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Changes in bumblebee queen gut microbiotas during and after overwintering diapause. 越冬停歇期间和之后熊蜂蜂后肠道微生物群的变化
IF 2.3 2区 农林科学
Insect Molecular Biology Pub Date : 2024-08-22 DOI: 10.1111/imb.12957
Michelle Z Hotchkiss, Jessica R K Forrest, Alexandre J Poulain
{"title":"Changes in bumblebee queen gut microbiotas during and after overwintering diapause.","authors":"Michelle Z Hotchkiss, Jessica R K Forrest, Alexandre J Poulain","doi":"10.1111/imb.12957","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/imb.12957","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Bumblebees are key pollinators with gut microbiotas that support host health. After bumblebee queens undergo winter diapause, which occurs before spring colony establishment, their gut microbiotas are disturbed, but little is known about community dynamics during diapause itself. Queen gut microbiotas also help seed worker microbiotas, so it is important that they recover post-diapause to a typical community structure, a process that may be impeded by pesticide exposure. We examined how bumblebee queen gut microbiota community structure and metabolic potential shift during and after winter diapause, and whether post-diapause recovery is affected by pesticide exposure. To do so, we placed commercial Bombus impatiens queens into diapause, euthanizing them at 0, 2 and 4 months of diapause. Additionally, we allowed some queens to recover from diapause for 1 week before euthanasia, exposing half to the common herbicide glyphosate. Using whole-community, shotgun metagenomic sequencing, we found that core bee gut phylotypes dominated queen gut microbiotas before, during and after diapause, but that two phylotypes, Schmidhempelia and Snodgrassella, ceased to be detected during late diapause and recovery. Despite fluctuations in taxonomic community structure, metabolic potential remained constant through diapause and recovery. Also, glyphosate exposure did not affect post-diapause microbiota recovery. However, metagenomic assembly quality and our ability to detect microbial taxa and metabolic pathways declined alongside microbial abundance, which was substantially reduced during diapause. Our study offers new insights into how bumblebee queen gut microbiotas change taxonomically and functionally during a key life stage and provides guidance for future microbiota studies in diapausing bumblebees.</p>","PeriodicalId":13526,"journal":{"name":"Insect Molecular Biology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142035757","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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A sex-specific homologue of waprin is essential for embryonic development in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum. 在红面粉甲虫(Tribolium castaneum)的胚胎发育过程中,waprin的性别特异性同源物是必不可少的。
IF 2.3 2区 农林科学
Insect Molecular Biology Pub Date : 2024-08-21 DOI: 10.1111/imb.12956
Chhavi Choudhary, Divyanshu Kishore, Keshav Kumar Meghwanshi, Vivek Verma, Jayendra Nath Shukla
{"title":"A sex-specific homologue of waprin is essential for embryonic development in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum.","authors":"Chhavi Choudhary, Divyanshu Kishore, Keshav Kumar Meghwanshi, Vivek Verma, Jayendra Nath Shukla","doi":"10.1111/imb.12956","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/imb.12956","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Waprin, a WAP (Whey acidic protein) domain-containing extracellular secretory protein, is widely known for its antibacterial properties. In this study, a waprin homologue (Tc_wap<sup>F</sup>) expressing in a female-specific manner was identified in Tribolium castaneum, through the analysis of sex-specific transcriptomes. Developmental- and tissue-specific profiling revealed the widespread expression of Tc_wap<sup>F</sup> in adult female tissues, particularly in the ovary, gut and fatbody. This female-specific expression of Tc_wap<sup>F</sup> is not regulated by the classical sex-determination cascade of T. castaneum, as we fail to get any attenuation in Tc_wap<sup>F</sup> transcript levels in Tcdsx and Tctra (key players of sex determination cascade of T. castaneum) knockdown females. RNA interference-mediated knockdown of Tc_wap<sup>F</sup> in females led to the non-hatching