who have recently moved to or from Appanoose County, Iowa. This report summarizes details about reasons for moving, community satisfaction, sources of information, age, education, housing, and income of the respondents. The purpose is to increase understanding about why people move so community leaders and citizens can develop actionable strategies for attracting and retaining population.

New Mover Studies: Six Southwest Counties

This study highlights the experiences of people who have recently moved to or from six southwest counties in Iowa. This report summarizes details about reasons for moving, community satisfaction, sources of information, age, education, housing, and income of the respondents. The purpose is to increase understanding about why people move so community leaders and citizens can develop actionable strategies for attracting and retaining population.population; migration; labor migration; net migration

New Mover Studies: Taylor County

This study highlights the experiences of people who have recently moved to or from Taylor County, Iowa. This report summarizes details about reasons for moving, community satisfaction, sources of information, age, education, housing, and income of the respondents. The purpose is to increase understanding about why people move so community leaders and citizens can develop actionable strategies for attracting and retaining population.population; migration; labor migration; net migration

New Mover Studies: Sioux County

This study highlights the experiences of people who have recently moved to or from Sioux County, Iowa. This report summarizes details about reasons for moving, community satisfaction, sources of information, age, education, housing, and income of the respondents. The purpose is to increase understanding about why people move so community leaders and citizens can develop actionable strategies for attracting and retaining population.

New Mover Studies: Dickinson County

This study highlights the experiences of people who have recently moved to or from Dickinson County, Iowa. This report summarizes details about reasons for moving, community satisfaction, sources of information, age, education, housing, and income of the respondents. The purpose is to increase understanding about why people move so community leaders and citizens can develop actionable strategies for attracting and retaining population.

New Mover Studies: Wayne County

This study highlights the experiences of people who have recently moved to or from Wayne County, Iowa. This report summarizes details about reasons for moving, community satisfaction, sources of information, age, education, housing, and income of the respondents. The purpose is to increase understanding about why people move so community leaders and citizens can develop actionable strategies for attracting and retaining population.

New Mover Studies: Union County

This study highlights the experiences of people who have recently moved to or from Union County, Iowa.� This report summarizes details about reasons for moving, community satisfaction, sources of information, age, education, housing, and income of the respondents.� The purpose is to increase understanding about why people move so community leaders and citizens can develop actionable strategies for attracting and retaining population.migration; population; workforce; lifestyle; family; community

Identification of Fis1 Interactors in Toxoplasma gondii Reveals a Novel Protein Required for Peripheral Distribution of the Mitochondrion

Toxoplasma gondii’s single mitochondrion is very dynamic and undergoes morphological changes throughout the parasite’s life cycle. During parasite division, the mitochondrion elongates, enters the daughter cells just prior to cytokinesis, and undergoes fission. Extensive morphological changes also occur as the parasite transitions from the intracellular environment to the extracellular environment. We show that treatment with the ionophore monensin causes reversible constriction of the mitochondrial outer membrane and that this effect depends on the function of the fission-related protein Fis1. We also observed that mislocalization of the endogenous Fis1 causes a dominant-negative effect that affects the morphology of the mitochondrion. As this suggests that Fis1 interacts with proteins critical for maintenance of mitochondrial structure, we performed various protein interaction trap screens. In this manner, we identified a novel outer mitochondrial membrane protein, LMF1, which is essential for positioning of the mitochondrion in intracellular parasites. Normally, while inside a host cell, the parasite mitochondrion is maintained in a lasso shape that stretches around the parasite periphery where it has regions of coupling with the parasite pellicle, suggesting the presence of membrane contact sites. In intracellular parasites lacking LMF1, the mitochondrion is retracted away from the pellicle and instead is collapsed, as normally seen only in extracellular parasites. We show that this phenotype is associated with defects in parasite fitness and mitochondrial segregation. Thus, LMF1 is necessary for mitochondrial association with the parasite pellicle during intracellular growth, and proper mitochondrial morphology is a prerequisite for mitochondrial division

Work Factors and Moving in Nonmetro Iowa

This study highlights the experiences of people who have recently moved to or from 19 selected nonmetropolitan counties of Iowa. This report examines work factors as reasons for moving. The purpose is to increase understanding about why people move so community leaders and citizens can develop actionable strategies for attracting and retaining population.