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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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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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.
AJM Zehadee Momtaz +15 more
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Highly transmissible cytoplasmic incompatibility by the extracellular insect symbiont Spiroplasma [PDF]
iScience, 2022 Summary: Cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) is a form of reproductive manipulation caused by maternally inherited endosymbionts infecting arthropods, like Wolbachia, whereby matings between infected males and uninfected females produce few or no offspring.
Marie Pollmann +8 more
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Counting cytoplasmic incompatibility factor mRNA using digital droplet PCR [PDF]
Microbiology SpectrumWolbachia bacteria inhabit over half of all insect species and often spread through host populations via efficient maternal transmission and cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI), killing aposymbiotic embryos when fertilized by symbiotic males.
Lore Van Vlaenderen +2 more
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Wolbachia-induced cytoplasmic incompatibility triggers intergenerational dysregulation of the small RNA regulatory network in offspring [PDF]
Frontiers in MicrobiologyThe intracellular symbiont Wolbachia, which is widespread among insects, may induce cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) between hosts with different infection statuses.
Weihao Dou, Tianchu Li
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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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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.
Julien Martinez +5 more
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Bacterial community and genome analysis of cytoplasmic incompatibility-inducing Wolbachia in American serpentine leafminer, Liriomyza trifolii [PDF]
Frontiers in MicrobiologyLiriomyza trifolii, an agricultural pest, is occasionally infected by Wolbachia. A Wolbachia strain present in Liriomyza trifolii is associated with cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) effects, leading to the death of embryos resulting from incompatible ...
Ajeng K. Pramono +5 more
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Algorithms for the quantitative Lock/Key model of cytoplasmic incompatibility [PDF]
Algorithms for Molecular Biology, 2020 Cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) relates to the manipulation by the parasite Wolbachia of its host reproduction. Despite its widespread occurrence, the molecular basis of CI remains unclear and theoretical models have been proposed to understand the ...
Tiziana Calamoneri +4 more
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