Generality of toxins in defensive symbiosis: Ribosome-inactivating proteins and defense against parasitic wasps in Drosophila

While it has become increasingly clear that multicellular organisms often harbor microbial symbionts that protect their hosts against natural enemies, the mechanistic underpinnings underlying most defensive symbioses are largely unknown. Spiroplasma bacteria are widespread associates of terrestrial...

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Published in:	PLoS pathogens Vol. 13; no. 7; p. e1006431
Main Authors:	Ballinger, Matthew J., Perlman, Steve J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 06.07.2017 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Abundance Animal defenses Animals Arthropods Bacteria Bacterial Proteins - genetics Bacterial Proteins - metabolism Bacterial Proteins - toxicity Bacterial Toxins - genetics Bacterial Toxins - metabolism Bacterial Toxins - toxicity Biological Evolution Biology Biology and Life Sciences Cellular proteins Defensive behavior Drosophila - genetics Drosophila - microbiology Drosophila - parasitology Drosophila - physiology E coli Ectoparasites Eggs Evolution Flies Genetic aspects Genomes Host-parasite relationships Insects Larva - genetics Larva - microbiology Larva - parasitology Larva - physiology Larvae Low density lipoprotein receptors Medicine and Health Sciences Microorganisms Natural enemies Nematodes Parasites Properties Proteins Research and Analysis Methods Ribonucleic acid Ribosome Inactivating Proteins - genetics Ribosome Inactivating Proteins - metabolism Ribosome Inactivating Proteins - toxicity Ribosome-inactivating protein Ribosomes Ricin RNA rRNA 28S Spiroplasma - genetics Spiroplasma - metabolism Symbionts Symbiosis Terrestrial environments Toxins Wasps - drug effects Wasps - physiology Woodlands
ISSN:	1553-7374, 1553-7366, 1553-7374
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