Sec61s和Sec62/Sec63基因通过调节Locusta migratoria的肠道和皮层发育,对生存至关重要
Xiaojian Liu1,2, Mingzhu Ji1,2, Jianzhen Zhang1,2
1Institute of Applied Biology, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
Insects
|June 25, 2025
概括
Sec61和Sec62/Sec63基因对于虫的肠道和皮质的发育至关重要. 沉默这些基因会导致严重的肠缩和变缺陷,突出显示它们作为杀虫剂目标的潜力.
科学领域:
- 分子生物学分子生物学
- 昆虫生理学 昆虫生理学
- 害虫控制 害虫控制 害虫控制 害虫控制 害虫控制 害虫控制
背景情况:
- 在真核生物中,Sec61通道促进了蛋白质穿过内细胞网膜的运输.
- 翻译后的蛋白质运输还需要Sec62/Sec63复合体.
- 这些Sec基因的功能在昆虫,特别是虫中基本未被探索.
研究的目的:
- 在迁徙虫Locusta migratoria*中识别和描述Sec61,Sec62和Sec63基因.
- 为了研究这些基因在各种虫组织中的表达模式.
- 阐明这些Sec基因在虫发育和生存中的功能作用.
主要方法:
- 在Locusta migratoria*中识别了五个Sec基因 (*Sec61α*, *Sec61β*, *Sec61γ*, *Sec62*, *Sec63*).
- 定量逆转录聚合酶连锁反应 (RT-qPCR) 用于基因表达分析.
- 基因淘汰的RNA干扰 (RNAi),然后进行死亡率评估,组织学分析 (血素-氨酸染色) 和传输电子显微镜 (TEM).
主要成果:
- 在多种组织中表达了sec基因,在体中表达高.
- 对*LmSec61α*和*LmSec61γ*的抑制导致了停止食,100%的死亡率,肠缩以及中肠细胞和微小的严重损伤.
- *LmSec62*和*LmSec63*的淘汰导致了变过程中的高死亡率,而*LmSec63*的沉默抑制了旧皮层的降解和新皮层的形成,并影响了微尖结构.
结论:
- Sec61s和Sec62/Sec63基因对于虫的正常肠道和皮质发育至关重要.
- 这些基因的干扰会导致严重的发育失败,包括肠缩和变缺陷.
- 这些Sec基因代表了开发新的虫控制策略的有希望的分子标.
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