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Taoping Wu

Queen Mary University of LondonORCID 0000-0001-8607-5131Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Evolutionary Biology· 2 Ecology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Lee M. HenryiD· 3 shared Balig PanossianiD· 2 shared Kerry M. OliveriD· 2 shared Vilas Valjibhai PateliD· 2 shared Ailsa H. C. McLeaniD· 1 shared Anoushka A. Rodrigues· 1 shared Benjamin J. ParkeriD· 1 shared Elliott B. GoldsteiniD· 1 shared

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Evolutionary BiologyProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPeer-reviewedSep 21, 2026

Phenotypic divergence is driven by mobile genetic elements in a heritable insect symbiont

Balig Panossian, Matthew R. Kolp, Taoping Wu…·Benjamin J. Parker

The paper shows that mobile genetic elements drive phenotypic divergence in the insect symbiont Regiella insecticola by mediating gene gains and losses that affect host defense.

DOI 10.1073/pnas.2607226123

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Evolutionary BiologyMolecular Biology and EvolutionPeer-reviewedMar 21, 2026

Phage toxin variants are linked to protection specificity in a defensive symbiont

Balig Panossian, Ailsa H. C. McLean, Vilas Valjibhai Patel…·Lee M. Henry

The paper identifies phage toxin variants as key determinants of specificity in Hamiltonella defensa's defense against parasitoid wasps.

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DNA methylationwhole-genome sequencing

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EcologyEcology LettersPeer-reviewedFeb 1, 2025

Defensive symbiont genotype distributions are linked to parasitoid attack networks

Taoping Wu, Anoushka A. Rodrigues, Tom M. Fayle, Lee M. Henry

The paper shows that Hamiltonella defensa genotype distributions in aphids align with shared parasitoids rather than host plants, indicating parasitoids drive symbiosis prevalence.

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