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SUBMITTER: Elias LG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6224076 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Elias Larissa G LG Silva Denise B DB Silva Ricardo R Peng Yan-Qiong YQ Yang Da-Rong DR Lopes Norberto P NP Pereira Rodrigo A S RAS
PloS one 20181108 11
The galling habit represents a complex type of interaction between insects and plants, ranging from antagonism to mutualism. The obligate pollination mutualism between Ficus and fig wasps relies strongly on the induction of galls in Ficus flowers, where wasps' offspring develop. Even though gall induction plays an important role in many insect-plant interactions, the mechanisms that trigger gall formation are still not completely known. Using a fingerprinting approach, we show here that venom pr ...[more]