Host lipids regulate multicellular behavior of a predator of a human pathogen
Ria Q. Kidner, Eleanor B. Goldstone, Martina R. Laidemitt, Melissa C. Sanchez, Catherine Gerdt, Lorin P. Brokaw, Núria Ros-Rocher, Jamie Morris, W. Sean Davidson, Joseph P. Gerdt
The paper identifies a host-derived phosphatidylcholine that induces multicellular aggregation in Capsaspora owczarzaki, suggesting a link between host physiology and symbiont behavior.
bioRxiv · Jan 31, 2024Biochemistry