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ATF-4 regulates C. elegans defense against pathogen infection

ABSTRACT: To gain molecular insights into how ATF-4 regulates C. elegans defense against bacterial infection, we employed RNA-seq to profile gene expression in atf-4(ok576) and WT animals with or without S. enterica infection.

ORGANISM(S): Caenorhabditis elegans

PROVIDER: GSE282422 | GEO | 2025/10/01

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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