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Rijul S. Penkar

Queens College, CUNY

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Organism:C. elegans· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Research Focus:metabolism & bioenergetics· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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BMP-Dependent Mobilization of Fatty Acid Metabolism Promotes Caenorhabditis elegans Survival on a Bacterial Pathogen

Katerina K. Yamamoto, Margaret Wan, Rijul S. Penkar, Cathy Savage‐Dunn

This study shows that BMP-dependent fatty acid metabolism in C. elegans enhances survival against bacterial pathogens by promoting desaturation over beta-oxidation.

Disease Models & Mechanisms · Oct 6, 2025Peer-reviewedPhysiology