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Sugar transporters enable a leaf beetle to accumulate plant defense compounds

Many herbivorous insects selectively accumulate plant toxins for defense against predators; however, little is known about the transport processes that enable insects to absorb and store defense compounds in the body. Here, we investigate how a specialist herbivore, the horseradish flea beetle, accu...

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Autores principales: Yang, Zhi-Ling, Nour-Eldin, Hussam Hassan, Hänniger, Sabine, Reichelt, Michael, Crocoll, Christoph, Seitz, Fabian, Vogel, Heiko, Beran, Franziska
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8113468/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33976202
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22982-8