A horizontally transferred fungal deubiquitinase facilitates insecticides resistance in whitefly
Hantang Lu, C H I Zhang, Jinyu Hu, C Y Wang, Rong Zhang, Mingjiao Huang, 谭启梅, Cheng Yin, Jixing Xia, Wu Yidong, Xuguo Joe Zhou, Ralf Nauen, Y ZHANG, Chris Bass, Xin Yang
This study identifies a horizontally transferred fungal deubiquitinase, BtUCH19, that enhances insecticide resistance in whiteflies by stabilizing a detoxification enzyme through ubiquitin modification.
bioRxiv · Jun 4, 2026 · PreprintZoology