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 sti...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2022-05-01
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Series: | PLoS Biology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001644 |