DNA Methylation-Associated Epigenetic Changes in Thermotolerance of Bemisia tabaci During Biological Invasions

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第一作者： Dai, Tianmei

作者： Dai, Tianmei;Dai, Tianmei;Wang, Yusheng;Shen, Xiaona;Lu, Zhichuang;Wan, Fanghao;Liu, Wanxue;Wan, Fanghao

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关键词： DNA methylation; thermotolerance; rapid adaptation; DNA methyltransferases; biological invasion; Bemisia tabaci

期刊名称：INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES （ 影响因子：4.9； 五年影响因子：5.7 ）

ISSN： 1661-6596

年卷期： 2025 年 26 卷 15 期

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摘要： Global warming and anthropogenic climate change are projected to expand the geographic distribution and population abundance of ectothermic species and exacerbate the biological invasion of exotic species. DNA methylation, as a reversible epigenetic modification, could provide a putative link between the phenotypic plasticity of invasive species and environmental temperature variations. We assessed and interpreted the epigenetic mechanisms of invasive and indigenous species' differential tolerance to thermal stress through the invasive species Bemisia tabaci Mediterranean (MED) and the indigenous species Bemisia tabaci AsiaII3. We examine their thermal tolerance following exposure to heat and cold stress. We found that MED exhibits higher thermal resistance than AsiaII3 under heat stress. The fluorescence-labeled methylation-sensitive amplified polymorphism (F-MSAP) results proved that the increased thermal tolerance in MED is closely related to DNA methylation changes, other than genetic variation. Furthermore, the quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) and Western blotting analysis of DNA methyltransferases (Dnmts) suggested that increased expression of Dnmt3 regulates the higher thermal tolerance of female MED adults. A mechanism is revealed whereby DNA methylation enhances thermal tolerance in invasive species. Our results show that the Dnmt-mediated regulation mechanism is particularly significant for understanding invasive species' successful invasion and rapid adaptation under global warming, providing new potential targets for controlling invasive species worldwide.

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