Adaptation of the generalist spider mite herbivore Tetranychus urticae - here depicted on a bean leaf - to pesticides and host plants has been associated with large transcriptomic changes, including for genes associated with detoxification of pesticides and toxic plant compounds. Nevertheless, the basis of the observed variation has remained largely unknown. As revealed with a parental/F1 experimental design and genetically diverse T. urticae strains, trans-driven variation in the expression of detoxification genes was found to be common. See Kurlovs et al.
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Research Articles
Selective sweeps on different pigmentation genes mediate convergent evolution of island melanism in two incipient bird species
PLOS Genetics: published November 1, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010474
COVID-19 and systemic lupus erythematosus genetics: A balance between autoimmune disease risk and protection against infection
PLOS Genetics: published November 3, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010253
Exome-wide association study to identify rare variants influencing COVID-19 outcomes: Results from the Host Genetics Initiative
PLOS Genetics: published November 3, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010367
Leveraging pleiotropy for joint analysis of genome-wide association studies with per trait interpretations
PLOS Genetics: published November 7, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010447
Trans-regulatory changes underpin the evolution of the Drosophila immune response
PLOS Genetics: published November 7, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010453
Aging and sperm signals alter DNA break formation and repair in the C. elegans germline
PLOS Genetics: published November 7, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010282
Mosaic patterns of selection in genomic regions associated with diverse human traits
PLOS Genetics: published November 7, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010494
Cannabinoids activate the insulin pathway to modulate mobilization of cholesterol in C. elegans
PLOS Genetics: published November 8, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010346
wnt16 regulates spine and muscle morphogenesis through parallel signals from notochord and dermomyotome
PLOS Genetics: published November 8, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010496
Ydj1 interaction at nucleotide-binding-domain of yeast Ssa1 impacts Hsp90 collaboration and client maturation
PLOS Genetics: published November 9, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010442
A new mouse model of Charcot-Marie-Tooth 2J neuropathy replicates human axonopathy and suggest alteration in axo-glia communication
PLOS Genetics: published November 9, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010477
ATRX modulates the escape from a telomere crisis
PLOS Genetics: published November 9, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010485
Light triggers a network switch between circadian morning and evening oscillators controlling behaviour during daily temperature cycles
PLOS Genetics: published November 11, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010487
The Rheb GTPase promotes pheromone blindness via a TORC1-independent pathway in the phytopathogenic fungus Ustilago maydis
PLOS Genetics: published November 14, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010483
Trans-driven variation in expression is common among detoxification genes in the extreme generalist herbivore Tetranychus urticae
PLOS Genetics: published November 14, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010333
Systematic proximal mapping of the classical RAD51 paralogs unravel functionally and clinically relevant interactors for genome stability
PLOS Genetics: published November 14, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010495
O-GlcNAc transferase plays a non-catalytic role in C. elegans male fertility
PLOS Genetics: published November 16, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010273
Predictable and stable epimutations induced during clonal plant propagation with embryonic transcription factor
PLOS Genetics: published November 16, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010479
Education interacts with genetic variants near GJD2, RBFOX1, LAMA2, KCNQ5 and LRRC4C to confer susceptibility to myopia
PLOS Genetics: published November 17, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010478
Mutation of the Drosophila melanogaster serotonin transporter dSERT impacts sleep, courtship, and feeding behaviors
PLOS Genetics: published November 21, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010289
The ANC-1 (Nesprin-1/2) organelle-anchoring protein functions through mitochondria to polarize axon growth in response to SLT-1
PLOS Genetics: published November 21, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010521
MYB44-ENAP1/2 restricts HDT4 to regulate drought tolerance in Arabidopsis
PLOS Genetics: published November 22, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010473
Aberrant expression and localization of the RAP1 shelterin protein contribute to age-related phenotypes
PLOS Genetics: published November 28, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010506
TGFβ pathway is required for viable gestation of Fanconi anemia embryos
PLOS Genetics: published November 28, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010459
Rice OsPUB16 modulates the ‘SAPK9-OsMADS23-OsAOC’ pathway to reduce plant water-deficit tolerance by repressing ABA and JA biosynthesis
PLOS Genetics: published November 28, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010520
mRNA 5′ terminal sequences drive 200-fold differences in expression through effects on synthesis, translation and decay
PLOS Genetics: published November 28, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010532
A widespread inversion polymorphism conserved among Saccharomyces species is caused by recurrent homogenization of a sporulation gene family
PLOS Genetics: published November 28, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010525
Co-depletion of NIPBL and WAPL balance cohesin activity to correct gene misexpression
PLOS Genetics: published November 30, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010528
Genetic duplication of tissue factor reveals subfunctionalization in venous and arterial hemostasis
PLOS Genetics: published November 30, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010534
ZYG-9ch-TOG promotes the stability of acentrosomal poles via regulation of spindle microtubules in C. elegans oocyte meiosis
PLOS Genetics: published November 30, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010489
Retraction
Retraction: Maize opaque10 Encodes a Cereal-Specific Protein That Is Essential for the Proper Distribution of Zeins in Endosperm Protein Bodies
PLOS Genetics: published November 16, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010501
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A robust and adaptive framework for interaction testing in quantitative traits between multiple genetic loci and exposure variables
PLOS Genetics: published November 16, 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010464