Whitefly hijacks a plant detoxification gene that neutralizes plant toxins

(Cell 184, 1693–1705.e1–e17; April 1, 2021) We failed to cite two relevant papers in the Discussion of our paper. Our study reports on horizontal transfer a plant gene whiteflies, allowing these insects neutralize common defense compounds. By demonstrating function we highlight evolutionary implications for plant-insect interactions and show potential findings pest control by silencing via genetically transformed tomato plants. neglected, however, studies Sharma et al., 2015Sharma P. Das De T. S. Kumar Mishra A. Thomas Verma Kumari V. Lata Singh N. Valecha al.Deep sequencing revealed molecular signature like transcripts mosquito Anopheles culicifacies: an puzzle.F1000Res. 2015; 4: 1523Crossref PubMed Scopus (4) Google Scholar Lapadula 2020Lapadula W.J. Mascotti M.L. Juri Ayub M. Whitefly genomes contain ribotoxin coding genes acquired from plants.Sci. Rep. 2020; 10: 15503Crossref (7) Scholar, which also provide bioinformatic evidence insect, whitefly, respectively. article has been corrected online include references. apologize omissions. hijacks detoxification that neutralizes toxinsXia al.CellMarch 25, 2021In BriefThe cosmopolitan agricultural Bemisia tabaci plant-derived through plant-to-insect event. This allows whiteflies detoxify compounds continue feed their hosts. Full-Text PDF Open Archive