of eggs laid by these females, suggesting the crucial role of Tc_wap<sup>F</sup> in the embryonic development in T. castaneum. This is the first report on the identification of a sex-specific waprin homologue in an insect and its involvement in embryonic development. Future investigations on the functional conservation of insect waprins and their mechanistic role in embryonic development can be exploited for improving pest management strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":13526,"journal":{"name":"Insect Molecular Biology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142017313","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Minibrain plays a role in the adult brain development of honeybee (Apis mellifera) workers. 小脑在蜜蜂(Apis mellifera)工蜂的成虫大脑发育过程中发挥作用。
IF 2.3 2区 农林科学
Insect Molecular Biology Pub Date : 2024-08-21 DOI: 10.1111/imb.12955
Juliana Ramos Martins, Izabella Cristina Silva, Talita Sarah Mazzoni, Gabriela Helena de Barrios, Flávia Cristina de Paula Freitas, Angel Roberto Barchuk
{"title":"Minibrain plays a role in the adult brain development of honeybee (Apis mellifera) workers.","authors":"Juliana Ramos Martins, Izabella Cristina Silva, Talita Sarah Mazzoni, Gabriela Helena de Barrios, Flávia Cristina de Paula Freitas, Angel Roberto Barchuk","doi":"10.1111/imb.12955","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/imb.12955","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The brain of adult honeybee (Apis mellifera) workers is larger than that of queens, facilitating behavioural differentiation between the castes. This brain diphenism develops during the pharate-adult stage and is driven by a caste-specific gene expression cascade in response to unique hormonal milieus. Previous molecular screening identified minibrain (mnb; DYRK1A) as a potential regulator in this process. Here, we used RNAi approach to reduce mnb transcript levels and test its role on brain diphenism development in honeybees. White-eyed unpigmented cuticle worker pupae were injected with dsRNA for mnb (Mnb-i) or gfp, and their phenotypes were assessed two and 8 days later using classic histological and transcriptomic analyses. After 2 days of the injections, Mnb-i bees showed 98% of downregulation of mnb transcripts. After 8 days, the brain of Mnb-i bees showed reduction in total volume and in the volume of the mushroom bodies (MB), antennal, and optic lobes. Additionally, signs of apoptosis were observed in the Kenyon cells region of the MB, and the cohesion of the brain tissues was affected. Our transcriptomic analyses revealed that 226 genes were affected by the knockdown of mnb transcripts, most of which allowing axonal fasciculation. These results suggest the evolutionary conserved mnb gene has been co-opted for promoting hormone-mediated developmental brain morphological plasticity generating caste diphenism in honeybees.</p>","PeriodicalId":13526,"journal":{"name":"Insect Molecular Biology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142017314","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus LEF-2 disrupts the cell cycle in the G2/M phase by triggering a host cell DNA damage response. 蚕核多面体逆转录病毒 LEF-2 通过触发宿主细胞 DNA 损伤反应,在 G2/M 阶段破坏细胞周期。
IF 2.3 2区 农林科学
Insect Molecular Biology Pub Date : 2024-08-16 DOI: 10.1111/imb.12951
Jie Wang, Miao Xiao, Zhigang Hu, Yu Lin, Kejie Li, Peng Chen, Cheng Lu, Zhanqi Dong, Minhui Pan
{"title":"Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus LEF-2 disrupts the cell cycle in the G2/M phase by triggering a host cell DNA damage response.","authors":"Jie Wang, Miao Xiao, Zhigang Hu, Yu Lin, Kejie Li, Peng Chen, Cheng Lu, Zhanqi Dong, Minhui Pan","doi":"10.1111/imb.12951","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/imb.12951","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>It is a common strategy for viruses to block the host cell cycle to favour their DNA replication. Baculovirus, being a double-stranded DNA virus, can arrest the cell cycle in the G2/M phase to facilitate its replication. However, the key viral genes and mechanisms crucial for inducing cell cycle arrest remain poorly understood. Here, we initially examined the impacts of several Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV) DNA replication-associated genes: ie1, lef-1, lef-2, lef-3, lef-4, odv-ec27 