Zinc finger proteins facilitate adaptation of a global insect pest to climate change

Zinc finger proteins facilitate adaptation of a global insect pest to climate change

Abstract Background Global climate change significantly impacts ecosystems, particularly through temperature fluctuations that affect insect physiology and behavior. As poikilotherms, insect pests such as the globally devastating diamondback moth (DBM), Plutella xylostella, are especially vulnerable...

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Main Authors: Tianpu Li, Jiao Guo, Guilei Hu, Fang Cao, Haiyin Su, Mengdi Shen, Huimin Wang, Minsheng You, Yuanyuan Liu, Geoff M. Gurr, Shijun You
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-12-01
Series:BMC Biology
Subjects:
Plutella xylostella
CRISPR/Cas9
Zinc finger proteins
Temperature adaptability
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-024-02109-3
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