Horizontally transferred glycoside hydrolase 26 may aid hemipteran insects in plant tissue digestion
Hunter K. Walt, Seung-Joon Ahn, Federico G. Hoffmann
This study identifies a horizontally transferred glycoside hydrolase 26 gene from bacteria to Hemiptera insects, showing its adaptive role in plant tissue digestion through high expression in salivary glands.
bioRxiv · Apr 15, 2024Evolutionary Biology