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Multiple alleles encoding a virus-like particle protein in the ichneumonid endoparasitoid Venturia canescens.
Insect molecular biology - 1 Nov 1996
Hellers M, Beck M, Theopold U, Kamei M, Schmidt O
Abstract excerpt
Hymenopteran endoparasitoids produce nuclear secretions from ovarian glands, which are deposited into the host insect together with the egg, protecting the developing parasitoid against the host's defence reactions. In the ichneumonid Venturia canescens, virus-like particles (VLPs), are attached to the egg surface and provide passive protection against encapsulation by the host. One of the four major particle...
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