A virus co-opts vector's m⁶A machinery for adaptive compensation
Buli Fu, Jinyu Hu, Qun Liu, Rong Zhang, Xiaojie Wu, Xinfeng Guo, Shaonan Liu, Mingjiao Huang, Peipan Gong, Xuegao Wei, Jing Yang, 谭启梅, Jinjin Liang, Chao He, Xuguo Joe Zhou, , Xin Yang
The paper shows TYLCV co-opts its vector's m6A machinery to enhance reproductive fitness in resistant whiteflies, revealing a mechanism for adaptive virus-vector interactions.
bioRxiv · Aug 27, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology