A Caenorhabditis elegans nck-1 and filamentous actin-regulating protein pathway mediates a key cellular defense against bacterial pore-forming proteins
A. Sitaram, Y. Yin, T. Zamaitis, B. Zhang, R. V. Aroian
This paper identifies a novel C. elegans pathway involving nck-1 and the actin cytoskeleton that mediates defense against bacterial pore-forming proteins, independent of MAPK signaling.
bioRxiv · Jun 10, 2022Microbiology