期刊
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
卷 288, 期 1963, 页码 -出版社
ROYAL SOC
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2021.1993
关键词
symbiont density; regulation; host-control; cost-benefit; Buchnera; Wigglesworthia
资金
- EPSRC/Bristol/Macquarie Cotutelle studentship
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council [BB/P00159/1]
- Royal Society [DH140236]
Many insects rely on intracellular bacterial symbionts to supplement their specialized diets; hosts have tight control over the density of their intracellular bacterial partners, regulating through physical compartmentalization and autophagy.
Many insects rely on intracellular bacterial symbionts to supplement their specialized diets with micronutrients. Using data from diverse and well-studied insect systems, we propose three lines of evidence suggesting that hosts have tight control over the density of their obligate, intracellular bacterial partners. First, empirical studies have demonstrated that the within-host symbiont density varies depending on the nutritional and developmental requirements of the host. Second, symbiont genomes are highly reduced and have limited capacity for self-replication or transcriptional regulation. Third, several mechanisms exist for hosts to tolerate, regulate and remove symbionts including physical compartmentalization and autophagy. We then consider whether such regulation is adaptive, by discussing the relationship between symbiont density and host fitness. We discuss current limitations of empirical studies for exploring fitness effects in host-symbiont relationships, and emphasize the potential for using mathematical models to formalize evolutionary hypotheses and to generate testable predictions for future work.
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