Viral infection disrupts intestinal homeostasis via Sting-dependent NF-κB signaling in Drosophila

JC Nigg, M Castelló-Sanjuán, H Blanc, L Frangeul… - Current Biology, 2024 - cell.com
Host-microbe interactions influence intestinal stem cell (ISC) activity to modulate epithelial
turnover and composition. Here, we investigated the functional impacts of viral infection on …

Defensive tactics: lessons from Drosophila

MK Sadanandappa, S Ahmad, R Mohanraj… - Biology …, 2024 - journals.biologists.com
Parasitoid wasps exert strong selective pressure on their hosts, driving the evolution of
diverse defense strategies. Drosophila, a widely studied model organism, hosts a wide …

Virus infection significantly decreases insect fitness: a meta-analysis

CS Cesar, VH Miranda, ER Silveira, TA de Oliveira… - bioRxiv, 2025 - biorxiv.org
Organisms are constantly at risk of being infected by pathogens such as viruses.
Adaptations against viral infection include immune defenses encoded within the host …

[PDF][PDF] A proteção contra inimigos naturais ajuda na dispersão de simbiontes em populações de insetos?

CSS Cesar, R Cogni, AC Pimentel - 2024 - teses.usp.br
A simbiose é extremamente comum na natureza e abrange interações que podem ser
prejudiciais (ie, parasitismo) ou cooperativas (ie, mutualismo). Simbiontes estão …