Differentially expressed profiles in the larval testes of Wolbachia infected and uninfected Drosophila.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Wolbachia are endosymbiotic bacteria that are frequently found in arthropods and nematodes. These maternally inherited bacteria manipulate host reproduction by several mechanisms including cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI). CI is the most common phenotype induced by Wolbachia and results in the developmental arrest of embryos derived from crosses between Wolbachia-infected males and uninfected females. Although the molecular mechanisms of CI are currently unknown, several studies suggest that host sperm is modified by Wolbachia during spermatogenesis.

Results

We compared the gene expression of Drosophila melanogaster larval testes with and without the wMel strain of Wolbachia to identify candidate genes that could be involved in the interaction between Wolbachia an

SUBMITTER: Zheng Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3261232 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature