MicrobiologyPNAS NexusPeer-reviewed
Cell-based assays and comparative genomics revealed the conserved and hidden effects of Wolbachia on insect sex determination
Hiroshi Arai, Benjamin Herran, Takafumi N Sugimoto…·Daisuke Kageyama
This study uses cell transinfection and comparative genomics to show that Wolbachia strains inducing male killing or feminization affect sex-determining gene splicing in Lepidoptera, while some non-inducing strains also influence sex determination through different mechanisms.
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