mBio (Feb 2021)

The Long and Winding Road for Symbiont and Yolk Protein to Host Oocyte

  • Takema Fukatsu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.02997-20
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1

Abstract

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Many insects are intimately associated with microbial symbionts, which are passed to developing oocytes in the maternal body for ensuring vertical transmission to the next generation. Previous studies uncovered that some symbionts utilize preexisting host’s molecular and cellular machineries for targeting oocytes.