Tang, X., Xia, X., Liu, Y., Hong, X., Huang, Y., Li, G., Liang, Y., Wang, X., Pang, H., & Yang, Y. 2025 Alternative splicing fine-tunes prey shift of Coccinellini lady beetles to non-target insect. BMC Genomics 26: 472
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Notes: In this study, we performed a genome-wide investigation of the alternative splicing (AS) dynamics in response to feeding shift from natural prey bean aphids (Megoura japonica) to non-target insect citrus mealybugs (Planococcus citri) in three Coccinellini species, Propylea japonica, Coccinella septempunctata and Harmonia axyridis. With the findings, we hope to unravel the post-transcriptional mechanisms that fine-tunes their prey switch to non-target insects, and provide new insights switch to non-target insects, and provide new insights into the genetic basis behind the predaceous specialization of Coccinellini lady beetles, which would help in evaluating their ecological safety as biological control agents. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-025-11641-7
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