Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
Natural and laboratory mutations in kuzbanian are associated with heavy metal stress phenotypes in Drosophila melanogaster
Hung Le, Lain Guio, Miriam Merenciano…·Josefa Gonzalez
The paper investigates the association between mutations in kuzbanian and zinc stress phenotypes in Drosophila melanogaster, finding that overexpression increases tolerance while natural mutations have context-dependent effects.
DOI 10.1038/srep42663