Retracing the horizontal transfer of a novel innate immune factor in Drosophila
Rebecca L. Tarnopol, Josephine A. Tamsil, Gyöngyi Cinege, Ji Heon Ha, Kirsten Isabel Verster, Edit Ábrahám, Lilla B. Magyar, Bernard Y. Kim, Susan L. Bernstein, Zoltán Lipinszki, István Andó, Noah Kerness Whiteman
This study uses genome editing in Drosophila to trace the evolution of horizontally transferred immune toxins, showing fusionB enhances survival and suppresses parasitoid wasp development.
Current Biology · Dec 20, 2024Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology