Identification of Wolbachia--host interacting factors through cytological analysis |
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Authors: | Tram Uyen Ferree Patrick M Sullivan William |
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Institution: | Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA. tram@biology.ucsc.edu |
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Abstract: | Manipulation of host reproduction and efficient maternal transmission have facilitated the global spread of Wolbachia through millions of insect species. Cytological studies of the most common Wolbachia-induced phenotype, cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI), demonstrate that Wolbachia induce CI by altering host cell cycle timing. Cytological analyses also suggest that microtubules and motor proteins may play a role in the maternal and somatic transmission of Wolbachia. |
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