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{"title":"In the Spotlight-Established Researcher.","authors":"Jukka Jernvall","doi":"10.1002/jez.b.70023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jez.b.70023","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15682,"journal":{"name":"Journal of experimental zoology. Part B, Molecular and developmental evolution","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147773115","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Yi-Chen Chen, Yun-Ru Chen, Ace Kevin S. Amarga, Hui-Yun Tseng
{"title":"Gene Expression During Scale Development in Pachyrhynchus Weevils","authors":"Yi-Chen Chen, Yun-Ru Chen, Ace Kevin S. Amarga, Hui-Yun Tseng","doi":"10.1002/jezb.70010","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jezb.70010","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The diverse and colorful patterns found in organisms serve various functions. In <i>Pachyrhynchus</i> weevils, these colors and patterns composed of 3D photonic architectures function as signals for sexual selection and aposematism. Previous study of photonic structure suggests the involvement of specific genes in color regulation in <i>Pachyrhynchus</i> weevils. However, the genes responsible for scale coloring in <i>Pachyrhynchus</i> weevils have remained unknown. In this study, RNA-seq was conducted in <i>P. nobilis</i> at 6 h and 24 h after emergence, comparing elytra (no-scale) and scale tissues during the period of coloring. qPCR validation was performed across three species (<i>P. nobilis</i>, <i>P. sarcitis</i>, and <i>P. orbifer</i>). RNA-seq analysis identified 3172 and 2890 DEGs at 6 h and 24 h after emergence, respectively, with up-regulated DEGs increasing over time. The candidate genes were selected based on functional annotations related to scale development (C-type lectins, cuticle proteins, and Yellow family proteins), and KEGG pathway analysis. qPCR validation revealed species-specific expression patterns: C-type lectin-encoding gene was expressed in <i>P. nobilis</i> and <i>P. sarcitis</i> but absent in <i>P. orbifer</i>, while Hedgehog-like protein-encoding gene was exclusively detected in <i>P. orbifer</i>. Temporal analysis showed significant differences in Wnt signaling pathway between developmental stages in <i>P. orbifer</i>, and marginal significance in calcium signaling pathway gene in <i>P. sarcitis</i>. This study suggests that these specific genes may play roles in color regulation during scale development in <i>Pachyrhynchus</i> weevils, with varying expression at different time points after emergence or among species.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":15682,"journal":{"name":"Journal of experimental zoology. Part B, Molecular and developmental evolution","volume":"346 2","pages":"128-140"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146010133","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}