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- Title
Cloning and spatio-temporal expression of CsKr-h1 encoding the juvenile hormone response gene in Coccinella septempunctata L.
- Authors
Cheng, Ying; Zhou, Yuhang; Li, Fengliang
- Abstract
The gene encoding juvenile hormone response (Krüppel homolog1, Kr-hl) in Coccinella septempunctata was investigated by cloning and analysing expression profiles in different developmental stages and tissues by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR). C. septempunctata Kr-hl (CsKr-hl) encoded a 1338 bp open reading frame (ORF) with a predicted protein product of 445 amino acids; the latter showed high similarity to orthologs in other species and contained eight highly-conserved Zn-finger motifs for DNA-binding. CsKr-hl was expressed in different developmental stages of C. septempunctata. The expression levels of CsKr-hl in eggs, 2nd, 3rd, 4th instar larvae, and pupa were 3.31, 2.30, 7.09, 0.58, and 7.48 times the number of 1st instar larvae, respectively. CsKr-hl expression levels in female adults gradually increased at 25–30 days and were significantly higher than expression at 1–20 days. CsKr-hl expression in 20–30 days-old male adults was significantly higher than males aged 1–15 days. CsKr-hl expression levels in heads of male and female adults were significantly higher than expression levels in the thorax, adipose, and reproductive system. Interestingly, CsKr-hl expression levels in the adipose and reproductive system of female adults were significantly higher than in adult male corresponding organs, which suggest that CsKr-hl plays an important role in regulating reproductive development in C. septempunctata.
- Subjects
GENE expression; SEVEN-spotted ladybug; MOLECULAR cloning; JUVENILE hormones; GENITALIA; PUPAE; LARVAE
- Publication
Bulletin of Entomological Research, 2024, Vol 114, Issue 1, p99
- ISSN
0007-4853
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S0007485323000652