TGFβ/BMP immune signaling affects abundance and function of C. elegans gut commensals

Maureen Berg; David Monnin; Juhyun Cho; Lydia Nelson; Alex Crits-Christoph; Michael Shapira

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-08379-8

Nature Communications (Feb 2019)

TGFβ/BMP immune signaling affects abundance and function of C. elegans gut commensals

Maureen Berg,
David Monnin,
Juhyun Cho,
Lydia Nelson,
Alex Crits-Christoph,
Michael Shapira

Affiliations

Maureen Berg: Department of Integrative Biology, University of California
David Monnin: Department of Integrative Biology, University of California
Juhyun Cho: Department of Integrative Biology, University of California
Lydia Nelson: Department of Integrative Biology, University of California
Alex Crits-Christoph: Graduate Group in Microbiology, University of California
Michael Shapira: Department of Integrative Biology, University of California

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08379-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Host genetics modulates gut microbiota composition, which in turn affects host health, but little is known about the specific genes involved. Here, Berg et al. show that TGFβ/BMP immune signalling affects abundance and function of commensal Enterobacter species in C. elegans.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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