通过专家和通用草食昆虫调节Quercus robur的叶子转录组

Malte Mader1, Franziska Orgel1, Tetyana Nosenko2

  • 1Thünen Institute of Forest Genetics, Sieker Landstrasse 2, 22927, Grosshansdorf, Germany.

Tree physiology
|December 16, 2025
PubMed
概括

树对通用 (Lymantria dispar) 和专业 (Tortrix viridana) 毛虫有着独特的转录防御. 专家昆虫会触发更具体的细胞壁防御,而通用昆虫会诱导更广泛的荷尔蒙和代谢反应,揭示基因型介导的防御策略.

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