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Bacterial-driven development is mediated by Calcium-Dependent Intrinsic Apoptosis in the Squid-Vibrio Symbiosis
Madison A. Emery, Alice Breaux Walker, Bethany A. Rader, Elizabeth Heath-Heckman
The paper identifies cytosolic calcium-dependent intrinsic apoptosis as a mechanism by which Vibrio fischeri induces developmental changes in the Hawaiian bobtail squid's light organ.
DOI 10.64898/2026.07.15.738745