Parasitoid wasp venoms degrade Drosophila imaginal discs for successful parasitism
Takumi Kamiyama, Yuko Shimada‐Niwa, Hitoha Mori, Naoki Tani, Hitomi Takemata-Kawabata, Mitsuki Fujii, Akira Takasu, Minami Katayama, Takayoshi Kuwabara, Kazuki Seike, Noriko Matsuda–Imai, Toshiya Senda, Susumu Katsuma, Akira Nakamura, Ryusuke Niwa
This study identifies two venom proteins from Asobara japonica that induce imaginal disc degradation in Drosophila, essential for parasitism success.
Science Advances · Jan 29, 2025Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology