文献类型： 外文期刊

作者： Gao, Xinxin ¹ ; Zhang, Jihong ¹ ; Wu, Peipei ¹ ; Shu, Ruihao ¹ ; Zhang, Huan ¹ ; Qin, Qilian ¹ ; Meng, Qian ¹ ;

作者机构： 1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Zool, State Key Lab Integrated Management Pest Insects, Beijing, Peoples R China

2.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing, Peoples R China

3.Shanghai Acad Agr Sci, Inst Edible Fungi, Shanghai, Peoples R China

关键词： Helicoverpa armigera; Metamorphosis; Transcriptomic analysis

期刊名称：BMC GENOMICS （ 影响因子：4.547； 五年影响因子：4.931 ）

ISSN： 1471-2164

年卷期： 2022 年 23 卷 1 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Background Insect metamorphosis from larvae to pupae is one of the most important stages of insect life history. Relatively comprehensive information related to gene transcription profiles during lepidopteran metamorphosis is required to understand the molecular mechanism underlying this important stage. We conducted transcriptional profiling of the brain and fat body of the cotton bollworm Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) during its transition from last instar larva into pupa to explore the physiological processes associated with different phases of metamorphosis. Results During metamorphosis, the differences in gene expression patterns and the number of differentially expressed genes in the fat body were found to be greater than those in the brain. Each stage had a specific gene expression pattern, which contributed to different physiological changes. A decrease in juvenile hormone levels at the feeding stage is associated with increased expression levels of two genes (juvenile hormone esterase, juvenile hormone epoxide hydrolase). The expression levels of neuropeptides were highly expressed at the feeding stage and the initiation of the wandering stage and less expressed at the prepupal stage and the initiation of the pupal stage. The transcription levels of many hormone (or neuropeptide) receptors were specifically increased at the initiation of the wandering stage in comparison with other stages. The expression levels of many autophagy-related genes in the fat body were found to be gradually upregulated during metamorphosis. The activation of apoptosis was probably related to enhanced expression of many key genes (Apaf1, IAP-binding motif 1 like, cathepsins, caspases). Active proliferation might be associated with enhanced expression levels in several factors (JNK pathway: jun-D; TGF-beta pathway: decapentaplegic, glass bottom boat; insulin pathway: insulin-like peptides from the fat body; Wnt pathway: wntless, TCF/Pangolin). Conclusions This study revealed several vital physiological processes and molecular events of metamorphosis and provided valuable information for illustrating the process of insect metamorphosis from larvae to pupae.