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Plant to insect horizontal gene transfer: empowering whiteflies

  • Recherche,
  • Pharmacie,
  • Santé-Sciences-Technologie,
Trends in genetics
Trends in genetics
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le 3 mai 2021

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EA2106 BBV - Biomolécules et Biotechnologies végétales

A spotlight published in Trends in Genetic on a recent study which provides compelling evidences supporting the idea that a plant-derived gene allows for the detoxification of plant defense metabolites in a polyphagous arthropod herbivore.

"Plant to insect horizontal gene transfer: empowering whiteflies"  by Louis-Valentin Méteignier, Nicolas Papon and Vincent Courdavault
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tig.2021.04.007

Keywords : phorizontal gene transfer, detoxification, malonyltransferase, phenolic glucosides, pest control
Abstract : Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is a well-documented evolutionary driving phenomenon in prokaryotes and eukaryotes, but its impact on the plant kingdom has remained elusive. A recent study provides compelling evidences, which support the idea that a plant-derived gene allows for the detoxification of plant defense metabolites in a polyphagous arthropod herbivore.