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Huang HJ, Zhang JL, Zhang CX. Insight into phenotypic plasticity in planthoppers. Curr Opin Insect Sci 2023; 59:101106. [PMID: 37625640 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2023.101106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Revised: 08/08/2023] [Accepted: 08/18/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023]
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Planthoppers possess an impressive ability to exhibit phenotypic plasticity, which allows them to adjust their morphology for migration, overwintering, and adaptation to different environmental conditions. The wing and color polyphenism are the two most outward morphologies. Wing polyphenism serves as a classic illustration of a life history trade-off between reproduction and migration, while color polyphenism is potentially correlated with the insect development and immunity. In this review, we present the important contributions that link environment cues to wing and color polyphenism, and highlight recent advances in insulin/insulin-like growth factor signaling-forkhead transcription factor subgroup O (FoxO) pathway-mediated wing development and tyrosine-melanin pathway-mediated coloration. Further work, particularly in the identification of the genes that FoxO regulates and in the elucidation of the intracellular signals that link the stimuli to the tyrosine-melanin pathway, is required.
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- Hai-Jian Huang
- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Key Laboratory of Biotechnology in Plant Protection of Ministry of Agriculture and Zhejiang Province, Institute of Plant Virology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- Institute of Insect Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Key Laboratory of Biotechnology in Plant Protection of Ministry of Agriculture and Zhejiang Province, Institute of Plant Virology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China; Institute of Insect Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
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Yoshida A, Yabu S, Otaki JM. The Plastic Larval Body Color of the Pale Grass Blue Butterfly Zizeeria maha (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) in Response to the Host Plant Color: The Maternal Effect on Crypsis. Insects 2023; 14:insects14020202. [PMID: 36835771 PMCID: PMC9966816 DOI: 10.3390/insects14020202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2022] [Revised: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Many lepidopteran larvae show body color polyphenism, and their colors may be cryptic on the host plant leaves. To elucidate the effect of the host plant color on the plastic larval body color, we focused on the lycaenid butterfly Zizeeria maha, which shows various larval body colors ranging from green to red, even within a sibling group. We showed that oviposition was normally performed on both green and red leaves, despite a green preference and the fact that the larvae grew equally by consuming either green or red leaves. The number of red larvae decreased from the second instar stage to the fourth instar stage, demonstrating a stage-dependent variation. When the larvae were fed either green or red leaves across multiple generations of the lineages, the red larvae were significantly more abundant in the red leaf lineage than in the green leaf lineage. Moreover, the red-fed siblings showed a significantly higher red larval frequency than the green-fed siblings in the red-leaf lineage but not in the green-leaf lineage. These results suggest that, in this butterfly species, the plastic larval body color for crypsis may be affected not only by the color of the leaves that the larvae consume (single-generation effect) but also by the color of the leaves that their mothers consume (maternal effect), in addition to a stage-dependent color variation.
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Wang N, Zhang Y, Li W, Peng Z, Pan H, Li S, Cheng T, Liu C. Abnormal overexpression of SoxD enhances melanin synthesis in the Ursa mutant of Bombyx mori. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2022; 149:103832. [PMID: 36067957 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2022.103832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2022] [Revised: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The pigment and structural color of insects play crucial roles in body protection, ecological adaptation, and signal communication. Epidermal melanization is a common and main coloring pattern, which results in broad phenotypic diversity. Melanin is one of the compounds contributing to dark brown-black pigmentation, which is synthesized from dopamine and tyrosine by the melanin metabolism pathway. The Ursa mutant of the silkworm Bombyx mori is a body-color mutant characterized by excessive melanin pigmentation in the larval epidermis. However, the exact gene responsible for this phenotype remains unclear. Here, we performed positional cloning of the gene responsible for Ursa, which was mapped to an 83-kb region on chromosome 14. The genomic region contains a protein-coding gene encoding a transcription factor, which was designated BmSoxD. The mutation site was determined by analysis of nucleotide sequences of the genomic region corresponding to BmSoxD, which identified a 449-bp transposable sequence similar to that of the B. mori transposon Helitron inserted into the sixth intron. BmSoxD was dramatically overexpressed in the epidermis of Ursa at the end of the molting stage compared with that of wild-type B. mori. Overexpression of BmSoxD led to upregulation of genes involved in the melanin metabolism pathway, whereas knocking down BmSoxD via small interfering RNAs blocked melanin pigment production in the larval epidermis. These data indicate that the mutation in BmSoxD is responsible for the Ursa mutant phenotype. We propose that the transposable sequence insertion causes abnormal overexpression of BmSoxD at the molting stage in the Ursa mutant, resulting in excessive melanin synthesis and its accumulation in epidermal cells.
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- Niannian Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China; Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Genetic Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China; Cancer Center, Reproductive Medicine Center, Medical Research Institute, Southwest University, 400716, Chongqing, China.
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Liu T, Xu X, An F, Zhu W, Luo D, Liu S, Wei G, Wang L. Functional analysis of nuclear receptor HR96 gene in Bombyx mori exposed to phoxim. Arch Insect Biochem Physiol 2022; 111:e21910. [PMID: 35470488 DOI: 10.1002/arch.21910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Revised: 03/23/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The nuclear receptor (NRs) gene family functions as ligand-dependent transcription factors in a variety of animals, which participates in a variety of biological processes, such as cell differentiation, metabolic regulation, reproduction, development, insect metamorphosis. In this study, a nuclear receptor HR96 gene in silkworm Bombyx mori (BmHR96) was identified, and the responses of BmHR96 gene to 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E), three insecticides, and two disinfectants were analyzed and its function in phoxim exposure was explored. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction indicated that the expression of BmHR96 mRNA was the highest in ovary of 5th instar Day 3 silkworm larvae and in silk gland of the wandering stage. The expression patterns of BmHR96 gene in ovary, head, testis, and midgut of different stages were different. After injecting 20E into B. mori, the expression of BmHR96 mRNA had no significant difference compared with control. Three insecticides and two disinfectants were used to treat B. mori, respectively, and it was found that they had different influence patterns on the expression level of BmHR96. siRNA of BmHR96 was injected into silkworm larvae and the expression of BmHR96 was decreased significantly after injecting 72 h. After silencing of BmHR96, B. mori was fed with phoxim-treated leaves. The results showed that the mortality of B. mori after silencing of BmHR96 was significantly higher than the control. Our results indicated that HR96 plays an important role in regulating the stress response of phoxim.
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- Tianrun Liu
- School of Life Science, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- School of Life Science, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- School of Life Science, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- School of Life Science, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- School of Life Science, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- School of Life Science, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- School of Life Science, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- School of Life Science, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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Wu MM, Chen X, Xu QX, Zang LS, Wang S, Li M, Xiao D. Melanin Synthesis Pathway Interruption: CRISPR/Cas9-mediated Knockout of dopa decarboxylase (DDC) in Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). J Insect Sci 2022; 22:6694719. [PMID: 36082675 PMCID: PMC9459435 DOI: 10.1093/jisesa/ieac048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2022] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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CRISPR/Cas9 technology is a very powerful genome editing tool and has been used in many insect species for functional genomics studies through targeted gene mutagenesis. Here, we successfully established CRISPR/Cas9 research platform in Asian multi-colored ladybird beetle, Harmonia axyridis, an important natural enemy in biological control. In this study, one pivotal gene dopa decarboxylase (DDC) in melanin synthesis was targeted by CRISPR/Cas9 to generate mutants in H. axyridis by CRISPR/Cas9 technology. Our results showed that injection of single guide RNA of the DDC and Cas9 protein into preblastoderm eggs induced one insertion and four deletion (indels) mutant H. axyridis. Mutations of HaDDC gene generated 25% mutant rate with melanin missing phenotype in larva, pupa,l and adult stage. The predation ability of the fourth instar larvae has no significant difference between wild (control) and mutant H. axyridis (G0), while these mutant fourth instar larvae had longer developmental period than that of the wild type. Consequently, the total predation of the fourth instar larvae was significantly increased in H. axyridis mutants comparing with the wild type. These results indicated that the success of CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing in H. axyridis. The gene editing platform in H. axyridis would facilitate the gene function research and promote special strain of predatory ladybird beetle generation.
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- Institute of Plant and Environment Protection, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- Jilin Engineering Research Center of Resource Insects Industrialization, Institute of Biological Control, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China
- Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering of Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- Institute of Plant and Environment Protection, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- Corresponding author, e-mail: (M.L.), (D.X.)
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- Corresponding author, e-mail: (M.L.), (D.X.)
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Salcedo-Porras N, Oliveira PL, Guarneri AA, Lowenberger C. A fat body transcriptome analysis of the immune responses of Rhodnius prolixus to artificial infections with bacteria. Parasit Vectors 2022; 15:269. [PMID: 35906633 PMCID: PMC9335980 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-022-05358-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Rhodnius prolixus is an important vector of Trypanosoma cruzi, the causal agent of Chagas disease in humans. Despite the medical importance of this and other triatomine vectors, the study of their immune responses has been limited to a few molecular pathways and processes. Insect immunity studies were first described for holometabolous insects such as Drosophila melanogaster, and it was assumed that their immune responses were conserved in all insects. However, study of the immune responses of triatomines and other hemimetabolous insects has revealed discrepancies between these and the Drosophila model. Methods To expand our understanding of innate immune responses of triatomines to pathogens, we injected fifth instar nymphs of R. prolixus with the Gram-negative (Gr−) bacterium Enterobacter cloacae, the Gram-positive (Gr+) bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, or phosphate-buffered saline (PBS), and evaluated transcript expression in the fat body 8 and 24 h post-injection (hpi). We analyzed the differential expression of transcripts at each time point, and across time, for each treatment. Results At 8 hpi, the Gr− bacteria-injected group had a large number of differentially expressed (DE) transcripts, and most of the changes in transcript expression were maintained at 24 hpi. In the Gr+ bacteria treatment, few DE transcripts were detected at 8 hpi, but a large number of transcripts were DE at 24 hpi. Unexpectedly, the PBS control also had a large number of DE transcripts at 24 hpi. Very few DE transcripts were common to the different treatments and time points, indicating a high specificity of the immune responses of R. prolixus to different pathogens. Antimicrobial peptides known to be induced by the immune deficiency pathway were induced upon Gr− bacterial infection. Many transcripts of genes from the Toll pathway that are thought to participate in responses to Gr+ bacteria and fungi were induced by both bacteria and PBS treatment. Pathogen recognition receptors and serine protease cascade transcripts were also overexpressed after Gr− bacteria and PBS injections. Gr- injection also upregulated transcripts involved in the metabolism of tyrosine, a major substrate involved in the melanotic encapsulation response to pathogens. Conclusions These results reveal time-dependent pathogen-specific regulation of immune responses in triatomines, and hint at strong interactions between the immune deficiency and Toll pathways. Graphical abstract ![]()
Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material, which is available at 10.1186/s13071-022-05358-9.
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- Nicolas Salcedo-Porras
- Centre for Cell Biology, Development and Disease, Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada.
