ImmunologybioRxiv
The purine nucleoside phosphorylase pnp-1 regulates epithelial cell resistance to infection in C. elegans
E. Tecle, C. B. Chhan, L. Franklin…·E. R. Troemel
This paper identifies pnp-1 as a negative regulator of immune responses in C. elegans, showing that its loss increases resistance to both intracellular and extracellular pathogens.
DOI 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009350