SALIVARY PROTEINS POTENTIALLY DERIVED FROM HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER ARE CRITICAL FOR SALIVARY SHEATH FORMATION AND OTHER FEEDING PROCESSES

Salivary proteins potentially derived from horizontal gene transfer are critical for salivary sheath formation and other feeding processes

Abstract Herbivorous insects employ an array of salivary proteins to aid feeding.However, the mechanisms behind the recruitment and evolution of these genes to mediate plant-insect interactions remain poorly understood.Here, we report a potential horizontal gene transfer Focus (HGT) event from bacteria to an ancestral bug of Eutrichophora.The acqui

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