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Hassan Salem

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Open access Sep 2026

Yellow protein co-opted to sustain obligate symbiosis in leaf beetles

Yellow proteins are best known for their roles in pigmentation, behavior, and development across insects. Here, we uncover their striking evolutionary co-option for a wholly distinct function: sustaining a Paleocene-aged digestive symbiosis in tortoise beetles. We show that a female-specific Yellow forms the gelatinous...

Marleny García-Lozano, Christiane Emmerich, Christine Henzler et al. · 0 citations

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