Predatory fireflies and their toxic firefly prey have evolved distinct toxin resistance strategies

Toxic cardiotonic steroids (CTS) act as a defense mechanism in many firefly species (Lampyridae) by inhibiting a crucial enzyme called Na(+),K(+)-ATPase (NKA). While most fireflies produce these toxins internally, species of the genus Photuris acquire them from a surprising source: predation on othe...

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Autores principales: Yang, Lu, Borne, Flora, Betz, Anja, Aardema, Matthew L., Zhen, Ying, Peng, Julie, Visconti, Regina, Wu, Mariana, Roland, Bartholomew P., Talsma, Aaron D., Palladino, Mike J., Petschenka, Georg, Andolfatto, Peter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10028858/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36945443
http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2023.03.08.531760

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