Cuticular collagens mediate cross-kingdom predator–prey interactions between trapping fungi and nematodes

Han-Wen Chang; Hung-Che Lin; Ching-Ting Yang; Rebecca J. Tay; Dao-Ming Chang; Yi-Chung Tung; Yen-Ping Hsueh

doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.3003178

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Cuticular collagens mediate cross-kingdom predator–prey interactions between trapping fungi and nematodes

Han-Wen Chang,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft

Affiliations Molecular and Cell Biology, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Academia Sinica and Graduate Institute of Life Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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Hung-Che Lin,

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation

Affiliation Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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Ching-Ting Yang,

Roles Investigation

Affiliations Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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Rebecca J. Tay,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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Dao-Ming Chang,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Research Center of Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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Yi-Chung Tung,

Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Research Center of Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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Yen-Ping Hsueh

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: ping.hsueh@tuebingen.mpg.de

Affiliations Molecular and Cell Biology, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Academia Sinica and Graduate Institute of Life Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9052-5411

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Cuticular collagens mediate cross-kingdom predator–prey interactions between trapping fungi and nematodes

Han-Wen Chang,
Hung-Che Lin,
Ching-Ting Yang,
Rebecca J. Tay,
Dao-Ming Chang,
Yi-Chung Tung,
Yen-Ping Hsueh

Published: July 1, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3003178

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