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- Instituto de Bioquímica Médica Leopoldo de Meis, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Avenida Carlos Chagas Filho, 373, Bloco D. Prédio do CCS, Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, 21941-902, Brazil
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- Vector Behavior and Pathogen Interaction Group, Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou, Fiocruz, Avenida Augusto de Lima, 1715, Belo Horizonte, MG CEP, 30190-009, Brazil
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- Centre for Cell Biology, Development and Disease, Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada
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Wang Q, Zhong L, Wang Y, Zheng S, Bian Y, Du J, Yang R, Liu W, Qin L. Tyrosine Hydroxylase and DOPA Decarboxylase Are Associated With Pupal Melanization During Larval–Pupal Transformation in Antheraea pernyi. Front Physiol 2022; 13:832730. [PMID: 35464097 PMCID: PMC9022030 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.832730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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In insects, melanism plays important roles in defense, immunoreactions, and body color. The underlying molecular mechanisms of melanism in different insects are diverse and remain elusive. In contrast to another silkworm, Bombyx mori, the Chinese oak silkworm, Antheraea pernyi, produces melanic pupae under natural environmental conditions. DOPA and dopamine synthesis are crucial for melanin formation. Disruption of these processes reportedly influences body colors in many insects. Most research focuses on newly emerged pupae, and the larval process preceding pupation remains unknown. Due to the large size and long pupation period in A. pernyi, the entire process was studied at least every 12 h. The expression patterns of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) and DOPA decarboxylase (DDC), which are involved in DOPA and dopamine synthesis in the epidermis, were evaluated during larval–pupal metamorphosis. We also performed RNA interference (RNAi) and used enzyme inhibitors to examine morphological changes. The amino acid sequences of TH and DDC share 90.91% and 86.64% identity with those of B. mori. TH and DDC expression was upregulated during the 48–72 h period prior to pupal emergence, especially at 60 h. RNAi of TH and DDC induced partial melanism in some pupae. The inhibitors 3-iodo-tyrosine (3-IT) and L-α-methyl-DOPA (L-DOPA) influenced pupal melanization. Different concentrations of inhibitors led to pupal deformity and even mortality. Four different monoamines, only DOPA and Dopamine synthezed from Tyrosine will be influenced by TH and DDC inhibitor. These results indicate that TH and DDC are key genes associated with pupal melanization during larval–pupal transformation in A. pernyi. Overall, our results suggest that TH and DDC expression alterations in a particular stage can affect body color, setting the molecular basis for artificial control of pupal melanization.
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- Qi Wang
- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Insect Resource Research Center for Engineering and Technology of Liaoning Province, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- Sericultural Research Institute of Liaoning Province, Fengcheng, China
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- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Insect Resource Research Center for Engineering and Technology of Liaoning Province, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
- *Correspondence: Yong Wang,
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- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Insect Resource Research Center for Engineering and Technology of Liaoning Province, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Insect Resource Research Center for Engineering and Technology of Liaoning Province, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Insect Resource Research Center for Engineering and Technology of Liaoning Province, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Insect Resource Research Center for Engineering and Technology of Liaoning Province, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Insect Resource Research Center for Engineering and Technology of Liaoning Province, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Insect Resource Research Center for Engineering and Technology of Liaoning Province, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
- Li Qin,
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Li D, He C, Wang M, Liu H, Liu R, Xu L. Toxicity of Ribavirin to Spodoptera litura by Inhibiting the Juvenile Hormone. J Agric Food Chem 2022; 70:3117-3126. [PMID: 35229607 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c06172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Ribavirin is an antiviral drug showing high and delayed toxicity to the destructive agricultural pest Spodoptera litura. Larvae fed with artificial diets containing ribavirin could not molt successfully and showed abnormal phenotypes, including cuticle melanization and heavy wrinkle of the newly formed procuticle. RNA-Seq analysis suggested that ribavirin has great negative influence on cuticle. Quantitative real-time-polymerase chain reaction results indicated that ribavirin treatment decreased the expression of key genes in juvenile hormone (JH) biosynthesis (CYP15C1 and JH acid methyltransferase) and most cuticle protein genes, whereas the genes in melanin biosynthesis and bursicon genes were upregulated by ribavirin treatment. These results coincided with the decreased titer of JH I, JH II, and JH III determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, the much thinner procuticle layer exhibited by histopathological examination, and the cuticle melanization after ribavirin treatment. These results provided a valuable theoretical basis for the creation of green insecticides targeting JH and the development of new insecticide derivatives from 1,2,4-triazole.
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- Dongzhi Li
- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, Henan Province, China
- Henan Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Creation & Intelligent Pesticide Residue Sensor Detection, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, Henan Province, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, Henan Province, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, Henan Province, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, Henan Province, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, Henan Province, China
- Henan Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Creation & Intelligent Pesticide Residue Sensor Detection, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, Henan Province, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, Henan Province, China
- Henan Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Creation & Intelligent Pesticide Residue Sensor Detection, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, Henan Province, China
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Neuparth T, Alves N, Machado AM, Pinheiro M, Montes R, Rodil R, Barros S, Ruivo R, Castro LFC, Quintana JB, Santos MM. Neuroendocrine pathways at risk? Simvastatin induces inter and transgenerational disruption in the keystone amphipod Gammarus locusta. Aquat Toxicol 2022; 244:106095. [PMID: 35121565 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2022.106095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2021] [Revised: 01/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The primary focus of environmental toxicological studies is to address the direct effects of chemicals on exposed organisms (parental generation - F0), mostly overlooking effects on subsequent non-exposed generations (F1 and F2 - intergenerational and F3 transgenerational, respectively). Here, we addressed the effects of simvastatin (SIM), one of the most widely prescribed human pharmaceuticals for the primary treatment of hypercholesterolemia, using the keystone crustacean Gammarus locusta. We demonstrate that SIM, at environmentally relevant concentrations, has significant inter and transgenerational (F1 and F3) effects in key signaling pathways involved in crustaceans' neuroendocrine regulation (Ecdysteroids, Catecholamines, NO/cGMP/PKG, GABAergic and Cholinergic signaling pathways), concomitantly with changes in apical endpoints, such as depressed reproduction and growth. These findings are an essential step to improve hazard and risk assessment of biological active compounds, such as SIM, and highlight the importance of studying the transgenerational effects of environmental chemicals in animals' neuroendocrine regulation.
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- T Neuparth
- CIIMAR-Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Avenida General Norton de Matos, S/N, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal.
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- CIIMAR-Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Avenida General Norton de Matos, S/N, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal; FCUP - Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- CIIMAR-Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Avenida General Norton de Matos, S/N, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal; FCUP - Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- CIIMAR-Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Avenida General Norton de Matos, S/N, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal; FCUP - Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Food Sciences, IAQBUS - Institute of Research on Chemical and Biological Analysis, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, R. Constantino Candeira S/N, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Food Sciences, IAQBUS - Institute of Research on Chemical and Biological Analysis, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, R. Constantino Candeira S/N, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- CIIMAR-Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Avenida General Norton de Matos, S/N, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal; CITAB - Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences, Quinta de Prados - Ed. Blocos Laboratoriais C1.10, 5000-801, Vila Real, Portugal
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- CIIMAR-Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Avenida General Norton de Matos, S/N, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal
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- CIIMAR-Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Avenida General Norton de Matos, S/N, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal; FCUP - Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Food Sciences, IAQBUS - Institute of Research on Chemical and Biological Analysis, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, R. Constantino Candeira S/N, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- CIIMAR-Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Avenida General Norton de Matos, S/N, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal; FCUP - Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
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Liu Z, Nanda S, Yang C, Chen S, Guo M, Khan MM, Qiu B, Zhang Y, Zhou X, Pan H. RNAi suppression of the nuclear receptor FTZ-F1 impaired ecdysis, pupation, and reproduction in the 28-spotted potato ladybeetle, Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata. Pestic Biochem Physiol 2022; 182:105029. [PMID: 35249644 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2021.105029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Revised: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 12/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Fushi-tarazu factor 1 (FTZF1) is an ecdysone-inducible transcription factor that plays a vital role during the metamorphosis in insects. In this study, we functionally characterized HvFTZ-F1 in H. vigintioctopunctata, a dreadful solanaceous crop pest, by using a dietary RNA interference technique. The HvFTZ-F1 expression levels were elevated in the 1st and 2nd-instars before molting and declined immediately after ecdysis. The HvFTZ-F1 silencing led to high mortality in the 1st instars, while the expression of the osmosis-regulative gene, HvAQPAn.G, was significantly increased in the 1st instars. HvFTZ-F1 silencing downregulated the Halloween and 20E-related genes, decreased the ecdysteroids titer, suppressed the expression of pigmentation-related genes, and reduced the catecholamines titer. In the 4th instars, HvFTZ-F1 silencing caused 100% mortality by arresting the development at the prepupal stage and preventing new abdominal cuticle formation. In the female adults, HvFTZ-F1 silencing caused an evident decrease in fecundity, prolonged the pre-oviposition period, reduced the number of eggs and hatching rate, severely atrophied the ovaries. Moreover, the 20E-related genes and the dopamine synthesis genes were suppressed in the dsHvFTZ-F1-treated females. Overall, our results revealed that HvFTZ-F1 regulates ecdysis, pupation, and reproduction in H. vigintioctopunctata, thereby could be a promising molecular target for the development of RNAi-based biopesticides to control H. vigintioctopunctata.
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- Zhuoqi Liu
- Key Laboratory of Bio-Pesticide Innovation and Application of Guangdong Province, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- MS Swaminathan School of Agriculture, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Odisha 761200, India
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Pesticide Innovation and Application of Guangdong Province, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Pesticide Innovation and Application of Guangdong Province, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Pesticide Innovation and Application of Guangdong Province, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Pesticide Innovation and Application of Guangdong Province, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA.
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Pesticide Innovation and Application of Guangdong Province, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
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Chen EH, Hou QL, Dou W, Yang PJ, Wang JJ. Expression profiles of tyrosine metabolic pathway genes and functional analysis of DOPA decarboxylase in puparium tanning of Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel). Pest Manag Sci 2022; 78:344-354. [PMID: 34532962 DOI: 10.1002/ps.6648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2021] [Revised: 08/28/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Tanning is an important physiological process with critical roles in cuticle pigmentation and sclerotization. Previous studies have shown that insect cuticle tanning is closely associated with the tyrosine metabolism pathway, which consists of a series of enzymes. RESULTS In this study, 24 tyrosine metabolism pathway genes were identified in the oriental fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) genome. Gene expression profiles throughout 15 developmental stages of B. dorsalis were established based on our previous RNA sequencing data, and we found that 13 enzyme genes could be involved in the process of pupariation. Accordingly, a tyrosine-mediated tanning pathway during the pupariation of B. dorsalis was predicted and a critical enzyme, 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) decarboxylase (DDC), was used to explore its possible roles in formation of the puparium. First, a real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction confirmed that BdDDC had an epidermis-specific expression pattern, and was highly expressed during larval metamorphosis in B. dorsalis. Subsequent disruption of BdDDC by feeding 5-day-old larvae with DDC inhibitor (l-α-methyl-DOPA) could lead to: (i) a significant decrease in BdDDC enzyme activity and dopamine concentration; (ii) defects in puparium pigmentation; (iii) impairment of the morphology and less thickness of the puparium; and (iv) lower pupal weight and obstacles to eclosion. CONCLUSION This study provided a potential tyrosine metabolic pathway that was responsible for insect tanning during pupariation, and the BdDDC enzyme has been shown to have crucial roles in larval-pupal tanning of B. dorsalis. © 2021 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Er-Hu Chen
- College of Food Science and Engineering/Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Grain Circulation and Safety/Key Laboratory of Grains and Oils Quality Control and Processing, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, Nanjing, China
- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- College of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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Sapin GD, Tomoda K, Tanaka S, Shinoda T, Miura K, Minakuchi C. Involvement of the transcription factor E75 in adult cuticular formation in the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2020; 126:103450. [PMID: 32818622 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2020.103450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2020] [Revised: 08/02/2020] [Accepted: 08/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Insect adult metamorphosis generally proceeds with undetectable levels of juvenile hormone (JH). In adult development of the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum, biosynthesis of adult cuticle followed by its pigmentation and sclerotization occurs, and dark coloration of the cuticle becomes visible in pharate adults. Here, we examined the molecular mechanism of adult cuticular formation in more detail. We noticed that an exogenous JH mimic (JHM) treatment of Day 0 pupae did not inhibit pigmentation or sclerotization, but instead, induced precocious pigmentation of adult cuticle two days in advance. Quantitative RT-PCR analyses revealed that ecdysone-induced protein 75B (E75) is downregulated in JHM-treated pupae. Meanwhile, tyrosine hydroxylase (Th), an enzyme involved in cuticular pigmentation and sclerotization, was precociously induced, whereas a structural cuticular protein CPR27 was downregulated, by exogenous JHM treatment. RNA interference-mediated knockdown of E75 resulted in precocious adult cuticular pigmentation, which resembled the phenotype caused by JHM treatment. Notably, upregulation of Th as well as suppression of CPR27 were observed with E75 knockdown. Meanwhile, JHM treatment suppressed the expression of genes involved in melanin synthesis, such as Yellow-y and Laccase 2, but E75 knockdown did not result in marked reduction in their expression. Taken together, these results provided insights into the regulatory mechanisms of adult cuticular formation; the transcription of genes involved in adult cuticular formation proceeds in a proper timing with undetectable JH, and exogenous JHM treatment disturbs their transcription. For some of these genes such as Th and CPR27, E75 is involved in transcriptional regulation. This study shed light on the molecular mode of action of JHM as insecticides; exogenous JHM treatment disturbed the expression of genes involved in the adult cuticular formation, which resulted in lethality as pharate adults.