and dbp. We assessed their effects on both the host cells' DNA replication and cell cycle. Our findings reveal that when the lef-2 gene was overexpressed, it led to a significant increase in the number of cells in the G2/M phase and a reduction in the number of cells in the S phase. Furthermore, we discovered that the LEF-2 protein is located in the virogenic stroma and confirmed its involvement in viral DNA replication. Additionally, by employing interference and overexpression experiments, we found that LEF-2 influences host cell DNA replication and blocks the cell cycle in the G2/M phase by regulating the expression of CyclinB and CDK1. Finally, we found that BmNPV lef-2 triggered a DNA damage response in the host cell, and inhibiting this response removed the cell cycle block caused by BmNPV LEF-2. Thus, our findings indicate that the BmNPV lef-2 gene plays a crucial role in viral DNA replication and can regulate host cell cycle processes. This study furthers our understanding of baculovirus-host cell interactions and provides new insight into the molecular mechanisms of antiviral research.</p>","PeriodicalId":13526,"journal":{"name":"Insect Molecular Biology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141987893","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Spraying dsRNA with chitosan formulation improves control of the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis, in a greenhouse. 用壳聚糖制剂喷洒 dsRNA 可改善温室中对西花蓟马(Frankliniella occidentalis)的控制。
IF 2.3 2区 农林科学
Insect Molecular Biology Pub Date : 2024-08-13 DOI: 10.1111/imb.12954
Falguni Khan, Gahyeon Jin, Yonggyun Kim
{"title":"Spraying dsRNA with chitosan formulation improves control of the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis, in a greenhouse.","authors":"Falguni Khan, Gahyeon Jin, Yonggyun Kim","doi":"10.1111/imb.12954","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/imb.12954","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis, is a serious pest causing both direct feeding damage and indirect harm by transmitting the tomato spotted wilt virus. A spraying double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) targeted at the vacuolar-type ATPase (vATPase) gene was developed and demonstrated high insecticidal activity in the laboratory but less effective in field applications. To improve control efficacy under field conditions, three strategies were explored in this study. First, to identify a more efficient RNA interference (RNAi) target, dsRNA specific to the Snf7 gene was tested alongside dsRNA targeting vATPase, and both were found to be similarly effective in controlling the thrips. Second, to elucidate the factors contributing to dsRNA resistance, dsRNA-degrading enzymes were annotated and their physiological roles in diminishing RNAi efficacy were investigated. Third, to suppress the dsRNA degradation from the dsRNase activities and protect it in field conditions, the dsRNA was encapsulated with chitosan. This formulation enhanced the dsRNA's resistance to environmental stressors such as ultraviolet light and the digestive enzymes in the thrips' gut. Additionally, the chitosan formulation specifically increased the RNAi efficacy, likely by facilitating more efficient entry into the target cells, thus bolstering the insecticidal activity of the dsRNA. The formulated dsRNA was applied on F. occidentalis infesting the hot peppers in a greenhouse at a concentration of 500 ppm, demonstrating an 82.4% control efficacy compared with 59.2% control efficacy observed with the application of naked dsRNA. This study further demonstrated an enhancement in the spectrum of control by combining dsRNAs specific to three distinct thrips species, while the mixture showed no adverse effects on non-target insects, such as the lepidopteran Spodoptera exigua. Collectively, these findings reveal that the chitosan formulation of dsRNA not only improves control efficacy under field conditions but also broadens the control spectrum against three different thrips pests.</p>","PeriodicalId":13526,"journal":{"name":"Insect Molecular Biology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141971076","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Expanding the transgene expression toolbox of the malaria vector Anopheles stephensi. 扩展疟疾病媒雅典按蚊的转基因表达工具箱。
IF 2.3 2区 农林科学
