How to translate text using browser tools
27 October 2021 Expression Analyses of Vitellogenin and Target of Rapamycin of Sogatella furcifera (Hemiptera: Delphacidae), and Their Effects on Reproduction
Jinyu Yi, Fei Li, Changyu Xu, Yudi Liu, Maolin Hou
Author Affiliations +
Abstract

Vitellogenin (Vg) and the target of rapamycin (TOR) are important genes involved in insect reproduction regulation. In this work, the full lengths of the Vg (SfVg) and TOR (SfTOR) genes of the white-backed planthopper Sogatella furcifera were cloned. The expression pattern in females showed that SfVg was highly expressed in fat bodies, and SfTOR was highly expressed in Malpighian tubules. After silencing SfVg or SfTOR, female adults did not deposit eggs. Their ovarian development was delayed, and yolk protein deposition in the oocytes was reduced. However, wild-type females mated with SfTOR-silenced males could lay eggs and produce offsprings normally. The dissections of testes and accessory glands of males with SfTOR knockdown showed that their development was not affected. Therefore, the silencing of the SfVg or SfTOR genes can effectively inhibit female reproduction, but SfTOR knockdown has no significant effect on male reproductive capacity. Furthermore, silencing SfTOR can cause SfVg expression to decrease significantly. All of the above results revealed that SfVg and SfTOR are essential for white-backed planthopper reproduction and may provide a potential target for pest control.

© The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Entomological Society of America. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.
Jinyu Yi, Fei Li, Changyu Xu, Yudi Liu, and Maolin Hou "Expression Analyses of Vitellogenin and Target of Rapamycin of Sogatella furcifera (Hemiptera: Delphacidae), and Their Effects on Reproduction," Journal of Economic Entomology 114(6), 2562-2570, (27 October 2021). https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toab195
Received: 18 August 2021; Accepted: 13 September 2021; Published: 27 October 2021
JOURNAL ARTICLE
9 PAGES

This article is only available to subscribers.
It is not available for individual sale.
+ SAVE TO MY LIBRARY

KEYWORDS
reproduction
RNAi
Sogatella furcifera
target of rapamycin
vitellogenin
RIGHTS & PERMISSIONS
Get copyright permission
Back to Top