Symbiotic bacteria, immune-like sentinel cells, and the response to pathogens in a social amoeba
T. J. Scott, T. J. Larsen, D. A. Brock, S. Y. S. Uhm, D. C. Queller, J. E. Strassmann
This study examines how Paraburkholderia endosymbionts affect sentinel cell function in D. discoideum, revealing both immune suppression and toxin protection effects.
bioRxiv · May 27, 2023Ecology