Functional carbohydrate-active enzymes acquired by horizontal gene transfer from plants in the whitefly Bemisia tabaci
D. Colinet, M. Haon, E. Drula, M. Boyer, S. Grisel, C. Belliardo, G. Koutsovoulos, J.-G. Berrin, E. Danchin
The paper identifies plant-derived horizontal gene transfer (HGT) events in Bemisia tabaci, revealing functional CAZymes with distinct glucanase activities.
bioRxiv · Jun 3, 2024Evolutionary Biology