Insect Molecular Biology Pub Date : 2024-08-11 DOI: 10.1111/imb.12953
Joshua Southworth, Estela Gonzalez, Katherine Nevard, Mireia Larrosa-Godall, Luke Alphey, Michelle A E Anderson
{"title":"Expanding the transgene expression toolbox of the malaria vector Anopheles stephensi.","authors":"Joshua Southworth, Estela Gonzalez, Katherine Nevard, Mireia Larrosa-Godall, Luke Alphey, Michelle A E Anderson","doi":"10.1111/imb.12953","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/imb.12953","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Anopheles stephensi Liston, 1901 (Diptera: culicidae) is a competent vector of Plasmodium falciparum (Haemosporida: plasmodiidae) malaria, and its expansion in the African continent is of concern due to its viability in urban settings and resistance to insecticides. To enhance its genetic tractability, we determined the utility of a ~2 kb An. stephensi lipophorin (lp) promoter fragment in driving transgene expression. Lipophorin genes are involved in lipid transport in insects, and an orthologous promoter in An. gambiae (AGAP001826) was previously demonstrated to successfully express a transgene. In the present study, we qualitatively characterised the expression of a ZsYellow fluorescent marker protein, expressed by An. stephensi lp promoter fragment. Our study indicated that the lp promoter fragment was effective, generating a distinct expression pattern in comparison to the commonly utilised 3xP3 promoter. The lp:ZsYellow fluorescence was largely visible in early instar larvae and appeared more intense in later instar larvae, pupae and adults, becoming especially conspicuous in adult females after a blood meal. Different isolines showed some variation in expression pattern and intensity. Aside from general transgene expression, as the lp promoter produces a suitable fluorescent protein marker expression pattern, it may facilitate genotypic screening and aid the development of more complex genetic biocontrol systems, such as multi-component gene drives. This study represents an expansion of the An. stephensi genetic toolbox, an important endeavour to increase the speed of An. stephensi research and reach public health milestones in combating malaria.</p>","PeriodicalId":13526,"journal":{"name":"Insect Molecular Biology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141916556","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The Rpfor gene modulates the locomotory activity and host-seeking behaviour of Rhodnius prolixus. Rpfor基因调节了Rhodnius prolixus的运动活性和寻找宿主的行为。
IF 2.3 2区 农林科学
Insect Molecular Biology Pub Date : 2024-08-08 DOI: 10.1111/imb.12952
Newmar P Marliére, Marcelo G Lorenzo, Alessandra A Guarneri
{"title":"The Rpfor gene modulates the locomotory activity and host-seeking behaviour of Rhodnius prolixus.","authors":"Newmar P Marliére, Marcelo G Lorenzo, Alessandra A Guarneri","doi":"10.1111/imb.12952","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/imb.12952","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The molecular bases of animal behaviour are intricate due to the pleiotropic nature of behaviour-modulating genes, which are often expressed across multiple tissues. The foraging gene (for) encodes a cGMP-dependent protein kinase (PKG), pivotal in regulating downstream target proteins through phosphorylation. In insects, for has been implicated in various behavioural contexts and physiological processes regarding searching for food. Rhodnius prolixus, a hematophagous bug that transmits Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease, exhibits specific activity patterns associated with its hematophagous behaviour. Our previous work demonstrated a correlation between locomotor activity profiles and the expression of Rpfor, suggesting its involvement in modulating triatomine locomotion. In this study, we investigated the impact of Rpfor knockdown on locomotory activity, host-seeking behaviour, feeding performance and lipid metabolism in R. prolixus nymphs. Using RNA interference, we achieved a significant reduction of Rpfor expression in both the brain and fat body of R. prolixus nymphs. Knocked-down nymphs exhibited diminished non-oriented locomotory activity compared with controls, without altering the characteristic bimodal pattern of activity. Additionally, they displayed an increased tendency to approach a host, suggesting a role for Rpfor in modulating host-seeking behaviour. Feeding performance and lipid metabolism remained unaffected by Rpfor knockdown. Our findings underscore the multifaceted role of Rpfor in modulating locomotor activity and host-seeking behaviour in R. prolixus nymphs, shedding light on the molecular mechanisms underlying their hematophagous behaviour and potential implications for disease transmission. Further research is necessary to elucidate the intricate interplay between Rpfor expression, behaviour and physiological processes in triatomine bugs.