Horizontal gene transfer-mediated enhancement of gut antifungal defense facilitates host plant adaptation in an invasive pest

Horizontal gene transfer-mediated enhancement of gut antifungal defense facilitates host plant adaptation in an invasive pest

Summary: Invasive pests exploit adaptive mechanisms including horizontal gene transfer (HGT) to overcome environmental challenges. Here, we show that the invasive fall webworm Hyphantria cunea acquires a chitinase gene (HcuChiA) via HGT, facilitating adaptation to the novel host Metasequoia glyptost...

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Main Authors: Shouke Zhang, Xiayu Li, Zikun Li, Yuxin Zhang, Yiping Wang, Letian Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-07-01
Series:Cell Reports
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CP: Microbiology
CP: Plants
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124725007417
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