CLONING AND CHARACTERIZATION OF TWO EcR ISOFORMS FROM JAPANESE PINE SAWYER, Monochamus alternates. Issue 1 (6th August 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Weng, Hongbiao; Shen, Weifeng; Liu, Yan; He, Lihua; Niu, Baolong; Meng, Zhiqi; Mu, Jianjun
• Is Part Of: Archives of insect biochemistry and physiology. Volume 84:Issue 1(2013:Sep.)
• Page Start: 27
• Page End: 42
• Publication Date: 2013-08-06
• Subjects: Insects -- Physiology -- Periodicals; Insect biochemistry -- Periodicals; 595.701572
• DOI: 10.1002/arch.21111
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0739-4462

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>The ecdysone receptor (EcR) is the hormonal receptor of ecdysteroids, which regulates insect growth and development. In this study, we cloned and characterized two isoforms of <italic>EcR</italic> in <italic>Monochamus alternates</italic> named <italic>MaEcR</italic> A and <italic>MaEcR B</italic>. The cDNAs of <italic>MaEcR A</italic> and <italic>MaEcR B</italic> have open repeating frames of 1, 695 and 1, 392 bp, respectively. The deduced proteins have the same C‐terminal sequence and varied in N‐terminal, and are consistent with reports on other insect species, particularly with the receptor of another coleopteran, <italic>Tribolium castaneum</italic>. The isoform‐specific developmental expression profile of <italic>EcR</italic> in the epidermis and the midgut were analyzed with quantitative real‐time reverse‐transcriptase polymerase chain reaction in the pupal stage. RNA interference (RNAi) with common or isoform‐specific regions induced developmental stagnation. When treated in the later larval stage, RNAi with either the common sequence or an <italic>EcR A</italic> specific sequence caused more severe effects and most larvae died prior to adulthood. The <italic>EcR B</italic> specific sequence caused less severe effects and about half of the treated larvae became adults, but some showed developmental defects. RNAi with both isoforms at early pupal stage attenuated the expression of 20E‐regulated genes <italic>E74</italic>, <italic>E75</italic>, and <italic>HR3</italic>. The study demonstrates the role of EcR in the transduction of ecdysteroid response in <italic>Monochamus alternatus</italic>.</p> </abstract>