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Disruption of a horizontally transferred phytoene desaturase abolishes carotenoid accumulation and diapause in Tetranychus urticae.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 18 Jul 2017
Bryon Astrid, Kurlovs Andre H, Dermauw Wannes, Greenhalgh Robert, Riga Maria, Grbić Miodrag, Tirry Luc, Osakabe Masahiro, Vontas John, Clark Richard M, Van Leeuwen Thomas
Abstract excerpt
Carotenoids underlie many of the vibrant yellow, orange, and red colors in animals, and are involved in processes ranging from vision to protection from stresses. Most animals acquire carotenoids from their diets because de novo synthesis of carotenoids is primarily limited to plants and some bacteria and fungi. Recently, sequencing projects in aphids and adelgids, spider mites, and gall midges identified genes...
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