Dylan Shropshire · @ShropshireJD
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#Wolbachia #endosymbiont #bacteria sometimes cause #MaleKilling.
In this paper from @naturecomms, researchers identify a gene called Oscar which kills males by targeting the host Masculinizer protein in #butterflies. Oscar has #ankyrin repeats and a #ulp1 domain similar to the male killing gene #Spaid in #Spiroplasma.
#Spiroplasma #Spaid #ulp1 #ankyrin #butterflies #MaleKilling #bacteria #Endosymbiont #wolbachia
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