title: A wax ester promotes collective host finding in the nematode Pristionchus pacificus.
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.
authors.affiliation: 1] Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany. [2].
authors.forename: Sider
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Penkov
authors.affiliation: 1] Department for Evolutionary Biology, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Tübingen, Germany. [2] Laboratory for Developmental Dynamics, RIKEN Quantitative Biology Center, Kobe, Japan. [3].
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
authors.forename: Ulrike
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.affiliation: Department for Evolutionary Biology, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Tübingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Dhananjay
authors.identifier: 0000000237614167
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tate
authors.affiliation: Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany.
authors.forename: Vyacheslav
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Zagoriy
authors.affiliation: Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany.
authors.forename: Sebastian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Boland
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
authors.forename: Margit
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gruner
authors.affiliation: Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany.
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vorkel
authors.affiliation: Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany.
authors.forename: Jean-Marc
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Verbavatz
authors.affiliation: Department for Evolutionary Biology, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Tübingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Ralf J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Sommer
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
authors.forename: Hans-Joachim
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Knölker
authors.affiliation: Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany.
authors.forename: Teymuras V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Kurzchalia
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000469:parasitology; D017753:Ecosystem; D004952:Esters; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions / Q000502:physiology*; D007814:Larva; D050356:Lipid Metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D008055:Lipids / Q000737:chemistry; D009348:Nematoda / Q000502:physiology*; D014885:Waxes
chemical_list: D004952:Esters; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; D008055:Lipids; D014885:Waxes