S. R. Bordenstein

Nuclease proteins CifA and CifB promote spermatid DNA damage associated with symbiont-induced cytoplasmic incompatibility

The paper shows CifA and CifB nuclease activities cause DNA damage in spermatids, contributing to cytoplasmic incompatibility in Drosophila.

The Cif proteins from Wolbachia prophage WO modify sperm genome integrity to establish cytoplasmic incompatibility

This study shows CifA and CifB proteins from Wolbachia prophage WO modify sperm genome integrity, causing cytoplasmic incompatibility in Drosophila by altering histone retention and protamine levels.

Genomes of gut bacteria from Nasonia wasps shed light on phylosymbiosis and microbe-assisted hybrid breakdown

The paper analyzes gut bacterial genomes in Nasonia wasps to understand phylosymbiosis and bacterial-assisted hybrid breakdown, finding that hybrid bacteria are identical to parental species.

Evolution-guided mutagenesis of the cytoplasmic incompatibility proteins: Identifying CifAs complex functional repertoire and new essential regions in CifB

This study uses evolution-guided mutagenesis to identify functional regions in CifA and CifB proteins involved in cytoplasmic incompatibility and rescue in Wolbachia.

The maternal effect gene Wds controls Wolbachia titer in Nasonia

The paper identifies a maternal effect gene, Wds, that suppresses Wolbachia titer in Nasonia wasps through genetic and transcriptomic analysis.

Evolutionary genetics of cytoplasmic incompatibility genes cifA and cifB in prophage WO of Wolbachia

This study examines the evolutionary genetics of cifA and cifB genes in Wolbachia prophage WO, showing they do not form an operon, exhibit distinct expression, and show gene degradation in non-CI strains.