Linking immunity and nutrition: Vital DNA extracellular trap formation in Dictyostelium discoideum reveals an ancestral strategy for microbial management
Antonia Ramos, Paulina Aguilera‐Cortés, Sebastian Farias, Ian Pérez, Viviana Barros, Boris Riveros, Tabata Soto, Miguel Ángel Ibáñez-Hernández, Camilo Berríos-Pastén, Diego Rojas, Andrés E. Marcoleta, Francisco P. Chávez
This study shows that Dictyostelium discoideum uses mitochondrial DNA-based extracellular traps for microbial management, revealing an ancestral function of ETosis outside classical immunity.
bioRxiv · Mar 23, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology