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SUBMITTER: Wang ZZ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5992160 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nature communications 20180607 1
Parasitic wasps produce several factors including venom, polydnaviruses (PDVs) and specialized wasp cells named teratocytes that benefit the survival of offspring by altering the physiology of hosts. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms for the alterations remain unclear. Here we find that the teratocytes of Cotesia vestalis, an endoparasitoid of the diamondback moth Plutella xylostella, and its associated bracovirus (CvBV) can produce miRNAs and deliver the products into the host via di ...[more]