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- Gelyn D Sapin
- Applied Entomology Laboratory, Graduate School of Bio-Agricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Furocho, Chikusa, Nagoya, 464-8601, Japan
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- Applied Entomology Laboratory, Graduate School of Bio-Agricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Furocho, Chikusa, Nagoya, 464-8601, Japan
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- Applied Entomology Laboratory, Graduate School of Bio-Agricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Furocho, Chikusa, Nagoya, 464-8601, Japan
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- National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, 1-2 Ohwashi, Tsukuba, 305-8634, Japan; Faculty of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Fukushima University, 1 Kanayagawa, Fukushima, 960-1296, Japan
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- Applied Entomology Laboratory, Graduate School of Bio-Agricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Furocho, Chikusa, Nagoya, 464-8601, Japan
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- Applied Entomology Laboratory, Graduate School of Bio-Agricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Furocho, Chikusa, Nagoya, 464-8601, Japan; National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, 1-2 Ohwashi, Tsukuba, 305-8634, Japan.
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Gao Y, Liu YC, Jia SZ, Liang YT, Tang Y, Xu YS, Kawasaki H, Wang HB. Imaginal disc growth factor maintains cuticle structure and controls melanization in the spot pattern formation of Bombyx mori. PLoS Genet 2020; 16:e1008980. [PMID: 32986708 PMCID: PMC7544146 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1008980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2020] [Revised: 10/08/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The complex stripes and patterns of insects play key roles in behavior and ecology. However, the fine-scale regulation mechanisms underlying pigment formation and morphological divergence remain largely unelucidated. Here we demonstrated that imaginal disc growth factor (IDGF) maintains cuticle structure and controls melanization in spot pattern formation of Bombyx mori. Moreover, our knockout experiments showed that IDGF is suggested to impact the expression levels of the ecdysone inducible transcription factor E75A and pleiotropic factors apt-like and Toll8/spz3, to further control the melanin metabolism. Furthermore, the untargeted metabolomics analyses revealed that BmIDGF significantly affected critical metabolites involved in phenylalanine, beta-alanine, purine, and tyrosine metabolism pathways. Our findings highlighted not only the universal function of IDGF to the maintenance of normal cuticle structure but also an underexplored space in the gene function affecting melanin formation. Therefore, this study furthers our understanding of insect pigment metabolism and melanin pattern polymorphisms. The diverse stripe patterns of animals are usually used for warning or camouflage. However, the actual mechanisms underlying diverse stripe pattern formation remains largely unknown. This study provides direct evidence that imaginal disc growth factor (IDGF) maintains cuticle structure and controls melanization in the spot pattern formation. Our exhaustive knockout experiments reveal that BmIDGF is involved in the melanin pigmentation of Bombyx mori. We demonstrate that IDGF impacts the expression levels of the 20E-inducible transcription factor E75A and pleiotropic factors apt-like and Toll8/spz3, to further affect the melanin metabolism. Furthermore, the metabolome of BmIDGF gene deletion connects metabolism to gene function. Thus, this study shed light on not only the unique function of IDGF but also the molecular mechanism of spot pattern formation.
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- Yun Gao
- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Takasaki University of Health and Welfare, Gunma, Japan
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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George S, Palli SR. Histone Deacetylase 11 Knockdown Blocks Larval Development and Metamorphosis in the Red Flour Beetle, Tribolium castaneum. Front Genet 2020; 11:683. [PMID: 32719718 PMCID: PMC7348043 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2020.00683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2020] [Accepted: 06/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Post-translational modifications (PTM) such as methylation, acetylation, phosphorylation, and ubiquitination of histones and other proteins regulate expression of genes. The acetylation levels of these proteins are determined by the balance of expression of histone acetyltransferase (HATs) and histone deacetylases (HDACs). We recently reported that class I HDACs (HDAC1 and HDAC3) play important roles in juvenile hormone (JH) suppression of metamorphosis in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum. Here, we report on the function of a single class IV HDAC member, HDAC11. Injection of dsRNA targeting T. castaneum HDAC11 gene into newly molted last instar larvae induced knockdown of the target gene and arrested larval development and prevented metamorphosis into the pupal stage. Dark melanized areas were detected in larvae that showed developmental arrest and mortality. Developmental expression studies showed an increase in HDAC11 mRNA levels beginning at the end of the penultimate larval stage. These higher levels were maintained during the final instar larval and pupal stages. A JH analog, hydroprene, suppressed HDAC11 expression in the larvae. Sequencing of RNA isolated from control and dsHDAC11 injected larvae identified several differentially expressed genes, including those involved in JH action, ecdysone response, and melanization. The acetylation levels of core histones showed an increase in TcA cells exposed to dsHDAC11. Also, an increase in histone H3 acetylation, specifically H3K9, H3K18 and H3K27, were detected in HDAC11 knockdown larvae. These studies report the function of HDAC11 in insects other than Drosophila for the first time and show that HDAC11 influences the acetylation levels of histones and expression of multiple genes involved in T. castaneum larval development.
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- Smitha George
- Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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- Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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Jin H, Yoda S, Liu L, Kojima T, Fujiwara H. Notch and Delta Control the Switch and Formation of Camouflage Patterns in Caterpillars. iScience 2020; 23:101315. [PMID: 32650115 PMCID: PMC7347997 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2020.101315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2020] [Revised: 05/21/2020] [Accepted: 06/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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In most Papilio species, a younger larva mimics bird droppings but changes its pattern to match host plant colors in its final instar. This change is determined by juvenile hormone (JH) during the JH-sensitive period (JHSP) early in the fourth instar. Recently, we found that homeobox genes control the pre-pattern formation specifically during JHSP, but the molecular mechanisms underlying final patterning and pigmentation at molt are unknown. By knockdown of Delta and Notch in Papilio xuthus larvae, we here showed that these genes define the edge and pigmentation area in final patterns, during and even after JHSP, suggesting that they bridge the JHSP and molt. Knockdown of Delta in Papilio machaon led to similar phenotypic changes, and knockdown of Notch caused pigmentation loss in twin spots of the silkworm Multilunar (L) mutant. Our findings suggest the importance of the Notch signaling pathway in caterpillars' adaptive evolution of color pattern formation. Notch and its ligand Delta regulate camouflage patterns of caterpillars They define edge and pigmentation area in Papilio xuthus final larval patterns They are suggested to bridge the juvenile hormone response period and final molt Notch signaling pathway is important for caterpillars' color pattern evolution
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- Hongyuan Jin
- Department of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8562, Japan
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- Department of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8562, Japan
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- Department of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8562, Japan
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- Department of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8562, Japan
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- Department of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8562, Japan.
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de Souza LM, Venturini FP, Inada NM, Iermak I, Garbuio M, Mezzacappo NF, de Oliveira KT, Bagnato VS. Curcumin in formulations against Aedes aegypti: Mode of action, photolarvicidal and ovicidal activity. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2020; 31:101840. [PMID: 32485405 DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2020.101840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2020] [Revised: 05/21/2020] [Accepted: 05/26/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Combating the Aedes aegypti vector is still the key to control the transmission of many arboviruses, such as Dengue, Zika, and Chikungunya. As few products are efficient for Aedes aegypti control, the search for new strategies have become pivotal., t Substances with photodynamic activity, such as curcumin and their formulations, are strongly encouraged, due to their multi-target mechanism of action. In this study, we evaluated the photolarvicidal and ovicidal activity of curcumin in the presence of sucrose (named SC) and d-mannitol (named DMC). To support the understanding of the larvicidal action of these formulations, Raman micro-spectroscopy was employed. We also studied the morphological changes in Danio rerio (Zebrafish) gills, a non-target organism, and demonstrate that this is an environmentally friendly approach. Both SC and DMC presented a high photo-larvicidal potential. DMC showed the highest larval mortality, with LC50-24h values between 0.01 and 0.02 mg.L-1. DMC also significantly decreased egg hatchability, reaching a hatching rate of 10 % at 100 mg.L-1. The analysis of molecular mechanisms via Raman micro-spectroscopy showed that DMC is highly permeable to the peritrophic membrane of the larva, causing irreversible damage to the simple columnar epithelium of the digestive tube. Histological changes found in the D. rerio gills were of minimal or moderate pathological importance, indicating an adaptive trait rather than detrimental characteristics. These findings indicate that curcumin in sugar formulations is highly efficient, especially DMC, proving it to be a promising and safe alternative to control Aedes mosquitoes. Moreover, Raman micro-spectroscopy demonstrated high potential as an analytical technique to understand the mechanism of action of larvicides.
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- Larissa Marila de Souza
- Federal University of São Carlos, PPG Biotec, São Carlos 13565-905, São Paulo, Brazil; São Carlos Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo, São Carlos 13560-970, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- São Carlos Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo, São Carlos 13560-970, São Paulo, Brazil
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- São Carlos Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo, São Carlos 13560-970, São Paulo, Brazil
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- São Carlos Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo, São Carlos 13560-970, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Federal University of São Carlos, PPG Biotec, São Carlos 13565-905, São Paulo, Brazil; São Carlos Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo, São Carlos 13560-970, São Paulo, Brazil
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Bibi R, Tariq RM, Rasheed M. Toxic assessment, growth disrupting and neurotoxic effects of red seaweeds' botanicals against the dengue vector mosquito Aedes aegypti L. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2020; 195:110451. [PMID: 32199214 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.110451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2019] [Revised: 03/04/2020] [Accepted: 03/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Application of synthetic pesticides over decades to control insects, pests, and disease vectors has resulted in negative impacts on environment and health. The current study assessed the toxicological effects of 12 botanicals obtained from 4 different red seaweeds against the dengue vector mosquito Aedes aegypti L. (Diptera: Culicidae). Four species of red seaweeds, namely Laurencia karachiana, Gracilaria foliifera, Jania rubens, Asparagopsis taxiformis, were collected from Karachi coast and extracted with hexane, dichloromethane and methanol. The efficiency of these extracts was determined by using a dose-response bioassay method against 4th instar larvae of Ae. aegypti. Separate investigations on the toxicity and IGI effects were done. Comparative studies showed that the hexane extracts induced more toxic effects. Based on the LC50 values, obtained after 24 h of treatments, hexane extract of J. rubens (HJ) exhibited toxic effects with LC50 32 μg/mL, (equivalent to GHS category 3), followed by G. foliifera (HG) (LC50 76.8 μg/mL). HJ also showed prominent neurotoxic effects within 1-6 h. Comparatively, higher morphological abnormalities and growth inhibiting (IGI) effects were obtained in the dichloromethane and methanol extracts treated larvae, after 48-96 h, resulting in the formation of immature life forms such as larvi-pupae and pupi-adult. Presumptive growth inhibiting effects were also noted. These included formation of albino and black pupae, deformities in the internal structure of the treated larvae and the chitin synthesis related effects such as 'inhibiting effect on adult emergence'. Finding revealed that red seaweeds, harvested from the Arabian Sea, have potentials to affect Ae. aegypti survival and thus can be utilized as green pesticides.
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- Rabia Bibi
- Centre of Excellence in Marine Biology, University of Karachi, Karachi, 75270, Pakistan.
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- Centre of Excellence in Marine Biology, University of Karachi, Karachi, 75270, Pakistan; Department of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi, 75270, Pakistan.
