Han-Wen Chang

2 weeks ago | biorxiv.org | Han-Wen Chang |Hung-Che Lin |Ching-Ting Yang |Rebecca Tay

AbstractAdhesive interactions, mediated by specific molecular and structural mechanisms, are fundamental to host-pathogen and predator-prey relationships, driving evolutionary dynamics and ecological interactions. Here, we investigate the cellular and molecular basis of adhesion between the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans and its natural predator the nematode-trapping fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora, which employs specialized adhesive nets to capture its prey.