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C. elegans SWAN-1 Binds to EGL-9 and regulates HIF-1-mediated resistance to the bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1.
PLoS pathogens - 26 Aug 2010
Shao Zhiyong, Zhang Yi, Ye Qi, Saldanha Jenifer Neeta, Powell-Coffman Jo Anne
Abstract excerpt
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a nearly ubiquitous human pathogen, and infections can be lethal to patients with impaired respiratory and immune systems. Prior studies have established that strong loss-of-function mutations in the egl-9 gene protect the nematode C. elegans from P. aeruginosa PAO1 fast...
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