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Sun X, Zhang K, Qin S, Zhang G, Li M. Transcriptomic analysis at the first instar larval stage of nonmolting Bombyx mori mutant (a42). Arch Insect Biochem Physiol 2020; 104:e21663. [PMID: 32073185 DOI: 10.1002/arch.21663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2019] [Revised: 01/29/2020] [Accepted: 01/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The life cycle of the holometabolous insect Bombyx mori (Linnaeus) consists of the embryo, larva, pupa, and adult stages with six larval molts. Ecdysone and juvenile hormones play important roles in the growth and development of the silkworms. The a42 silkworm mutant is recessive and homozygous lethal by exhibiting a dark-colored and small body size and fails to molt to second instar. We compared the gene expression of a42 mutants with normal individuals at the first larval molting stage to elucidate the physiological influence of the a42 mutation on the growth and development of silkworms. The transcriptomic sequencing results revealed that 1,411 genes are differentially expressed in a42 mutants, compared with wild-type control silkworms, in which 791 genes are upregulated and 620 genes are downregulated. Gene Ontology/Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes analyses identified differentially expressed genes (DEGs) assigned to biological pathways, such as pentose and glucoronate interconversions, glycerolipid metabolism, folate biosynthesis, amino sugar, and nucleotide sugar metabolism. Two hydroxylases of phenylalanine hydroxylase (BmPAH) and tyrosine hydroxylase (BmTh) are upregulated in a42 mutants. The influence of a42 mutation on these DEGs reveals that melanin metabolism plays an important role during the molting process in silkworms.
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- Xia Sun
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
- The Key Laboratory of Silkworm and Mulberry Genetic Improvement, Ministry of Agriculture, Sericultural Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
- The Key Laboratory of Silkworm and Mulberry Genetic Improvement, Ministry of Agriculture, Sericultural Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
- The Key Laboratory of Silkworm and Mulberry Genetic Improvement, Ministry of Agriculture, Sericultural Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
- The Key Laboratory of Silkworm and Mulberry Genetic Improvement, Ministry of Agriculture, Sericultural Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
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Xu LC, Nunes C, Wang VR, Saito A, Chen T, Basak P, Chang JJ, Koyama T, Suzuki Y. Distinct nutritional and endocrine regulation of prothoracic gland activities underlies divergent life history strategies in Manduca sexta and Drosophila melanogaster. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2020; 119:103335. [PMID: 32061770 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2020.103335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2019] [Revised: 02/05/2020] [Accepted: 02/10/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Life history trade-offs lead to various strategies that maximize fitness, but the developmental mechanisms underlying these alternative strategies continue to be poorly understood. In insects, trade-offs exist between size and developmental time. Recent studies in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster have suggested that the steroidogenic prothoracic glands play a key role in determining the timing of metamorphosis. In this study, the nutrient-dependent growth and transcriptional activation of prothoracic glands were studied in D. melanogaster and the tobacco hornworm Manduca sexta. In both species, minimum viable weight (MVW) was associated with activation of ecdysteroid biosynthesis genes and growth of prothoracic gland cells. However, the timing of MVW attainment in M. sexta is delayed by the presence of the sesquiterpenoid hormone, juvenile hormone (JH), whereas in D. melanogaster it is not. Moreover, in D. melanogaster, the transcriptional regulation of ecdysteroidogenesis becomes nutrient-independent at the MVW/critical weight (CW) checkpoint. In contrast, in M. sexta, starvation consistently reduced transcriptional activation of ecdysteroid biosynthesis genes even after CW attainment, indicating that the nature of CW differs fundamentally between the two species. In D. melanogaster, the prothoracic glands dictate the timing of metamorphosis even in the absence of nutritional inputs, whereas in M. sexta, prothoracic gland activity is tightly coupled to the nutritional status of the body, thereby delaying the onset of metamorphosis before CW attainment. We propose that selection for survival under unpredictable nutritional availability leads to the evolution of increased modularity in both morphological and endocrine traits.
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- Lily C Xu
- Department of Biological Sciences, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA, 02481, USA
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- Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, 2780-156, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA, 02481, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA, 02481, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA, 02481, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA, 02481, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA, 02481, USA; Biology Department, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME, 04011, USA
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- Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, 2780-156, Oeiras, Portugal; Section for Cell and Neurobiology, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA, 02481, USA.
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Wang JY, Zhang H, Siemann E, Ji XY, Chen YJ, Wang Y, Jiang JX, Wan NF. Immunity of an insect herbivore to an entomovirus is affected by different host plants. Pest Manag Sci 2020; 76:1004-1010. [PMID: 31489764 DOI: 10.1002/ps.5609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2019] [Revised: 09/02/2019] [Accepted: 09/02/2019] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND Interactions between herbivorous insects and entomoviruses may depend on host plant, perhaps mediated through changes in herbivore innate immunity. RESULTS Caterpillars (Spodoptera exigua) fed Glycine max had high viral loads and low melanization rates together with low melanization enzyme [PO, DDC, TH] activities and gene expressions. Caterpillars fed Ipomoea aquatica had low viral loads and high melanization, gene activities and gene expressions while those fed Brassica oleracea or artificial diet had intermediate levels of each. Melanization rates were negatively correlated with viral loads and positively correlated with activity and expression of each of the three enzymes. Some diet effects on enzymes were constitutive because the same diets led to low (G. max) or high (I. aquatica) melanization related gene activities and expressions without infection. CONCLUSION Diet influences the interactions between insect herbivores and viruses by shaping the innate immune response both at the onset of infection and afterwards as viral loads accumulate over a period of days. In addition, diets that lead to low viral loads are associated with high activities and gene expressions of a variety of melanization related enzymes suggesting a common causative mechanism. © 2019 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Jin-Yan Wang
- Eco-environmental Protection Research Institute, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Protected Horticultural Technology, Shanghai Engineering Research Centre of Low-carbon Agriculture, Shanghai, China
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- Eco-environmental Protection Research Institute, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Protected Horticultural Technology, Shanghai Engineering Research Centre of Low-carbon Agriculture, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Biosciences, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- Eco-environmental Protection Research Institute, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Protected Horticultural Technology, Shanghai Engineering Research Centre of Low-carbon Agriculture, Shanghai, China
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- Eco-environmental Protection Research Institute, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Protected Horticultural Technology, Shanghai Engineering Research Centre of Low-carbon Agriculture, Shanghai, China
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- Laboratory of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
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- Eco-environmental Protection Research Institute, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Protected Horticultural Technology, Shanghai Engineering Research Centre of Low-carbon Agriculture, Shanghai, China
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- Eco-environmental Protection Research Institute, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Protected Horticultural Technology, Shanghai Engineering Research Centre of Low-carbon Agriculture, Shanghai, China
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Yang WJ, Chen CX, Yan Y, Xu KK, Li C. Clip-Domain Serine Protease Gene ( LsCLIP3) Is Essential for Larval-Pupal Molting and Immunity in Lasioderma serricorne. Front Physiol 2020; 10:1631. [PMID: 32082184 PMCID: PMC7005593 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2019.01631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2019] [Accepted: 12/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Clip-domain serine proteases (CLIPs) play crucial roles in insect development and innate immunity. In this study, we identified a CLIP gene (designated LsCLIP3) from the cigarette beetle Lasioderma serricorne. LsCLIP3 contains a 1,773-bp open reading frame (ORF) encoding a 390-amino-acid protein and shows a conserved clip domain and a trypsin-like serine protease domain. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that LsCLIP3 was orthologous to the CLIP-B subfamily. LsCLIP3 was prominently expressed in larva, pupa, and early adult stages. In larval tissues, it was highly expressed in the integument and fat body. The expression of LsCLIP3 was induced by 20-hydroxyecdysone. A similar induction was also found by peptidoglycans from Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. RNA interference (RNAi)-mediated silencing of LsCLIP3 disrupted larval–pupal molting and specifically reduced the expression of genes in 20-hydroxyecdysone synthesis and signaling pathway. The chitin amounts of LsCLIP3 RNAi larvae were greatly decreased, and expressions of six chitin metabolic-related genes were significantly reduced. Knockdown of LsCLIP3 increased larval sensitivity to Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. There was significantly decreased expression of four antimicrobial peptide (AMP) genes. The results suggest that LsCLIP3 is an important component of the larva to pupa molt and for the immunity of L. serricorne.
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- Wen-Jia Yang
- Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory for Rare Animal and Economic Insect of the Mountainous Region, College of Biology and Environmental Engineering, Guiyang University, Guiyang, China
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- Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory for Rare Animal and Economic Insect of the Mountainous Region, College of Biology and Environmental Engineering, Guiyang University, Guiyang, China
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- Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory for Rare Animal and Economic Insect of the Mountainous Region, College of Biology and Environmental Engineering, Guiyang University, Guiyang, China
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- Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory for Rare Animal and Economic Insect of the Mountainous Region, College of Biology and Environmental Engineering, Guiyang University, Guiyang, China
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- Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory for Rare Animal and Economic Insect of the Mountainous Region, College of Biology and Environmental Engineering, Guiyang University, Guiyang, China
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This autobiographical article describes the research career of Lynn M. Riddiford from its early beginnings in a summer program for high school students at Jackson Laboratory to the present "retirement" at the Friday Harbor Laboratories. The emphasis is on her forays into many areas of insect endocrinology, supported by her graduate students and postdoctoral associates. The main theme is the hormonal regulation of metamorphosis, especially the roles of juvenile hormone (JH). The article describes the work of her laboratory first in the elucidation of the endocrinology of the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta, and later in the molecular aspects of the regulation of cuticular and pigment proteins and of the ecdysone-induced transcription factor cascade during molting and metamorphosis. Later studies utilized Drosophila melanogaster to answer further questions about the actions of JH.
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- Lynn M Riddiford
- Friday Harbor Laboratories, University of Washington, Friday Harbor, Washington 98250, USA;
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Galarza JA, Dhaygude K, Ghaedi B, Suisto K, Valkonen J, Mappes J. Evaluating responses to temperature during pre-metamorphosis and carry-over effects at post-metamorphosis in the wood tiger moth (Arctia plantaginis). Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2019; 374:20190295. [PMID: 31438813 PMCID: PMC6711291 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2019.0295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Insect metamorphosis is one of the most recognized processes delimiting transitions between phenotypes. It has been traditionally postulated as an adaptive process decoupling traits between life stages, allowing evolutionary independence of pre- and post-metamorphic phenotypes. However, the degree of autonomy between these life stages varies depending on the species and has not been studied in detail over multiple traits simultaneously. Here, we reared full-sib larvae of the warningly coloured wood tiger moth (Arctia plantaginis) in different temperatures and examined their responses for phenotypic (melanization change, number of moults), gene expression (RNA-seq and qPCR of candidate genes for melanization and flight performance) and life-histories traits (pupal weight, and larval and pupal ages). In the emerging adults, we examined their phenotypes (melanization and size) and compared them at three condition proxies: heat absorption (ability to engage flight), flight metabolism (ability to sustain flight) and overall flight performance. We found that some larval responses, as evidenced by gene expression and change in melanization, did not have an effect on the adult (i.e. size and wing melanization), whereas other adult traits such as heat absorption, body melanization and flight performance were found to be impacted by rearing temperature. Adults reared at high temperature showed higher resting metabolic rate, lower body melanization, faster heating rate, lower body temperature at take-off and inferior flight performance than cold-reared adults. Thus, our results did not unambiguously support the environment-matching hypothesis. Our results illustrate the importance of assessing multiple traits across life stages as these may only be partly decoupled by metamorphosis. This article is part of the theme issue 'The evolution of complete metamorphosis'.
