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A Wolbachia factor for male killing in lepidopteran insects

Bacterial symbionts, such as Wolbachia species, can manipulate the sexual development and reproduction of their insect hosts. For example, Wolbachia infection induces male-specific death in the Asian corn borer Ostrinia furnacalis by targeting the host factor Masculinizer (Masc), an essential protei...

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Autores principales: Katsuma, Susumu, Hirota, Kanako, Matsuda-Imai, Noriko, Fukui, Takahiro, Muro, Tomohiro, Nishino, Kohei, Kosako, Hidetaka, Shoji, Keisuke, Takanashi, Hideki, Fujii, Takeshi, Arimura, Shin-ichi, Kiuchi, Takashi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9663696/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36376299
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34488-y