Bta06987, Encoding a Peptide of the AKH/RPCH Family: A Role of Energy Mobilization in Bemisia tabaci
Insects(2022)
Abstract
A neuropeptide precursor encoded by Bta06987 associates with AKH neuropeptide. In the AKH/RPCH family, these members have been demonstrated to participate in energy mobilization in many insects. In our research, the Bta06987 gene from Bemisia tabaci was cloned, and the amino acid sequence analysis was performed. During the starvation of B. tabaci, the mRNA level of Bta06987 showed a significant elevation. We investigated the functions of Bta06987 in B. tabaci using RNA interference (RNAi), and the adult females of B. tabaci after being fed with dsBta06987 showed a higher glycogen and triglyceride levels and lower trehalose content than the control. Furthermore, in the electrical penetration graph (EPG) experiment, B. tabaci showed changes in feeding behavior after feeding with dsBta06987, such as the reduction in parameters of E waveform percentage and total feeding time. Our findings might be helpful in developing strategies to control pest and plant virus transmission.
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Key words
<i>Bta06987</i>,neuropeptide precursor,AKH/RPCH family,trehalose,RNAi,EPG
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