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- Juan A. Galarza
- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, 40014 Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, 40014 Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, 40014 Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, 40014 Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, 40014 Jyväskylä, Finland
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Zhu GH, Jiao Y, Chereddy SCRR, Noh MY, Palli SR. Knockout of juvenile hormone receptor, Methoprene-tolerant, induces black larval phenotype in the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2019; 116:21501-7. [PMID: 31570611 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1905729116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Juvenile hormone (JH) analogs are used to control mosquitoes. However, both larval development and action of JH analogs are not well studied in these insects because RNA interference does not work well. A multiple single guide RNA-based CRISPR/Cas9 genome-editing method was used to knockout the methoprene-tolerant gene (Met, a JH receptor). The Met knockout larvae showed precocious development of pupal cuticle and expression of pupal/adult genes involved in the synthesis and melanization of cuticle and blood meal digestion. The methods developed here could help to overcome the major hurdle in functional genomics studies in Aedes aegypti and facilitate advances in understanding larval development and mode of action of JH analogs. The yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti, vectors human pathogens. Juvenile hormones (JH) control almost every aspect of an insect’s life, and JH analogs are currently used to control mosquito larvae. Since RNA interference does not work efficiently during the larval stages of this insect, JH regulation of larval development and mode of action of JH analogs are not well studied. To overcome this limitation, we used a multiple single guide RNA-based CRISPR/Cas9 genome-editing method to knockout the methoprene-tolerant (Met) gene coding for a JH receptor. The Met knockout larvae exhibited a black larval phenotype during the L3 (third instar larvae) and L4 (fourth instar larvae) stages and died before pupation. However, Met knockout did not affect embryonic development or the L1 and L2 stages. Microscopy studies revealed the precocious synthesis of a dark pupal cuticle during the L3 and L4 stages. Gene expression analysis showed that Krüppel homolog 1, a key transcription factor in JH action, was down-regulated, but genes coding for proteins involved in melanization, pupal and adult cuticle synthesis, and blood meal digestion in adults were up-regulated in L4 Met mutants. These data suggest that, during the L3 and L4 stages, Met mediates JH suppression of pupal/adult genes involved in the synthesis and melanization of the cuticle and blood meal digestion. These results help to advance our knowledge of JH regulation of larval development and the mode of action of JH analogs in Ae. aegypti.
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Zhu J, Chen Y, Zhao Q, Tang S, Huang J, Shen X. Expression profile of several genes on ecdysteroidogenic pathway related to diapause in pupal stage of Bombyx mori bivoltine strain. Gene 2019; 707:109-16. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2019.03.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2018] [Revised: 03/22/2019] [Accepted: 03/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Zhang HH, Luo MJ, Zhang QW, Cai PM, Idrees A, Ji QE, Yang JQ, Chen JH. Molecular characterization of prophenoloxidase-1 (PPO1) and the inhibitory effect of kojic acid on phenoloxidase (PO) activity and on the development of Zeugodacus tau (Walker) (Diptera: Tephritidae). Bull Entomol Res 2019; 109:236-247. [PMID: 29929571 DOI: 10.1017/s0007485318000470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Phenoloxidase (PO) plays a key role in melanin biosynthesis during insect development. Here, we isolated the 2310-bp full-length cDNA of PPO1 from Zeugodacus tau, a destructive horticultural pest. qRT-polymerase chain reaction showed that the ZtPPO1 transcripts were highly expressed during larval-prepupal transition and in the haemolymph. When the larvae were fed a 1.66% kojic acid (KA)-containing diet, the levels of the ZtPPO1 transcripts significantly increased by 2.79- and 3.39-fold in the whole larvae and cuticles, respectively, while the corresponding PO activity was significantly reduced; in addition, the larval and pupal durations were significantly prolonged; pupal weights were lowered; and abnormal phenotypes were observed. An in vitro inhibition experiment indicated that KA was an effective competitive inhibitor of PO in Z. tau. Additionally, the functional analysis showed that 20E could significantly up-regulate the expression of ZtPPO1, induce lower pupal weight, and advance pupation. Knockdown of the ZtPPO1 gene by RNAi significantly decreased mRNA levels after 24 h and led to low pupation rates and incomplete pupae with abnormal phenotypes during the larval-pupal interim period. These results proved that PO is important for the normal growth of Z. tau and that KA can disrupt the development of this pest insect.
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- H-H Zhang
- Institute of Beneficial Insects, Plant Protection College, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University,Fuzhou 350002, PR,China
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- Institute of Beneficial Insects, Plant Protection College, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University,Fuzhou 350002, PR,China
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- Institute of Beneficial Insects, Plant Protection College, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University,Fuzhou 350002, PR,China
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- Institute of Beneficial Insects, Plant Protection College, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University,Fuzhou 350002, PR,China
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- Institute of Beneficial Insects, Plant Protection College, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University,Fuzhou 350002, PR,China
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- Institute of Beneficial Insects, Plant Protection College, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University,Fuzhou 350002, PR,China
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- Institute of Beneficial Insects, Plant Protection College, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University,Fuzhou 350002, PR,China
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- Institute of Beneficial Insects, Plant Protection College, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University,Fuzhou 350002, PR,China
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Uchibori-Asano M, Jouraku A, Uchiyama T, Yokoi K, Akiduki G, Suetsugu Y, Kobayashi T, Ozawa A, Minami S, Ishizuka C, Nakagawa Y, Daimon T, Shinoda T. Genome-wide Identification of Tebufenozide Resistant Genes in the smaller tea tortrix, Adoxophyes honmai (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Sci Rep 2019; 9:4203. [PMID: 30862839 PMCID: PMC6414682 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-40863-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2018] [Accepted: 02/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The smaller tea tortrix, Adoxophyes honmai, has developed strong resistance to tebufenozide, a diacylhydrazine-type (DAH) insecticide. Here, we investigated its mechanism by identifying genes responsible for the tebufenozide resistance using various next generation sequencing techniques. First, double-digest restriction site-associated DNA sequencing (ddRAD-seq) identified two candidate loci. Then, synteny analyses using A. honmai draft genome sequences revealed that one locus contained the ecdysone receptor gene (EcR) and the other multiple CYP9A subfamily P450 genes. RNA-seq and direct sequencing of EcR cDNAs found a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), which was tightly linked to tebufenozide resistance and generated an amino acid substitution in the ligand-binding domain. The binding affinity to tebufenozide was about 4 times lower in in vitro translated EcR of the resistant strain than in the susceptible strain. RNA-seq analyses identified commonly up-regulated genes in resistant strains, including CYP9A and choline/carboxylesterase (CCE) genes. RT-qPCR analysis and bioassays showed that the expression levels of several CYP9A and CCE genes were moderately correlated with tebufenozide resistance. Collectively, these results suggest that the reduced binding affinity of EcR is the main factor and the enhanced detoxification activity by some CYP9As and CCEs plays a supplementary role in tebufenozide resistance in A. honmai.
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- Miwa Uchibori-Asano
- Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8634, Japan
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- Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8634, Japan
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- Tea Research Center, Shizuoka Research Institute of Agriculture and Forestry, Kurasawa, Kikugawa, Shizuoka, 439-0002, Japan
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- Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8634, Japan
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- Kyushu Okinawa Agricultural Research Center, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Kumamoto, 861-1192, Japan
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- Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8634, Japan
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- Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8634, Japan
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- Tea Research Center, Shizuoka Research Institute of Agriculture and Forestry, Kurasawa, Kikugawa, Shizuoka, 439-0002, Japan
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- Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa Oiwake-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8502, Japan
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- Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa Oiwake-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8502, Japan
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- Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa Oiwake-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8502, Japan
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- Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8634, Japan.,Department of Applied Biosciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa Oiwake-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8502, Japan
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- Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8634, Japan.
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Miyakawa H, Sato T, Song Y, Tollefsen KE, Iguchi T. Ecdysteroid and juvenile hormone biosynthesis, receptors and their signaling in the freshwater microcrustacean Daphnia. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2018; 184:62-68. [PMID: 29247785 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2017.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2017] [Revised: 12/04/2017] [Accepted: 12/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The two essential insect hormones, ecdysteroids and juvenile hormones, are possessed not only by insects, but also widely by arthropods, and regulate various developmental and physiological processes. In contrast to the abundant information about molecular endocrine mechanisms in insects, the knowledge of non-insect arthropod endocrinology is still limited. In this review, we summarize recent reports about the molecular basis of these two major insect hormones in the freshwater microcrustacean Daphnia, a keystone taxon in limnetic ecology and a bioindicator in environmental studies. Comprehensive comparisons of endocrine signaling pathways between insects and daphnids may shed light on the regulatory mechanisms of various biological phenomena and, moreover, evolutionary processes of arthropod species.
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- Hitoshi Miyakawa
- Center for Bioscience Research and Education, Utsunomiya University, 350 Mine-machi, Utsunomiya, Tochigi 321-8505, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Nanobioscience, Yokohama City University, 22-2 Seto, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0027, Japan
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- Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), Section of Ecotoxicology and Risk Assessment, Gaustadalléen 21, N-0349 Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), Section of Ecotoxicology and Risk Assessment, Gaustadalléen 21, N-0349 Oslo, Norway
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- Graduate School of Nanobioscience, Yokohama City University, 22-2 Seto, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0027, Japan
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Mao BH, Chen ZY, Wang YJ, Yan SJ. Silver nanoparticles have lethal and sublethal adverse effects on development and longevity by inducing ROS-mediated stress responses. Sci Rep 2018; 8:2445. [PMID: 29402973 PMCID: PMC5799281 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-20728-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2017] [Accepted: 01/24/2018] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are widely used in the household, medical and industrial sectors due to their effective bactericidal activities and unique plasmonic properties. Despite the promising advantages, safety concerns have been raised over the usage of AgNPs because they pose potential hazards. However, the mechanistic basis behind AgNPs toxicity, particularly the sublethal effects at the organismal level, has remained unclear. In this study, we used a powerful in vivo platform Drosophila melanogaster to explore a wide spectrum of adverse effects exerted by dietary AgNPs at the organismal, cellular and molecular levels. Lethal doses of dietary AgNPs caused developmental delays and profound lethality in developing animals and young adults. In contrast, exposure to sublethal doses, while not deadly to developing animals, shortened the adult lifespan and compromised their tolerance to oxidative stress. Importantly, AgNPs mechanistically resulted in tissue-wide accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and activated the Nrf2-dependent antioxidant pathway, as demonstrated by an Nrf2 activity reporter in vivo. Finally, dietary AgNPs caused a variety of ROS-mediated stress responses, including apoptosis, DNA damage, and autophagy. Altogether, our study suggests that lethal and sublethal doses of AgNPs, have acute and chronic effects, respectively, on development and longevity by inducing ROS-mediated stress responses.
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- Bin-Hsu Mao
- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Road, Tainan City, Taiwan
- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Road, Tainan City, Taiwan
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Road, Tainan City, Taiwan
- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Road, Tainan City, Taiwan
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Road, Tainan City, Taiwan.
- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Asia University, No. 500, Lioufeng Road, Wufeng District, Taichung City, Taiwan.
- Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, No. 91, Hsueh-Shih Road, Taichung City, Taiwan.
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Road, Tainan City, Taiwan.
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Honda Y, Ishiguro W, Ogihara MH, Kataoka H, Taylor D. Identification and expression of nuclear receptor genes and ecdysteroid titers during nymphal development in the spider Agelena silvatica. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2017; 247:183-198. [PMID: 28174130 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2017.01.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2016] [Revised: 01/26/2017] [Accepted: 01/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Ecdysteroids play an essential role in the regulation of the molting processes of arthropods. Nuclear receptors of the spider Agelena silvatica that showed high homology with other arthropods especially in the functional domains were identified, two isoforms of ecdysone receptor (AsEcRA, AsEcRB), retinoid X receptor (AsRXR) and two isoforms of E75 (AsE75A, AsE75D). AsEcR and AsRXR mRNA did not show major changes in expression but occurred throughout the third instar nymphal stage. AsE75DBD was low or non-existent at first then showed a sudden increase from D7 to D10. On the other hand, AsE75D was expressed in the first half and decreased from D6 to D10. Ecdysteroid titers showed a peak on D6 in A. silvatica third instar nymphs. LC-MS/MS analysis of the ecdysteroid peak revealed only 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E) was present. The 20E peak on D6 and increase in AsE75DBD from D7 is likely a result of ecdysteroids binding to the heterodimer formed with constant expression of the AsEcR and AsRXR receptors. These findings indicate the mechanisms regulating molting widely conserved in insects and other arthropods also similarly function in spiders.
