Plant-induced transcriptional plasticity diverges between generalist and specialist herbivores
Jun Wu, Zhimou Lin, G. Q. Li, Wenyuan Yu, Yangzhi Zhang, Yishuo Kou, Pengshuai Peng, Tingfen He, Yu Wang, Shuai Zhan, Jean‐Christophe Simon, Saskia A. Hogenhout, Yazhou Chen
This study compares transcriptional plasticity in generalist and specialist aphids in response to different host plants, finding divergent gene expression patterns and differential effects of plant defense signals.
Molecular Ecology · Feb 26, 2026Peer-reviewedPlant Biology