Open AccessEndosymbiosis as a source of immune innovation
Author(s) -
Abdelaziz Heddi,
Anna Zaidman-Rémy
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
comptes rendus biologies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.529
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1768-3238
pISSN - 1631-0691
DOI - 10.1016/j.crvi.2018.03.005
Subject(s) - endosymbiosis , biology , coevolution , symbiosis , context (archaeology) , evolutionary biology , host (biology) , ecology , gene , genetics , plastid , paleontology , chloroplast , bacteria
Some years ago, Lynn Margulis proposed to envision symbiosis as a source of evolutionary innovation. Here we revisit this concept in the context of insect nutritional endosymbiosis, and discuss recent data suggesting that host-endosymbiont coevolution has led to the selection of innovative strategies towards endosymbiont maintenance and control by the host immune system.
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