Lysosome-related organelle genes are required for mitochondrial transformations during bacterial infections in Caenorhabditis elegans.

Detecting and responding to pathogenic bacteria is an essential function of eukaryotic cells.

Detecting and responding to pathogenic bacteria is an essential function of eukaryotic cells. As bacteria-derived organelles, mitochondria carry lipids, proteins, and other molecules such as iron which are required for bacterial growth, and thus are subject to pathogenic…