Arabidopsis-Swede Midge as an experimentally tractable insect gall model to dissect plant reprogramming
Zeynep Begüm Şen, Zsuzsanna Mérai, Marina Silvestre Vañó, Byron Rusnak, Carina Lopez, Paige Guevarra, Liya Zaygerman, Boyd Mori, Yan Ma
This study establishes Arabidopsis thaliana and Swede Midge as a model system to study insect-induced gall formation and plant reprogramming.
bioRxiv · Oct 22, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology