| Literature DB >> 24584102 |
Sider Penkov1, Akira Ogawa2, Ulrike Schmidt3, Dhananjay Tate4, Vyacheslav Zagoriy5, Sebastian Boland5, Margit Gruner3, Daniela Vorkel5, Jean-Marc Verbavatz5, Ralf J Sommer4, Hans-Joachim Knölker3, Teymuras V Kurzchalia5.
Abstract
Survival of nematode species depends on how successfully they disperse in the habitat and find a new host. As a new strategy for collective host finding in the nematode Pristionchus pacificus, dauer larvae synthesize an extremely long-chain polyunsaturated wax ester (nematoil) that covers the surface of the animal. The oily coat promotes congregation of up to one thousand individuals into stable 'dauer towers' that can reach a beetle host more easily.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24584102 DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.1460
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Chem Biol ISSN: 1552-4450 Impact factor: 15.040