Developmental genetics of cuticular micro- and nano-structures in insects

IF 5.8 1区农林科学 Q1 BIOLOGY

Current opinion in insect science Pub Date : 2024-08-31 DOI:10.1016/j.cois.2024.101254

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Abstract

Insect cuticle exhibits a wide array of micro- and nano-structures in terms of size, form, and function. However, the investigation of cellular mechanisms of morphogenesis has centered around a small number of structure types and organisms. The recent expansion of the taxa studied, and subsequent discoveries prompt us to revisit well-known models, like the one for bristle morphogenesis. In addition, common themes are emerging in the morphogenesis of cuticular structures, such as the polyploidy of precursor cells, the role of pigments and cuticular proteins in controlling chitin deposition in space and time, and the role of the apical extracellular matrix in defining the shape of the developing structure. Understanding how these structures are synthesized in biological systems holds promise for bioinspired design.

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昆虫角质层微结构和纳米结构的发育遗传学。

昆虫的角质层在大小、形态和功能方面表现出多种微观和纳米结构。然而，对形态发生的细胞机制的研究主要集中在少数结构类型和生物体上。最近，研究的类群扩大了，随后的发现促使我们重新审视众所周知的模型，如鬃毛形态发生模型。此外，在角质层结构的形态发生中还出现了一些共同的主题，例如前体细胞的多倍体性、色素和角质层蛋白在控制几丁质沉积的时间和空间方面的作用，以及顶端细胞外基质在确定发育中结构的形状方面的作用。了解这些结构是如何在生物系统中合成的，为生物启发设计带来了希望。

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来源期刊

Current opinion in insect science BIOLOGYECOLOGYENTOMOLOGY-ECOLOGY

CiteScore

10.40

自引率

1.90%

发文量

113

期刊介绍： Current Opinion in Insect Science is a new systematic review journal that aims to provide specialists with a unique and educational platform to keep up–to–date with the expanding volume of information published in the field of Insect Science. As this is such a broad discipline, we have determined themed sections each of which is reviewed once a year. The following 11 areas are covered by Current Opinion in Insect Science. -Ecology -Insect genomics -Global Change Biology -Molecular Physiology (Including Immunity) -Pests and Resistance -Parasites, Parasitoids and Biological Control -Behavioural Ecology -Development and Regulation -Social Insects -Neuroscience -Vectors and Medical and Veterinary Entomology There is also a section that changes every year to reflect hot topics in the field. Section Editors, who are major authorities in their area, are appointed by the Editors of the journal. They divide their section into a number of topics, ensuring that the field is comprehensively covered and that all issues of current importance are emphasized. Section Editors commission articles from leading scientists on each topic that they have selected and the commissioned authors write short review articles in which they present recent developments in their subject, emphasizing the aspects that, in their opinion, are most important. In addition, they provide short annotations to the papers that they consider to be most interesting from all those published in their topic over the previous year.