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. 2013 Mar 21;9(3):e1003203. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003203

Figure 2. Role of the social interface in consortia.

Figure 2

The social interface (SI) appears to be responsible for management of the cooperation of syngeneic cells in consortia, detection of selfish/cheater behavior of syngeneic or allogeneic cells, and control and memorization of cheaters. To escape policing mechanisms of SIs, cheaters develop anticheating escape mechanisms, leading to “Red Queen” antagonistic coevolution.