FAR gene enables the brown planthopper to walk and jump on water in paddy field  

作　　者：Dan-Ting Li Xuan Chen Xin-Qiu Wang Chuan-Xi Zhang 

机构地区：[1]State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology,Institute of Insect Science,Zhejiang University

出　　处：《Science China(Life Sciences)》2019年第11期1521-1531,共11页中国科学（生命科学英文版）

基　　金：supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31630057 and 31471765)

摘　　要：Many insects can live on water and survive being caught in the rain.Current research has shown that insect cuticular hydrocarbons(CHC)confer desiccation resistance to maintain water balance.In this study,we identified a fatty acyl-CoA reductase gene(NlFAR)of the rice brown planthopper,Nilaparvata lugens that is essential for the production of CHCs,and found that NlFAR is essential for N.lugens to walk and jump on water when moving from one rice plant to another in paddy fields.NlFAR was mainly expressed in the integument at the beginning of each molt.Cuticular surface analysis by scanning electron microscopy and characterization of CHC extracts indicated that N.lugens with knockdown of NlFAR using RNA inference(RNAi)had a neater epicuticle layer and a significant decrease in CHC contents.Knockdown of NlFAR did not influence the desiccation resistance of N.lugens,but the ds NlFAR-treated insects were easily adhered and moistened by water droplets or their own secreted honeydew and unable to walk or jump on water.These results suggested that NlFAR is a crucial enzyme for CHC biosynthesis and cuticle waterproofing,but not for water retention of N.lugens,which may provide a potential strategy for pest management.Many insects can live on water and survive being caught in the rain. Current research has shown that insect cuticular hydrocarbons(CHC) confer desiccation resistance to maintain water balance. In this study, we identified a fatty acyl-CoA reductase gene(NlFAR) of the rice brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens that is essential for the production of CHCs, and found that NlFAR is essential for N. lugens to walk and jump on water when moving from one rice plant to another in paddy fields. NlFAR was mainly expressed in the integument at the beginning of each molt. Cuticular surface analysis by scanning electron microscopy and characterization of CHC extracts indicated that N. lugens with knockdown of NlFAR using RNA inference(RNAi)had a neater epicuticle layer and a significant decrease in CHC contents. Knockdown of NlFAR did not influence the desiccation resistance of N. lugens, but the ds NlFAR-treated insects were easily adhered and moistened by water droplets or their own secreted honeydew and unable to walk or jump on water. These results suggested that NlFAR is a crucial enzyme for CHC biosynthesis and cuticle waterproofing, but not for water retention of N. lugens, which may provide a potential strategy for pest management.

关 键 词：NILAPARVATA LUGENS fatty ACYL-COA REDUCTASE cuticular hydrocarbon waterproofing 

分 类 号：R51[医药卫生—内科学]