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01 February 2025
Far Reach
The parasitic roundworm Nippostrongylus brasiliensis affecting rodents is a good model of human-infecting hookworm. A protein called fatty acid and retinol-binding protein 1 (FAR-1) released by the worm is understood to modulate the host's anti-worm immune response, but its effect on the worm itself has been unclear. Here, researchers find FAR1 plays a role in the worm's growth, development and reproduction by regulating lipid metabolism
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- Image from work by Wenmin Qi and colleagues
- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Image originally published with a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- Published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, January 2025
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