</p>","PeriodicalId":13526,"journal":{"name":"Insect Molecular Biology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141901536","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Tyrosine transfer RNA levels and modifications during blood-feeding and vitellogenesis in the mosquito, Aedes aegypti. 埃及伊蚊采血和卵黄发生过程中的酪氨酸转运核糖核酸水平和修饰。
IF 2.3 2区 农林科学
Insect Molecular Biology Pub Date : 2024-08-06 DOI: 10.1111/imb.12950
Melissa Kelley, Christopher J Holmes, Cassandra Herbert, Asif Rayhan, Judd Joves, Melissa Uhran, Lucas Klaus, Ronja Frigard, Khwahish Singh, Patrick A Limbach, Balasubrahmanyam Addepalli, Joshua B Benoit
{"title":"Tyrosine transfer RNA levels and modifications during blood-feeding and vitellogenesis in the mosquito, Aedes aegypti.","authors":"Melissa Kelley, Christopher J Holmes, Cassandra Herbert, Asif Rayhan, Judd Joves, Melissa Uhran, Lucas Klaus, Ronja Frigard, Khwahish Singh, Patrick A Limbach, Balasubrahmanyam Addepalli, Joshua B Benoit","doi":"10.1111/imb.12950","DOIUrl":"10.1111/imb.12950","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Mosquitoes such as Aedes aegypti must consume a blood meal for the nutrients necessary for egg production. Several transcriptome and proteome changes occur post-blood meal that likely corresponds with codon usage alterations. Transfer RNA (tRNA) is the adapter molecule that reads messenger RNA codons to add the appropriate amino acid during protein synthesis. Chemical modifications to tRNA enhance codon decoding, improving the accuracy and efficiency of protein synthesis. Here, we examined tRNA modifications and transcripts associated with the blood meal and subsequent periods of vitellogenesis in A. aegypti. More specifically, we assessed tRNA transcript abundance and modification levels in the fat body at critical times post blood-feeding. Based on a combination of alternative codon usage and identification of particular modifications, we discovered that increased transcription of tyrosine tRNAs is likely critical during the synthesis of egg yolk proteins in the fat body following a blood meal. Altogether, changes in both the abundance and modification of tRNA are essential factors in the process of vitellogenin production after blood-feeding in mosquitoes.</p>","PeriodicalId":13526,"journal":{"name":"Insect Molecular Biology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141893397","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Deformed wing virus genotypes A and B do not elicit immunologically different responses in naïve honey bee hosts 畸形翅病毒基因A型和B型不会在天真蜜蜂宿主体内引起不同的免疫反应
IF 2.6 2区 农林科学
Insect Molecular Biology Pub Date : 2024-07-27 DOI: 10.1111/imb.12948
Amanda M. Norton, Gabriele Buchmann, Alyson Ashe, Owen T. Watson, Madeleine Beekman, Emily J. Remnant
{"title":"Deformed wing virus genotypes A and B do not elicit immunologically different responses in naïve honey bee hosts","authors":"Amanda M. Norton, Gabriele Buchmann, Alyson Ashe, Owen T. Watson, Madeleine Beekman, Emily J. Remnant","doi":"10.1111/imb.12948","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/imb.12948","url":null,"abstract":"<jats:italic>Iflavirus aladeformis</jats:italic> (Picornavirales: Iflaviridae), commonly known as deformed wing virus(DWV), in association with <jats:italic>Varroa destructor</jats:italic> Anderson and Trueman (Mesostigmata: Varroidae), is a leading factor associated with honey bee (<jats:italic>Apis mellifera L.