Open AccessWhiteflies weaponize a plant defense via horizontal gene transfer
Author(s) -
Noah K. Whiteman,
Rebecca L. Tarnopol
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
cell
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 26.304
H-Index - 776
eISSN - 1097-4172
pISSN - 0092-8674
DOI - 10.1016/j.cell.2021.03.017
Subject(s) - biology , horizontal gene transfer , gene transfer , gene , genetics , botany , phylogenetics
Co-opting enemy weapons is a proven strategy in warfare. The war of nature is no different. In this issue of Cell, Xia and colleagues show how a major crop pest stole a plant phenolic glucoside malonyltransferase gene, allowing neutralization of a large class of plant defense compounds.
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