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- Yoshiko Honda
- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; Research and Development Department, Fumakilla Limited, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
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- Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
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Song Y, Villeneuve DL, Toyota K, Iguchi T, Tollefsen KE. Ecdysone Receptor Agonism Leading to Lethal Molting Disruption in Arthropods: Review and Adverse Outcome Pathway Development. Environ Sci Technol 2017; 51:4142-4157. [PMID: 28355071 PMCID: PMC6135102 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b00480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Molting is critical for growth, development, reproduction, and survival in arthropods. Complex neuroendocrine pathways are involved in the regulation of molting and may potentially become targets of environmental endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). Based on several known ED mechanisms, a wide range of pesticides has been developed to combat unwanted organisms in food production activities such as agriculture and aquaculture. Meanwhile, these chemicals may also pose hazards to nontarget species by causing molting defects, and thus potentially affecting the health of the ecosystems. The present review summarizes the available knowledge on molting-related endocrine regulation and chemically mediated disruption in arthropods (with special focus on insects and crustaceans), to identify research gaps and develop a mechanistic model for assessing environmental hazards of these compounds. Based on the review, multiple targets of EDCs in the molting processes were identified and the link between mode of action (MoA) and adverse effects characterized to inform future studies. An adverse outcome pathway (AOP) describing ecdysone receptor agonism leading to incomplete ecdysis associated mortality was developed according to the OECD guideline and subjected to weight of evidence considerations by evolved Bradford Hill Criteria. This review proposes the first invertebrate ED AOP and may serve as a knowledge foundation for future environmental studies and AOP development.
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- You Song
- Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), Section of Ecotoxicology and Risk Assessment, Gaustadalléen 21, N-0349 Oslo, Norway
- Corresponding Author: Knut Erik Tollefsen, Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), Gaustadalléen 21, NO-0349 Oslo, Norway. Tlf.: 02348, Fax: (+47) 22 18 52 00, , You Song, Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), Gaustadalléen 21, NO-0349 Oslo, Norway. Tlf.: 02348, Fax: (+47) 22 18 52 00,
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- Environmental Genomics Group, School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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- Department of Basic Biology, Faculty of Life Science, SOKENDAI (Graduate University for Advanced Studies), Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience, National Institute for Basic Biology, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Aichi, 444-8787, Japan
- Graduate School of Nanobioscience, Yokohama City University, Yokohama 236-0027, Japan
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- Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), Section of Ecotoxicology and Risk Assessment, Gaustadalléen 21, N-0349 Oslo, Norway
- Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Faculty of Environmental Science and Technology, Department of Environmental Sciences (IMV). P.O. Box 5003, N-1432 Ås, Norway
- Corresponding Author: Knut Erik Tollefsen, Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), Gaustadalléen 21, NO-0349 Oslo, Norway. Tlf.: 02348, Fax: (+47) 22 18 52 00, , You Song, Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), Gaustadalléen 21, NO-0349 Oslo, Norway. Tlf.: 02348, Fax: (+47) 22 18 52 00,
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Suang S, Manaboon M, Singtripop T, Hiruma K, Kaneko Y, Tiansawat P, Neumann P, Chantawannakul P. Larval diapause termination in the bamboo borer, Omphisa fuscidentalis. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0174919. [PMID: 28369111 PMCID: PMC5378396 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0174919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2016] [Accepted: 03/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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In insects, juvenile hormone (JH) and 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E) regulate larval growth and molting. However, little is known about how this cooperative control is terminating larval diapause especially in the bamboo borer, Omphisa fuscidentalis. In both in vivo and in vitro experiments, we here measured the expression levels of genes which were affected by juvenile hormone analogue (JHA: S-methoprene) and 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E) in diapausing O. fuscidentalis larvae. Corresponding mRNA expression changes in the subesophageal ganglion (SG) and prothoracic gland (PG) were evaluated using qRT-PCR. The data showed similar response patterns of JH receptor gene (OfMet), diapause hormone gene (OfDH-PBAN), ecdysone receptor genes (OfEcR-A and OfEcR-B1) and ecdysone inducible genes (OfBr-C, OfE75A, OfE75B, OfE75C and OfHR3). JHA induced the expressions of OfMet and OfDH-PBAN in both SG and PG, whereas ecdysone receptor genes and ecdysone inducible genes were induced by JHA only in PG. For 20E treatment group, expressions of ecdysone receptor genes and ecdysone inducible genes in both SG and PG were increased by 20E injection. In addition, the in vitro experiments showed that OfMet and OfDH-PBAN were up-regulated by JHA alone, but ecdysone receptor genes and ecdysone inducible genes were up-regulated by JHA and 20E. However, OfMet and OfDH-PBAN in the SG was expressed faster than OfMet and OfDH-PBAN in the PG and the expression of ecdysone receptor genes and ecdysone inducible genes induced by JHA was much later than observed for 20E. These results indicate that JHA might stimulate the PG indirectly via factors (OfMet and OfDH-PBAN) in the SG, which might be a regulatory mechanism for larval diapause termination in O. fuscidentalis.
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- Suphawan Suang
- Endocrinology Research Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Endocrinology Research Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Endocrinology Research Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki, Japan
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- Bee Protection Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Bee Protection Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
- Institute of Bee Health, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Agroscope, Swiss Bee Research Centre, Bern, Switzerland
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- Endocrinology Research Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
- Bee Protection Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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Futahashi R. Color vision and color formation in dragonflies. Curr Opin Insect Sci 2016; 17:32-39. [PMID: 27720071 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2016.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2016] [Revised: 05/20/2016] [Accepted: 05/21/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Dragonflies including damselflies are colorful and large-eyed insects, which show remarkable sexual dimorphism, color transition, and color polymorphism. Recent comprehensive visual transcriptomics has unveiled an extraordinary diversity of opsin genes within the lineage of dragonflies. These opsin genes are differentially expressed between aquatic larvae and terrestrial adults, as well as between dorsal and ventral regions of adult compound eyes. Recent topics of color formation in dragonflies are also outlined. Non-iridescent blue color is caused by coherent light scattering from the quasiordered nanostructures, whereas iridescent color is produced by multilayer structures. Wrinkles or wax crystals sometimes enhances multilayer structural colors. Sex-specific and stage-specific color differences in red dragonflies is attributed to redox states of ommochrome pigments.
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- Ryo Futahashi
- Bioproduction Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Central 6, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8566, Japan.
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Fukatsu T, Futahashi R. Editorial overview: Molecular physiology: molecular basis of insect colors and patterns. Curr Opin Insect Sci 2016; 17:vi-viii. [PMID: 27720083 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2016.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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- Takema Fukatsu
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba 305-8566, Japan.
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba 305-8566, Japan.
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Background Organisms develop and evolve in a modular fashion, but how individual modules interact with the environment remains poorly understood. Phenotypically plastic traits are often under selection, and studies are needed to address how traits respond to the environment in a modular fashion. In this study, tissue-specific plasticity of melanic spots was examined in the large milkweed bug, Oncopeltus fasciatus. Results Although the size of the abdominal melanic bands varied according to rearing temperatures, wing melanic bands were more robust. To explore the regulation of abdominal pigmentation plasticity, candidate genes involved in abdominal melanic spot patterning and biosynthesis of melanin were analyzed. While the knockdown of dopa decarboxylase (Ddc) led to lighter pigmentation in both the wings and the abdomen, the shape of the melanic elements remained unaffected. Although the knockdown of Abdominal-B (Abd-B) partially phenocopied the low-temperature phenotype, the abdominal bands were still sensitive to temperature shifts. These observations suggest that regulators downstream of Abd-B but upstream of DDC are responsible for the temperature response of the abdomen. Ablation of wings led to the regeneration of a smaller wing with reduced melanic bands that were shifted proximally. In addition, the knockdown of the Wnt signaling nuclear effector genes, armadillo1 and armadillo 2, altered both the melanic bands and the wing shape. Thus, the pleiotropic effects of Wnt signaling may constrain the amount of plasticity in wing melanic bands. Conclusions We propose that when traits are regulated by distinct pre-patterning mechanisms, they can respond to the environment in a modular fashion, whereas when the environment impacts developmental regulators that are shared between different modules, phenotypic plasticity can manifest as a developmentally integrated system. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13227-016-0053-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Aabha I Sharma
- Department of Biological Sciences, Wellesley College, 106 Central St., Wellesley, MA 02481 USA ; Departments of Pathology and Microbiology-Immunology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Ward Building 4-075, 303 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611 USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Wellesley College, 106 Central St., Wellesley, MA 02481 USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Wellesley College, 106 Central St., Wellesley, MA 02481 USA ; The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Dr., San Antonio, TX 78229 USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Wellesley College, 106 Central St., Wellesley, MA 02481 USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Wellesley College, 106 Central St., Wellesley, MA 02481 USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Wellesley College, 106 Central St., Wellesley, MA 02481 USA
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Masuoka Y, Maekawa K. Gene expression changes in the tyrosine metabolic pathway regulate caste-specific cuticular pigmentation of termites. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2016; 74:21-31. [PMID: 27125584 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2016.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2016] [Revised: 04/20/2016] [Accepted: 04/23/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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In social insects, all castes have characteristic phenotypes suitable for their own tasks and to engage in social behavior. The acquisition of caste-specific phenotypes was a key event in the course of social insect evolution. However, understanding of the genetic basis and the developmental mechanisms that produce these phenotypes is still very limited. In particular, termites normally possess more than two castes with specific phenotypes (i.e. workers, soldiers, and reproductives), but proximate developmental mechanisms are far from being fully understood. In this study, we focused on the pigmentation of the cuticle as a model trait for caste-specific phenotypes, during the molts of each caste; workers, soldiers, presoldiers (intermediate stage of soldiers), and alates (primary reproductives) in Zootermopsis nevadensis. Expression patterns of cuticular tanning genes (members of the tyrosine metabolic pathway) were different among each molt, and high expression levels of several "key genes" were observed during each caste differentiation. For the differentiation of castes with well-tanned cuticles (i.e. soldiers and alates), all focal genes except DDC in the former were highly expressed. On the other hand, high expression levels of yellow and aaNAT were observed during worker and presoldier molts, respectively, but most other genes in the pathway were expressed at low levels. RNA interference (RNAi) of these key genes affected caste-specific cuticular pigmentation, leading to soldiers with yellowish-white heads and pigmented mandibular tips, presoldiers with partly pigmented head cuticles, and alates with the yellow head capsules. These results suggest that the pigmentation of caste-specific cuticles is achieved by the regulation of gene expression in the tyrosine metabolic pathway.
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- Yudai Masuoka
- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan.
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Masuoka Y, Maekawa K. Ecdysone signaling regulates soldier-specific cuticular pigmentation in the termiteZootermopsis nevadensis. FEBS Lett 2016; 590:1694-703. [DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.12219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2016] [Revised: 05/11/2016] [Accepted: 05/18/2016] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- Yudai Masuoka
- Graduate School of Science and Engineering; University of Toyama; Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering; University of Toyama; Japan
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Wu S, Tong X, Peng C, Xiong G, Lu K, Hu H, Tan D, Li C, Han M, Lu C, Dai F. Comparative analysis of the integument transcriptomes of the black dilute mutant and the wild-type silkworm Bombyx mori. Sci Rep 2016; 6:26114. [PMID: 27193628 DOI: 10.1038/srep26114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2016] [Accepted: 04/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The insect cuticle is a critical protective shell that is composed predominantly of chitin and various cuticular proteins and pigments. Indeed, insects often change their surface pigment patterns in response to selective pressures, such as threats from predators, sexual selection and environmental changes. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the construction of the epidermis and its pigmentation patterns are not fully understood. Among Lepidoptera, the silkworm is a favorable model for color pattern research. The black dilute (bd) mutant of silkworm is the result of a spontaneous mutation; the larval body color is notably melanized. We performed integument transcriptome sequencing of the wild-type strain Dazao and the mutant strains +/bd and bd/bd. In these experiments, during an early stage of the fourth molt, a stage at which approximately 51% of genes were expressed genome wide (RPKM ≥1) in each strain. A total of 254 novel transcripts were characterized using Cuffcompare and BLAST analyses. Comparison of the transcriptome data revealed 28 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) that may contribute to bd larval melanism, including 15 cuticular protein genes that were remarkably highly expressed in the bd/bd mutant. We suggest that these significantly up-regulated cuticular proteins may promote melanism in silkworm larvae.
