GeneticsCurrent BiologyPeer-reviewed
Co-opted Genes of Algal Origin Protect C. elegans against Cyanogenic Toxins
Bingying Wang, Taruna Pandey, Yong Long…·K. Dengke
This study identifies a genetic pathway in C. elegans that detoxifies amygdalin by co-opting algal genes acquired via horizontal gene transfer.
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