Nora virus proliferates in dividing intestinal stem cells and thereby sensitizes Drosophila flies to Pseudomonas aeruginosa intestinal infection and to oxidative stress
Adrien Franchet, Samantha Haller, Miriam Wennida Yamba, Vincent Barbier, Angelica Thomas Vieira, Vincent Leclerc, Stefanie Christine Becker, Kwang‐Zin Lee, Igor M. Orlov, Danièle Spehner, Laurent Daeffler, Dominique Ferrandon
This study shows that Nora virus in Drosophila gut progenitor cells increases susceptibility to bacterial infection and oxidative stress by proliferating during cell division.
bioRxiv · Jan 30, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology