Dominique Ferrandon

Distinct Bomanins at the Drosophila 55C locus function in resistance and resilience to infections

The paper investigates the roles of distinct Bomanin peptides from the 55C locus in Drosophila resistance and resilience to infections, finding overlapping and specific functions against different pathogens.

Serratia marcescens Outer Membrane Vesicles rapidly paralyze Drosophila melanogaster through triggering apoptosis in the nervous system

This study shows that Serratia marcescens outer membrane vesicles trigger apoptosis in Drosophila neurons, leading to rapid paralysis through reactive oxygen species and the metalloprotease PrtA.

Nora virus proliferates in dividing intestinal stem cells and thereby sensitizes Drosophila flies to Pseudomonas aeruginosa intestinal infection and to oxidative stress

This study shows that Nora virus in Drosophila gut progenitor cells increases susceptibility to bacterial infection and oxidative stress by proliferating during cell division.

RhlR, but not RhlI, allows P. aeruginosa bacteria to evade Drosophila Tep4- mediated opsonization

This study shows that RhlR, not RhlI, enables P. aeruginosa to evade Drosophila Tep4-mediated opsonization, highlighting a RhlI-independent immune evasion mechanism.