PIWI silencing mechanism involving the retrotransposon nimbus orchestrates resistance to infection with Schistosoma mansoni in the snail vector, Biomphalaria glabrata

Conclusions and significanceThese findings support a role for the interplay ofBgPiwi andnimbus in the epigenetic modulation of plasticity of resistance/susceptibility in the snail-schistosome relationship.

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Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases - September 8, 2021 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Michael Smith Source Type: research

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