Transcriptional response of Methoprene-tolerant (Met) gene to three insect growth disruptors in Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say)

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第一作者： Meng, Qing-Wei

作者： Meng, Qing-Wei;Xu, Qing-Yu;Deng, Pan;Li, Guo-Qing;Fu, Kai-Yun;Guo, Wen-Chao

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关键词： Methoprene; Pyriproxyfen; Halofenozide; 20-hydroxyecdysone; Juvenile hormone

期刊名称：JOURNAL OF ASIA-PACIFIC ENTOMOLOGY （ 影响因子：1.303； 五年影响因子：1.427 ）

ISSN： 1226-8615

年卷期： 2018 年 21 卷 2 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Some insect growth disruptors (IGDs), such as pyriproxyfen and halofenozide, may be used to control Leptinotarsa decemlineata. However, their mechanism of action remains elusive. Methoprene-tolerant (Met) mediates juvenile hormone (JH) signal to control numerous essential physiological processes. In the present paper, we identified a Met gene (LdMet). LdMet protein was a typical basic helix-loop-helix/Per-Arnt-Sim (bHLH-PAS) transcription factor with a bHLH domain, two PAS domains (PAS-A and PAS-B) and a region called PAS associated C terminal (PAC). Eight conserved amino acids critical for JH binding were located in PAS-B and PAC domains. The temporal expression pattern of LdMet was in accordance with the variation of circulating JH titers. Feeding of juvenoid methoprene or pyriproxyfen, or provide for JH dose-dependently stimulated the expression of LdMet. RNA interference-mediated knockdown of two JH degradation genes increased the transcription of LdMet, while silencing of a JH biosynthesis gene repressed the transcription. Conversely, ingestion of an ecdysteroid agonist halofenozide or 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E) reduced the mRNA levels of LdMet, in a dose dependent manner, whereas knockdown of either ecdysteroidogenesis or 20E signaling genes increased the mRNA accumulation. Providing that the expression of LdMet can be disturbed by methoprene, pyriproxyfen and halofenozide, LdMet may be a potential target of these IGDs in L. decemlineata larvae.

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