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Symbiotic bracovirus of a parasite manipulates host lipid metabolism via tachykinin signaling

Parasites alter host energy homeostasis for their own development, but the mechanisms underlying this phenomenon remain largely unknown. Here, we show that Cotesia vestalis, an endoparasitic wasp of Plutella xylostella larvae, stimulates a reduction of host lipid levels. This process requires excess...

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Autores principales: Wang, Yanping, Wu, Xiaotong, Wang, Zehua, Chen, Ting, Zhou, Sicong, Chen, Jiani, Pang, Lan, Ye, Xiqian, Shi, Min, Huang, Jianhua, Chen, Xuexin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7951984/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33647060
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1009365