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Vilcinskas A, Vogel H. Seasonal phenotype-specific transcriptional reprogramming during metamorphosis in the European map butterfly Araschnia levana. Ecol Evol 2016; 6:3476-3485. [PMID: 27127610 PMCID: PMC4842023 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.2120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2016] [Revised: 03/12/2016] [Accepted: 03/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The European map butterfly (Araschnia levana) is a classic example of seasonal polyphenism because the spring and summer imagoes display two distinct morphological phenotypes. The light regime and temperature during larval and prepupal development determine whether or not the pupae commit to diapause and overwintering and thus whether spring or summer imagoes emerge. We used suppression subtractive hybridization to experimentally screen for genes that are differentially expressed in prepupae committed either to accelerated metamorphosis and egg production or diapause and overwintering. The range and ontology of the differentially expressed genes in prepupae developing from larvae exposed either to long‐day (LD) or short‐day (SD) conditions revealed fundamental differences. The SD prepupae preferentially expressed genes related to cuticle formation and immunity, reflecting the formation of a robust pupal exoskeleton and the upregulation of antimicrobial peptides as preparations for overwintering. One protein preferentially expressed in SD prepupae has a counterpart in Bombyx mori that functions as a diapause duration clock. The differentially expressed genes in LD prepupae included several members of the dusky and osiris families. We also observed the strong induction of different yellow‐like genes under SD and LD conditions which suggest a role in the developmental choice between seasonal phenotypes. Our transcriptomic data will facilitate the more detailed analysis of molecular mechanisms underlying seasonal polyphenism.
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- Andreas Vilcinskas
- Institute for Insect Biotechnology Justus Liebig University Heinrich Buff Ring 26-32 35392 Giessen Germany
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- Max-Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology Hans Knoell Strasse 8 07749 Jena Germany
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Connahs H, Rhen T, Simmons RB. Transcriptome analysis of the painted lady butterfly, Vanessa cardui during wing color pattern development. BMC Genomics 2016; 17:270. [PMID: 27030049 PMCID: PMC4815134 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-016-2586-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2015] [Accepted: 03/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Butterfly wing color patterns are an important model system for understanding the evolution and development of morphological diversity and animal pigmentation. Wing color patterns develop from a complex network composed of highly conserved patterning genes and pigmentation pathways. Patterning genes are involved in regulating pigment synthesis however the temporal expression dynamics of these interacting networks is poorly understood. Here, we employ next generation sequencing to examine expression patterns of the gene network underlying wing development in the nymphalid butterfly, Vanessa cardui. RESULTS We identified 9, 376 differentially expressed transcripts during wing color pattern development, including genes involved in patterning, pigmentation and gene regulation. Differential expression of these genes was highest at the pre-ommochrome stage compared to early pupal and late melanin stages. Overall, an increasing number of genes were down-regulated during the progression of wing development. We observed dynamic expression patterns of a large number of pigment genes from the ommochrome, melanin and also pteridine pathways, including contrasting patterns of expression for paralogs of the yellow gene family. Surprisingly, many patterning genes previously associated with butterfly pattern elements were not significantly up-regulated at any time during pupation, although many other transcription factors were differentially expressed. Several genes involved in Notch signaling were significantly up-regulated during the pre-ommochrome stage including slow border cells, bunched and pebbles; the function of these genes in the development of butterfly wings is currently unknown. Many genes involved in ecdysone signaling were also significantly up-regulated during early pupal and late melanin stages and exhibited opposing patterns of expression relative to the ecdysone receptor. Finally, a comparison across four butterfly transcriptomes revealed 28 transcripts common to all four species that have no known homologs in other metazoans. CONCLUSIONS This study provides a comprehensive list of differentially expressed transcripts during wing development, revealing potential candidate genes that may be involved in regulating butterfly wing patterns. Some differentially expressed genes have no known homologs possibly representing genes unique to butterflies. Results from this study also indicate that development of nymphalid wing patterns may arise not only from melanin and ommochrome pigments but also the pteridine pigment pathway.
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- Heidi Connahs
- Biology Department, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA. .,Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
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- Biology Department, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA
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- Biology Department, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA
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Moriyama M, Osanai K, Ohyoshi T, Wang HB, Iwanaga M, Kawasaki H. Ecdysteroid promotes cell cycle progression in the Bombyx wing disc through activation of c-Myc. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2016; 70:1-9. [PMID: 26696544 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2015.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2015] [Revised: 11/19/2015] [Accepted: 11/25/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Developmental switching from growth to metamorphosis in imaginal primordia is an essential process of adult body planning in holometabolous insects. Although it is disciplined by a sequential action of the ecdysteroid, molecular mechanisms linking to cell proliferation are poorly understood. In the present study, we investigated the expression control of cell cycle-related genes by the ecdysteroid using the wing disc of the final-instar larvae of the silkworm, Bombyx mori. We found that the expression level of c-myc was remarkably elevated in the post-feeding cell proliferation phase, which coincided with a small increase in ecdysteroid titer. An in vitro wing disc culture showed that supplementation of the moderate level of the ecdysteroid upregulated c-myc expression within an hour and subsequently increased the expression of cell cycle core regulators, including A-, B-, D-, and E-type cyclin genes, Cdc25 and E2F1. We demonstrated that c-myc upregulation by the ecdysteroid was not inhibited in the presence of a protein synthesis inhibitor, suggesting a possibility that the ecdysteroid directly stimulates c-myc expression. Finally, results from the administration of a c-Myc inhibitor demonstrated that c-Myc plays an essential role in 20E-inducible cell proliferation. These findings suggested a novel pathway for ecdysteroid-inducible cell proliferation in insects, and it is likely to be conserved between insects and mammals in terms of steroid hormone regulation.
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- Minoru Moriyama
- Faculty of Agriculture, Utsunomiya University, 350 Mine, Utsunomiya, Tochigi 321-8505, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Utsunomiya University, 350 Mine, Utsunomiya, Tochigi 321-8505, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Utsunomiya University, 350 Mine, Utsunomiya, Tochigi 321-8505, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Utsunomiya University, 350 Mine, Utsunomiya, Tochigi 321-8505, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Utsunomiya University, 350 Mine, Utsunomiya, Tochigi 321-8505, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Utsunomiya University, 350 Mine, Utsunomiya, Tochigi 321-8505, Japan.
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Matsumoto H, Ueno C, Nakamura Y, Kinjoh T, Ito Y, Shimura S, Noda H, Imanishi S, Mita K, Fujiwara H, Hiruma K, Shinoda T, Kamimura M. Identification of two juvenile hormone inducible transcription factors from the silkworm, Bombyx mori. J Insect Physiol 2015; 80:31-41. [PMID: 25770979 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2015.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2014] [Revised: 01/30/2015] [Accepted: 02/13/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Juvenile hormone (JH) regulates many physiological processes in insects. However, the signal cascades in which JH is active have not yet been fully elucidated, particularly in comparison to another major hormone ecdysteroid. Here we identified two JH inducible transcription factors as candidate components of JH signaling pathways in the silkworm, Bombyx mori. DNA microarray analysis showed that expression of two transcription factor genes, E75 and Enhancer of split mβ (E(spl)mβ), was induced by juvenile hormone I (JH I) in NIAS-Bm-aff3 cells. Real time RT-PCR analysis confirmed that expression of four E75 isoforms (E75A, E75B, E75C and E75D) and E(spl)mβ was 3-8 times greater after JH I addition. Addition of the protein synthesis inhibitor cycloheximide did not suppress JH-induced expression of the genes, indicating that they were directly induced by JH. JH-induced expression of E75 and E(spl)mβ was also observed in four other B. mori cell lines and in larval hemocytes of final instar larvae. Notably, E75A expression was induced very strongly in larval hemocytes by topical application of the JH analog fenoxycarb; the level of induced expression was comparable to that produced by feeding larvae with 20-hydroxyecdysone. These results suggest that E75 and E(spl)mβ are general and direct target genes of JH and that the transcription factors encoded by these genes play important roles in JH signaling.
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- Hitoshi Matsumoto
- National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan
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- National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan
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- National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
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Masuoka Y, Yaguchi H, Suzuki R, Maekawa K. Knockdown of the juvenile hormone receptor gene inhibits soldier-specific morphogenesis in the damp-wood termite Zootermopsis nevadensis (Isoptera: Archotermopsidae). Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2015; 64:25-31. [PMID: 26188329 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2015.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2015] [Revised: 07/11/2015] [Accepted: 07/11/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The Methoprene-tolerant (Met) protein has been established as a juvenile hormone (JH) receptor. Knockdown of the Met gene caused precocious metamorphosis and suppression of ovarian development. However, the function of Met in caste development of social insects is unclear. In termites, JH acts as a central factor for caste development, especially for soldier differentiation, which involves two molts from workers via a presoldier stage. Increased JH titer in workers is needed for the presoldier molt, and the high JH titer is maintained throughout the presoldier period. Although presoldiers have the fundamental morphological features of soldiers, the nature of the cuticle is completely different from that of soldiers. We expected that JH signals via Met are involved in soldier-specific morphogenesis of the head and mandibles during soldier differentiation, especially in the presoldier period, in natural conditions. To test this hypothesis, we focused on soldier differentiation in an incipient colony of the damp-wood termite Zootermopsis nevadensis. Met homolog (ZnMet) expression in heads increased just after the presoldier molt. This high expression was reduced by ZnMet double stranded (dsRNA) injection before the presoldier molt. Although this treatment did not cause any morphological changes in presoldiers, it caused strong effects on soldiers, their mandibles being significantly shorter and head capsules smaller than those of control soldiers. Injection of ZnMet dsRNA throughout the presoldier stage did not affect the formation of soldier morphology, including cuticle formation. These results suggested that the rapid increase in ZnMet expression and subsequent activation of JH signaling just after the presoldier molt are needed for the formation of soldier-specific weapons. Therefore, besides its established role in insect metamorphosis, the JH receptor signaling also underlies soldier development in termites.
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- Yudai Masuoka
- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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Sen SE, Wood L, Jacob R, Xhambazi A, Pease B, Jones A, Horsfield T, Lin A, Cusson M. Disruption of insect isoprenoid biosynthesis with pyridinium bisphosphonates. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2015; 63:113-123. [PMID: 26073627 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2015.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2015] [Revised: 05/06/2015] [Accepted: 05/08/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Farnesyl diphosphate synthase (FPPS) catalyzes the condensation of the non-allylic diphosphate, isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP; C5), with the allylic diphosphate primer dimethylallyl diphosphate (DMAPP; C5) to generate the C15 prenyl chain (FPP) used for protein prenylation as well as sterol and terpene biosynthesis. Here, we designed and prepared a series of pyridinium bisphosphonate (PyrBP) compounds, with the aim of selectively inhibiting FPPS of the lepidopteran insect order. FPPSs of Drosophila melanogaster and the spruce budworm, Choristoneura fumiferana, were inhibited by several PyrBPs, and as hypothesized, larger bisphosphonates were more selective for the lepidopteran protein and completely inactive towards dipteran and vertebrate FPPSs. Cell growth of a D. melanogaster cell line was adversely affected by exposure to PyrPBs that were strongly inhibitory to insect FPPS, although their effect was less pronounced than that observed upon exposure to the electron transport disrupter, chlorfenapyr. To assess the impact of PyrBPs on lepidopteran insect growth and development, we performed feeding and topical studies, using the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta, as our insect model. The free acid form of a PyrBP and a known bisphosphonate inhibitor of vertebrate FPPS, alendronate, had little to no effect on larval M. sexta; however, the topical application of more lipophilic ester PyrBPs caused decreased growth, incomplete larval molting, cuticle darkening at the site of application, and for those insects that survived, the formation of larval-pupal hybrids. To gain a better understanding of the structural differences that produce selective lepidopteran FPPS inhibition, homology models of C. fumiferana and D. melanogaster FPPS (CfFPPS2, and DmFPPS) were prepared. Docking of substrates and PyrBPs demonstrates that differences at the -3 and -4 positions relative to the first aspartate rich motif (FARM) are important factors in the ability of the lepidopteran enzyme to produce homologous isoprenoid structure and to be selectively inhibited by larger PyrBPs.
