{
  "id": 12351347,
  "title": "An Aphid Protein Interferes with Plant endomembrane Trafficking Machinery to Promote Aphid Survival and Plant Growth",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/an-aphid-protein-interferes-with-plant-endomembrane-trafficking",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.10.02.756256v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Aphids deplete their host plants of amino acids and other essential nutrients by feeding on phloem sap. Autophagy, a conserved process across eukaryotes, maintains cellular homeostasis during starvation and environmental stress by recycling damaged or excess cellular components. Here, we identified and characterized a previously uninvestigated aphid salivary protein, termed Aphid Autophagy…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}