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Chuping Cai

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Organism:Drosophila· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Bechara Sina Rahme

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Serratia marcescens Outer Membrane Vesicles rapidly paralyze Drosophila melanogaster through triggering apoptosis in the nervous system

Bechara Sina Rahme, Roberto E. Bruna, Marion Draheim, Chuping Cai, María Victoria Molino, Yaotang Wu, Miriam Wennida Yamba, Gisela Di Venanzio, Matthieu Lestradet, Eleonora García Véscovi, Dominique Ferrandon

This study shows that Serratia marcescens outer membrane vesicles trigger apoptosis in Drosophila neurons, leading to rapid paralysis through reactive oxygen species and the metalloprotease PrtA.

bioRxiv · Aug 18, 2025 · PreprintImmunology