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Molecular Evolution of the Glutathione S-Transferase Family in the Bemisia tabaci Species Complex.
Genome biology and evolution - 1 Feb 2020
Aidlin Harari Ofer, Santos-Garcia Diego, Musseri Mirit, Moshitzky Pnina, Patel Mitulkumar, Visendi Paul, Seal Susan, Sertchook Rotem, Malka Osnat, Morin Shai
Abstract excerpt
The glutathione S-transferase (GST) family plays an important role in the adaptation of herbivorous insects to new host plants and other environmental constrains. The family codes for enzymes that neutralize reactive oxygen species and phytotoxins through the conjugation of reduced glutathione. Here, we studied the molecular evolution of the GST family in Bemisia tabaci, a complex of >35 sibling species,...
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