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The First of Us: Ophiocordyceps use a novel scramblase-binding peptide to manipulate zombie ants
William C. Beckerson, Steffen Werner, Maite Goebbels…·Charissa de Bekker
The paper identifies a novel fungal peptide from Ophiocordyceps that binds to scramblase channels in ants, disrupting motor coordination and olfactory systems.
DOI 10.1101/2025.09.09.674826