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.

This study identifies and validates GmCad1 as a Cry1A receptor in Grapholita molesta, showing its binding to Cry1Aa, Cry1Ab, and Cry1Ac proteins.

This study characterizes the RNA virome of Tuta absoluta, identifying ten novel insect-specific viruses and highlighting greater viral diversity in field populations compared to lab samples.

The paper functionally characterizes insect IRs by expressing them in transgenic Drosophila neurons, revealing their ligand specificity and potential as a tool for studying chemosensory receptors.

ViR improves detection of viral integrations in repetitive genomes by addressing intrasample variability using paired-end WGS data and a viral database.