Molecular and Potential Regulatory Mechanisms of Melanin Synthesis in Harmonia axyridis

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第一作者： Xiao, Da

作者： Xiao, Da;Chen, Xu;Wu, Mengmeng;Zhang, Fan;Harwood, James D.;Wang, Su;Chen, Xu;Tian, Renbin;Zang, Liansheng

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关键词： tyrosine hydroxylase; DOPA decarboxylase; dopamine melanin; Pannier; Harmonia axyridis

期刊名称：INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES （ 影响因子：5.923； 五年影响因子：6.132 ）

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年卷期： 2020 年 21 卷 6 期

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摘要： Melanization is a common phenomenon in insects, and melanin synthesis is a conserved physiological process that occurs in epidermal cells. Moreover, a comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms of melanin synthesis influencing insect pigmentation are well-suited for investigating phenotype variation. The Asian multi-colored (Harlequin) ladybird beetle, Harmonia axyridis, exhibits intraspecific polymorphism based on relative levels of melanization. However, the specific characteristics of melanin synthesis in H. axyridis remains elusive. In this study, we performed gene-silencing analysis of the pivotal inverting enzyme, tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), and DOPA decarboxylase (DDC) in the tyrosine metabolism pathway to investigate the molecular and regulatory mechanism of melanin synthesis in H. axyridis. Using RNAi of TH and DDC genes in fourth instar larvae, we demonstrated that dopamine melanin was the primary contributor to the overall body melanization of H. axyridis. Furthermore, our study provides the first conclusive evidence that dopamine serves as a melanin precursor for synthesis in the early pupal stage. According to transcription factor Pannier, which is essential for the formation of melanic color on the elytra in H. axyridis, we further demonstrated that suppression of HaPnr can significantly decrease expression levels of HaTH and HaDDC. These results in their entirety lead to the conclusion that transcription factor Pannier can regulate dopamine melanin synthesis in the dorsal elytral epidermis of H. axyridis.

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