Perplexing dynamics of Wolbachia proteins for cytoplasmic incompatibility [PDF]
PLoS Biology, 2022 The mechanism of symbiont-induced cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) has been a long-standing mystery. A new study on Wolbachia’s Cif proteins in PLOS Biology provides supportive evidence for the “Host modification model,” although the alternative “Toxin ...
Toshiyuki Harumoto, Takema Fukatsu
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Pangenomic analysis of Wolbachia provides insight into the evolution of host adaptation and cytoplasmic incompatibility factor genes [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 IntroductionThe genus Wolbachia provides a typical example of intracellular bacteria that infect the germline of arthropods and filarial nematodes worldwide.
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Symbiont-mediated cytoplasmic incompatibility: What have we learned in 50 years? [PDF]
eLife, 2020 Cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) is the most common symbiont-induced reproductive manipulation. Specifically, symbiont-induced sperm modifications cause catastrophic mitotic defects in the fertilized embryo and ensuing lethality in crosses between ...
J Dylan Shropshire +2 more
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Male-dependent resistance to Spiroplasma-induced cytoplasmic incompatibility [PDF]
Royal Society Open ScienceCytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) caused by bacterial endosymbionts is an embryonic developmental failure between infected host males and uninfected females.
Marie Pollmann +9 more
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Transgenic cytoplasmic incompatibility persists across age and temperature variation in Drosophila melanogaster [PDF]
iScience, 2022 Summary: Environmental stressors can impact the basic biology and applications of host-microbe symbioses. For example, Wolbachia symbiont densities and cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) levels can decline in response to extreme temperatures and host aging.
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Cytoplasmic incompatibility management to support Incompatible Insect Technique against Aedes albopictus [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2018 Background The transinfection of the endosymbiotic bacterium Wolbachia provides a method to produce functionally sterile males to be used to suppress mosquito vectors.
Riccardo Moretti +3 more
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Wolbachia Inter-Strain Competition and Inhibition of Expression of Cytoplasmic Incompatibility in Mosquito [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 Successful field trials have been reported as part of the effort to develop the maternally transmitted endosymbiontic bacteria Wolbachia as an intervention agent for controlling mosquito vectors and their transmitted diseases. In order to further improve
Xiao Liang +4 more
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A Role for Maternal Factors in Suppressing Cytoplasmic Incompatibility [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 Wolbachia are maternally transmitted bacterial endosymbionts, carried by approximately half of all insect species. Wolbachia prevalence in nature stems from manipulation of host reproduction to favor the success of infected females.
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Why antagonistic traits against cytoplasmic incompatibility are so elusive. [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2016 OPINION article Front. Microbiol., 31 March 2016Sec.
Ranjit Kumar Sahoo
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Should Symbionts Be Nice or Selfish? Antiviral Effects of Wolbachia Are Costly but Reproductive Parasitism Is Not. [PDF]
PLoS Pathogens, 2015 Symbionts can have mutualistic effects that increase their host's fitness and/or parasitic effects that reduce it. Which of these strategies evolves depends in part on the balance of their costs and benefits to the symbiont.
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