Conversely, inactivation of components that promote SUMO conjugation (aos-1(RNAi), gei-17(RNAi), ubc-9(RNAi)), or loss of SUMO itself (smo-1(RNAi)), significantly induced pals-5p::GFP after infection (Fig. 1B; Figure EV1A). Here, UBE2I is linked to infection.