The Spodoptera frugiperda L-aminoacylase degrades fatty acid-amino acid conjugates and promotes larvae growth on Zea mays

Abstract Oral secretions (OS) contain diverse functional molecules that play important roles in the molecular interactions between insect herbivores and their host plants. Components of OS have been hypothesized to facilitate adaptation of specialized herbivores towards their preferred hosts. In thi...

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Main Authors: Bin Li, Mei Luo, Xiaofeng Liu, Wangpeng Shi, Jinfeng Qi, Shaoqun Zhou, Guirong Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-04-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-025-08048-1
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