Effect of short neuropeptide F signaling on larval feeding in Mythimna separata

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Mythimna separata is a notorious phytophagous pest which poses serious threats to cereal crops owing to the gluttony of the larvae. Because short neuropeptide F (sNPF) and its receptor sNPFR are involved in a diversity of physiological functions, especially in functions related to feeding in insects, it is a molecular target for pest control. Herein, an sNPF and 2 sNPFRs were identified and cloned from M. separata. Bioinformatics analysis revealed that the sNPF and its receptors had a highly conserved RLRFamide C-terminus and 7 transmembrane domains, respectively. The sNPF and its receptor genes were distributed across larval periods and tissues, but 2 receptors had distinct expression patterns. The starvation-induced assay elucidated that sNPF and sNPFR expression levels were downregulated under food deprivation and recovered with subsequent re-feeding. RNA interference knockdown of sNPF, sNPFR1, and sNPFR2 by injection of double-stranded RNA into larvae not only suppressed food consumption and increased body size and weight, but also led to decrease of glycogen and total lipid contents, and increase of trehalose compared with double-stranded green fluorescent protein injection. Furthermore, molecular docking was performed on the interaction mode between sNPFR protein and its ligand sNPF based on the 3-dimensional models constructed by AlphaFold; the results indicated that both receptors were presumably activated by the mature peptide sNPF-2. These results revealed that sNPF signaling played a considerably vital role in the feeding regulation of M. separata and represents a potential control target for this pest.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:31

Enthalten in:

Insect science - 31(2024), 2 vom: 10. Apr., Seite 417-434

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li, Mei-Mei [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Qi [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Li-Hui [VerfasserIn]
Li, Yan-Ying [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Jun-Xiang [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Xiang-Li [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

142191-57-9
Feeding regulation
Journal Article
Mythimna separata
Neuropeptide F
Neuropeptides
Pest control target
RNA interference
Receptors, Neuropeptide
SNPF receptors
Short neuropeptide F

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Date Completed 12.04.2024

Date Revised 12.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/1744-7917.13246

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM359654185