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- Title
Molecular Characterization of UDP- N -Acetylglucosamine Pyrophosphorylase and Its Role in the Growth and Development of the White-Backed Planthopper Sogatella furcifera (Hemiptera: Delphacidae).
- Authors
Wang, Zhao; Long, Gui-Yun; Zhou, Cao; Jin, Dao-Chao; Yang, Hong; Yang, Wen-Jia
- Abstract
UDP-N-acetylglucosamine pyrophosphorylase (UAP) is a key enzyme in the chitin biosynthesis pathway of insects. Here, we described the gene SfUAP in the white-backed planthopper Sogatella furcifera (Horváth) with an open reading frame of 1470 bp. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) suggested that SfUAP exhibits a different developmental expression pattern and a higher expression after molting. The highest expression of SfUAP was observed in the integument tissues of adults, whereas head tissues showed negligible expression. RNAi-based gene silencing decreased the mRNA transcript levels in S. furcifera nymphs injected with double-stranded RNA of SfUAP. Finally, SfUAP silencing led to 84% mortality and malformed phenotypes in nymphs. Thus, our results can help better understand the role of SfUAP in S. furcifera.
- Subjects
DOUBLE-stranded RNA; GENE silencing; POLYMERASE chain reaction; MOLTING; GENE expression profiling; PLANT gene silencing; WHITELEG shrimp; BIOSYNTHESIS
- Publication
Genes, 2022, Vol 13, Issue 8, p1340
- ISSN
2073-4425
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/genes13081340