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- Title
Synthesis of 1,4‐benzodioxan derivatives and the evaluation of their biological activity as a novel juvenile hormone signaling inhibitor.
- Authors
Furuta, Kenjiro; Yamada, Naoko; Kayukawa, Takumi
- Abstract
BACKGROUND: Juvenile hormone (JH) signaling inhibitors may be used as insect growth regulators because of their ability to control metamorphosis and reproduction in insects by regulating the action of JH. RESULTS: We identified ethyl (E)‐3‐(4‐{[7‐ (4‐methoxycarbonylbenzyloxy)‐1,4‐benzodioxan‐6‐yl]methyl}phenyl)prop‐2‐enoate (EMBP) and observed its strong precocious metamorphosis‐inducing activity against silkworm larvae. To further elucidate its mechanism of action, we investigated the effect of EMBP on the JH‐mediated signaling pathway in vitro and in vivo. In a reporter assay using a Bombyx mori cell line, EMBP strongly suppressed the induction of reporter gene expression by Juvenile hormone I (JH I) in a concentration‐dependent manner. A parallel rightward shift was observed in the dose–response curve of JH I after treatment with EMBP, indicating that EMBP competitively inhibited JH. Moreover, we monitored developmental changes in the JH‐responsive gene, Krüppel homolog 1 (Kr‐h1), and ecdysone‐responsive gene, Broad‐Complex (BRC), in EMBP‐treated silkworm larvae. EMBP suppressed only the expression of Kr‐h1 in third‐instar larvae. CONCLUSION: Our results demonstrated that EMBP specifically regulates the JH‐mediated Kr‐h1 signaling pathway. EMBP could be used as a lead compound in the development of new insect growth regulators. © 2023 Society of Chemical Industry.
- Subjects
SOCIETY of Chemical Industry (Great Britain); JUVENILE hormones; INSECT growth regulators; SILKWORMS; INSECT metamorphosis; INSECT reproduction; LARVAE
- Publication
Pest Management Science, 2023, Vol 79, Issue 12, p5341
- ISSN
1526-498X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ps.7744