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- Stephanie E Sen
- Department of Chemistry, The College of New Jersey, P.O. Box 7718, Ewing, NJ 08628, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, The College of New Jersey, P.O. Box 7718, Ewing, NJ 08628, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The College of New Jersey, P.O. Box 7718, Ewing, NJ 08628, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The College of New Jersey, P.O. Box 7718, Ewing, NJ 08628, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The College of New Jersey, P.O. Box 7718, Ewing, NJ 08628, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The College of New Jersey, P.O. Box 7718, Ewing, NJ 08628, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The College of New Jersey, P.O. Box 7718, Ewing, NJ 08628, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The College of New Jersey, P.O. Box 7718, Ewing, NJ 08628, USA
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- Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Laurentian Forestry Centre, 1055 du P.E.P.S., C.P. 10380, Stn. Sainte-Foy, Quebec City, QC G1V 4C7, Canada
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Liu S, Wang M, Li X. Overexpression of Tyrosine hydroxylase and Dopa decarboxylase associated with pupal melanization in Spodoptera exigua. Sci Rep 2015; 5:11273. [PMID: 26084938 PMCID: PMC4471665 DOI: 10.1038/srep11273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2015] [Accepted: 05/19/2015] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Melanism has been found in a wide range of species, but the molecular mechanisms involved remain largely elusive. In this study, we studied the molecular mechanisms of the pupal melanism in Spodoptera exigua. The full length cDNA sequences of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) and dopa decarboxylase (DDC), two key enzymes in the biosynthesis pathway of melanin, were cloned, and their temporal expression patterns in the integument were compared during the larval-pupal metamorphosis process of the S. exigua wild type (SEW) and melanic mutant (SEM) strains. No amino acid change in the protein sequence of TH and DDC was found between the two strains. Both DDC and TH were significantly over-expressed in the integument of the SEM strain at late-prepupa and 0 h pupa, respectively, compared with those of the SEW strain. Feeding 5th instar larvae of SEM with diets incorporated with 1 mg/g of the DDC inhibitor L-α-Methyl-DOPA and 0.75 mg/g of the TH inhibitor 3-iodo-tyrosine (3-IT) resulted in 20% pupae with partially-rescued phenotype and 68.2% of pupae with partially- or fully-rescued phenotype, respectively. These results indicate that overexpressions of TH and DDC are involved in the pupal melanization of S. exigua.
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- Sisi Liu
- 1] Department of Pesticide Science, College of Plant Science &Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China [2] Department of Entomology and BIO5 Institute, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA [3] Hubei Insect Resources Utilization and Sustainable Pest Management Key Laboratory, Institute of Insect Resources, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- 1] Department of Pesticide Science, College of Plant Science &Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China [2] Hubei Insect Resources Utilization and Sustainable Pest Management Key Laboratory, Institute of Insect Resources, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- 1] Department of Entomology and BIO5 Institute, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA [2] State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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Dai F, Qiao L, Cao C, Liu X, Tong X, He S, Hu H, Zhang L, Wu S, Tan D, Xiang Z, Lu C. Aspartate Decarboxylase is Required for a Normal Pupa Pigmentation Pattern in the Silkworm, Bombyx mori. Sci Rep 2015; 5:10885. [PMID: 26077025 PMCID: PMC4468592 DOI: 10.1038/srep10885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2014] [Accepted: 04/07/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The pigmentation pattern of Lepidoptera varies greatly in different development stages. To date, the effects of key genes in the melanin metabolism pathway on larval and adult body color are distinct, yet the effects on pupal pigmentation remains unclear. In the silkworm, Bombyx mori, the black pupa (bp) mutant is only specifically melanized at the pupal stage. Using positional cloning, we found that a mutation in the Aspartate decarboxylase gene (BmADC) is causative in the bp mutant. In the bp mutant, a SINE-like transposon with a length of 493 bp was detected ~2.2 kb upstream of the transcriptional start site of BmADC. This insertion causes a sharp reduction in BmADC transcript levels in bp mutants, leading to deficiency of β-alanine and N-β-alanyl dopamine (NBAD), but accumulation of dopamine. Following injection of β-alanine into bp mutants, the color pattern was reverted that of the wild-type silkworms. Additionally, melanic pupae resulting from knock-down of BmADC in the wild-type strain were obtained. These findings show that BmADC plays a crucial role in melanin metabolism and in the pigmentation pattern of the silkworm pupal stage. Finally, this study contributes to a better understanding of pupa pigmentation patterns in Lepidoptera.
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- Fangyin Dai
- 1] State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, College of Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China [2] Key Laboratory for Sericulture Functional Genomics and Biotechnology of Agricultural Ministry, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
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- 1] State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, College of Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China [2] Institute of Entomology and Molecular Biology, College of Life Sciences, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing 401331, China
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- 1] State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, College of Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China [2] Key Laboratory for Sericulture Functional Genomics and Biotechnology of Agricultural Ministry, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
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- 1] State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, College of Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China [2] Key Laboratory for Sericulture Functional Genomics and Biotechnology of Agricultural Ministry, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
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- 1] State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, College of Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China [2] Key Laboratory for Sericulture Functional Genomics and Biotechnology of Agricultural Ministry, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
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- 1] State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, College of Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China [2] Key Laboratory for Sericulture Functional Genomics and Biotechnology of Agricultural Ministry, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
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- 1] State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, College of Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China [2] Key Laboratory for Sericulture Functional Genomics and Biotechnology of Agricultural Ministry, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
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- 1] State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, College of Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China [2] Key Laboratory for Sericulture Functional Genomics and Biotechnology of Agricultural Ministry, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
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- 1] State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, College of Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China [2] Key Laboratory for Sericulture Functional Genomics and Biotechnology of Agricultural Ministry, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
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- 1] State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, College of Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China [2] Key Laboratory for Sericulture Functional Genomics and Biotechnology of Agricultural Ministry, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
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- 1] State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, College of Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China [2] Key Laboratory for Sericulture Functional Genomics and Biotechnology of Agricultural Ministry, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
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- 1] State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, College of Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China [2] Key Laboratory for Sericulture Functional Genomics and Biotechnology of Agricultural Ministry, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
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Wang D, Zhao WL, Cai MJ, Wang JX, Zhao XF. G-protein-coupled receptor controls steroid hormone signaling in cell membrane. Sci Rep 2015; 5:8675. [PMID: 25728569 DOI: 10.1038/srep08675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2014] [Accepted: 12/30/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are involved in animal steroid hormone signaling, but their mechanism is unclear. In this research, we report that a GPCR called ErGPCR-2 controls steroid hormone 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E) signaling in the cell membrane of the lepidopteran insect Helicoverpa armigera. ErGPCR-2 was highly expressed during molting and metamorphosis. 20E, via ErGPCR-2, regulated rapid intracellular calcium increase, protein phosphorylation, gene transcription, and insect metamorphosis. ErGPCR-2 was located in the cell surface and was internalized by 20E induction. GPCR kinase 2 participated in 20E-induced ErGPCR-2 phosphorylation and internalization. The internalized ErGPCR-2 was degraded by proteases to desensitize 20E signaling. ErGPCR-2 knockdown suppressed the entrance of 20E analog [(3)H] ponasterone A ([(3)H]Pon A) into the cells. ErGPCR-2 overexpression or blocking of ErGPCR-2 internalization increased the entrance of [(3)H]Pon A into the cells. However, ErGPCR-2 did not bind to [(3)H]Pon A. Results suggest that ErGPCR-2 transmits steroid hormone 20E signaling and controls 20E entrance into cells in the cell membrane.
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- Di Wang
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Cells and Developmental Biology, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Cells and Developmental Biology, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Cells and Developmental Biology, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Cells and Developmental Biology, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Cells and Developmental Biology, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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Clark KD. Altered tyrosine metabolism and melanization complex formation underlie the developmental regulation of melanization in Manduca sexta. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2015; 58:66-75. [PMID: 25596090 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2015.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2014] [Revised: 01/06/2015] [Accepted: 01/06/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The study of hemolymph melanization in Lepidoptera has contributed greatly to our understanding of its role in insect immunity. Manduca sexta in particular has been an excellent model for identifying the myriad components of the phenoloxidase (PO) cascade and their activation through exposure to pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs). However, in a process that is not well characterized or understood, some insect species rapidly melanize upon wounding in the absence of added PAMPs. We sought to better understand this process by measuring wound-induced melanization in four insect species. Of these, only plasma from late 5th instar M. sexta was unable to melanize, even though each contained millimolar levels of the putative melanization substrate tyrosine (Tyr). Analysis of Tyr metabolism using substrate-free plasmas (SFPs) from late 5th instar larvae of each species showed that only M. sexta SFP failed to melanize with added Tyr. In contrast, early instar M. sexta larvae exhibited wound-induced melanization and Tyr metabolism, and SFPs prepared from these larvae melanized in the presence of Tyr. Early instar melanization in M. sexta was associated with the formation of a high mass protein complex that could be observed enzymatically in native gels or by PO-specific immunoblotting. Topical treatment of M. sexta larvae with the juvenile hormone (JH) analog methoprene delayed pupation and increased melanizing ability late in the instar, thus linking development with immunity. Our results demonstrate that melanization rates are highly variable in Lepidoptera, and that developmental stage can be an important factor for melanization within a species. More specifically, we show that the physiological substrate for melanization in M. sexta is Tyr, and that melanization is associated with the formation of a PO-containing protein complex.
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- Kevin D Clark
- Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
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De Fine Licht HH, Boomsma JJ, Tunlid A. Symbiotic adaptations in the fungal cultivar of leaf-cutting ants. Nat Commun 2014; 5:5675. [DOI: 10.1038/ncomms6675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2014] [Accepted: 10/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Bai PP, Xie YF, Shen GM, Wei DD, Wang JJ. Phenoloxidase and its zymogen are required for the larval-pupal transition in Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae). J Insect Physiol 2014; 71:137-146. [PMID: 25450426 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2014.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2014] [Revised: 10/19/2014] [Accepted: 10/21/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Phenoloxidases (POs) play a key role in melanin production, are involved in invertebrate immune mechanisms, and are considered important enzymes in the insect development process. In the present study, we report the developmental stage and tissue-specific expression patterns of BdPPO1 and PO activity from Bactrocera dorsalis. The results showed that the activity of PO and its zymogen expression were closely related to the development of B. dorsalis during the larval-pupal transition, particularly in the integument. Additionally, biochemical characterization showed that PO from different developmental stages and tissues all had maximum activity at pH 7.5 and 37°C. After feeding a metal ion-containing artificial diet, the activity of PO and expression of BdPPO1 were significantly increased, indicating that PO was a metalloprotein and it could be activated by Zn2+, Mg2+, Ca2+, and Cu2+. The functional analysis showed that the expression of BdPPO1 could be regulated by 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E) after injection. Furthermore, injection of the double-stranded RNA of BdPPO1 into the 3rd instar larvae significantly reduced mRNA levels after 24 h and 48 h, and resulted in a lower pupation rate and abnormal phenotype. These results expand the understanding of the important role of PO and its zymogen in the growth of B. dorsalis.
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- Ping-Ping Bai
- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, PR China.
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