Molecular characterization and functional analysis of USP-1 by RNA interference in the Asian gypsy moth Lymantria dispar  

作　　者：Rongrong Wen Qingquan Zhao Buyong Wang Yan Ma Ling Ma 

机构地区：[1]School of Forestry,Northeast Forestry University,Harbin 150040,People’s Republic of China [2]College of Agricultural and Biological Engineering,Heze University,Heze 274015,People’s Republic of China [3]College of Management,Harbin University of Commerce,Harbin 150028,People’s Republic of China

出　　处：《Journal of Forestry Research》2020年第5期1923-1931,共9页林业研究（英文版）

基　　金：This research was supported by Grants from the Natural Science Foundation of China(31770688);the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(2572017AA17);the Ph.D.Programs Foundation of HeZe University(XY18BS06);the Ph.D.Programs Foundation of HeZe University(XY18BS05).

摘　　要：Ecdysteroids play an important role in regulating diverse physiological processes in arthropods,such as molting,metamorphosis,reproduction and diapause.Ecdysteroids mediate the response by binding to a heterodimeric complex of two nuclear receptors:the ecdysone receptor and the ultraspiracle(USP).To investigate the role of USP in development of the Asian gypsy moth(Lymantria dispar),a USP cDNA was obtained from the transcriptome of L.dispar and verified by PCR.In-depth profiling of transcript levels of L.dispar USP-1(LdUSP-1)at different developmental stages and over time in thirdinstar larvae and different tissues isolated during the thirdinstar stage of L.dispar was then carried out.Transcript levels of LdUSP-1 were relatively high before 72 h in the third-instar larvae after ecdysis and in the adult male.The function of LdUSP-1 in molting was analyzed by knockdown of LdUSP-1 in third instar larvae using RNA interference.Silencing of LdUSP-1 significantly downregulated the transcript level of E75,an ecdysone-inducible gene,and of Sad,a Halloween gene.In addition,the duration of the third-instar stage was slightly shortened and larval mortality increased after the LdUSP-1 knockdown.

关 键 词：Lymantria dispar Ultraspiracle gene ECDYSONE RNA interference Development 

分 类 号：S763.42[农业科学—森林保护学]