Sugar transporters enable a leaf beetle to accumulate plant defense compounds
Z.-L. Yang, H. H. Nour-Eldin, S. Haenniger, M. Reichelt, C. Crocoll, F. Seitz, H. Vogel, F. Beran
This study identifies sugar transporter genes in beetles that prevent the excretion of plant defense compounds, enabling their accumulation for defense.
bioRxiv · Mar 3, 2021Physiology