NEW MODEL SYSTEM FOR THE STUDY OF ANIMAL IMMUNITY TO FUNGAL INFECTIONS
https://doi.org/10.1234/XXXX-XXXX-2014-2-3-9
Abstract
The association of the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans and fungus Pleurotus ostreatus gives the possibility to study the molecular and genetic mechanisms of the early stages of the spatial and temporal interactions of animals with fungal pathogens. We identified the initial contacts of P. ostreatus and the nematode C. еlegans. We found that the fungus paralyzed C. еlegans, penetrated into their alive bodies either through natural openings or directly by piercing the cuticle and colonized them. We offer the new model host-pathogen association to study further the local defense reactions of C. elegans against fungal infection.
About the Authors
J. M. Plotnikova
Отдел молекулярной биологии ГМ и Отдел генетики Гарвардского университета, Бостон, США
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
O. V. Kamzolkina
Russian Federation
F. M. Ausubel
Отдел молекулярной биологии ГМ и Отдел генетики Гарвардского университета, Бостон, США
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Plotnikova J.M., Kamzolkina O.V., Ausubel F.M. NEW MODEL SYSTEM FOR THE STUDY OF ANIMAL IMMUNITY TO FUNGAL INFECTIONS. Vestnik Moskovskogo universiteta. Seriya 16. Biologiya. 2014;(2):3-9. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.1234/XXXX-XXXX-2014-2-3-9
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