</jats:italic> [Hymenoptera: Apidae]) deaths. The virus and mite have a near global distribution, making it difficult to separate the effect of one from the other. The prevalence of two main DWV genotypes (DWV‐A and DWV‐B) has changed over time, leading to the possibility that the two strains elicit a different immune response by the host. Here, we use a honey bee population naïve to both the mite and the virus to investigate if honey bees show a different immunological response to DWV genotypes. We examined the expression of 19 immune genes by reverse transcription quantitative PCR (RT‐qPCR) and analysed small RNA after experimental injection with DWV‐A and DWV‐B. We found no evidence that DWV‐A and DWV‐B elicit different immune responses in honey bees. RNA interference genes were up‐regulated during DWV infection, and small interfering RNA (siRNA) responses were proportional to viral loads yet did not inhibit DWV accumulation. The siRNA response towards DWV was weaker than the response to another honey bee pathogen, <jats:italic>Triatovirus nigereginacellulae</jats:italic> (Picornavirales: Dicistroviridae; black queen cell virus), suggesting that DWV is comparatively better at evading host antiviral defences. There was no evidence for the production of virus‐derived Piwi‐interacting RNAs (piRNAs) in response to DWV. In contrast to previous studies, and in the absence of <jats:italic>V</jats:italic>. <jats:italic>destructor</jats:italic>, we found no evidence that DWV has an immunosuppressive effect. Overall, our results advance our understanding of the immunological effect that DWV in isolation elicits in honey bees.","PeriodicalId":13526,"journal":{"name":"Insect Molecular Biology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-07-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141785559","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Trophic microRNA: Post-transcriptional regulation of target genes and larval development impairment in Plutella xylostella upon precursor and mature microRNA ingestion. 营养性 microRNA:前体和成熟 microRNA 摄入后对目标基因的转录后调控以及木虱幼虫发育障碍。
IF 2.3 2区 农林科学
Insect Molecular Biology Pub Date : 2024-07-25 DOI: 10.1111/imb.12949
Rutwik Bardapurkar, Gauri Binayak, Sagar Pandit
{"title":"Trophic microRNA: Post-transcriptional regulation of target genes and larval development impairment in Plutella xylostella upon precursor and mature microRNA ingestion.","authors":"Rutwik Bardapurkar, Gauri Binayak, Sagar Pandit","doi":"10.1111/imb.12949","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/imb.12949","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are post-transcriptional gene regulators. In the miRNA pathway's cytoplasmic part, the miRNA is processed from a hairpin-structured precursor to a double-stranded (ds) mature RNA and ultimately to a single-stranded mature miRNA. In insects, ingesting these two ds forms can regulate the target gene expression; this inspired the trophic miRNA's use as a functional genomics and pest management tool. However, systematic studies enabling comparisons of pre- and mature forms, dosages, administration times and instar-wise effects on target transcripts and phenotypes, which can help develop a miRNA administration method, are unavailable due to the different focuses of the previous investigations. We investigated the impact of trophically delivered Px-let-7 miRNA on the lepidopteran pest Plutella xylostella, to compare the efficacies of its pre- and ds-mature forms. Continuous feeding on the miRNA-supplemented diet suppressed expressions of FTZ-F1 and E74, the target ecdysone pathway genes. Both the pre-let-7 and mature let-7 miRNA forms similarly downregulated the target transcripts in all four larval instars. Pre-let-7 and let-7 ingestions decreased larval mass and instar duration and increased mortality in all instars, exhibiting adverse effects on larval growth and development. miRNA processing Dicer-1 and AGO-1's upregulations upon miRNA ingestion denoted the systemic miRNA spread in larval tissues. The scrambled sequence controls did not affect the target transcripts, suggesting the sequence-specific targeting by the mature miRNA and hairpin cassette's non-involvement in the target downregulation. This work provides a framework for miRNA and target gene function analyses and potentiates the trophic miRNA's utility in pest management.</p>","PeriodicalId":13526,"journal":{"name":"Insect Molecular Biology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141758485","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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