ArticleNature chemical biology2014
A wax ester promotes collective host finding in the nematode Pristionchus pacificus.
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- Surface Lipids in Nematodes are Influenced by Development and Species-specific Adaptations.Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2025Article
- Kin-recognition and predation shape collective behaviors in the cannibalistic nematode Pristionchus pacificus.PLoS genetics · 2023Article
- Steroid hormone pathways coordinate developmental diapause and olfactory remodeling in Pristionchus pacificus.Genetics · 2021Article
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- The physicochemical fingerprint of Necator americanus.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2017Article
- Small-molecule pheromones and hormones controlling nematode development.Nature chemical biology · 2017Article
- NAD+ Is a Food Component That Promotes Exit from Dauer Diapause in Caenorhabditis elegans.PloS one · 2016Article
- Ancient gene duplications have shaped developmental stage-specific expression in Pristionchus pacificus.BMC evolutionary biology · 2015Article
- A host beetle pheromone regulates development and behavior in the nematode Pristionchus pacificus.eLife · 2014Article
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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.
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