EcologybioRxivPreprint
Insect REPAT proteins mediate cross-kingdom communication in microbe-insect-plant interactions
Rosa Esmeralda Becerra-García, Adrià Mengual‐Martí, Ada Frattini…·Cristina Maria Crava
This study identifies REPAT proteins as mediators of cross-kingdom communication between insects, microbes, and plants, showing how viral infections alter plant defense responses through changes in REPAT abundance.
DOI 10.64898/2026.08.03.742523