Oberemok, V., Laikova, K., Gal’chinsky, N., Ali, J., Petrishina, N., Yatskova, Y., & Chachoua, I. 2026a Extracellular ssDNA from Pittosporum tobira exerts strong insecticidal activity on Coccus hesperidum: a natural parallel to ‘genetic zipper’ technology. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 27, 4576

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Notes: In the current study, the authors show that Pittosporum tobira secretes single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) that exerts an insecticidal effect on Coccus hesperidum. This study aims to address a critical knowledge gap, highlighting a natural parallel to CUADb-based oligonucleotide insecticides and ‘genetic zipper’ technology in general. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms27104576

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