Perplexing dynamics of Wolbachia proteins for cytoplasmic incompatibility

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–antidote model” is still in the running. The me...

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Main Authors: Toshiyuki Harumoto, Takema Fukatsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-05-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9132339/?tool=EBI