The CYP303A1 is essential in embryonic development of <i>Nilaparvata lugens</i> Stal (Hemiptera: delphacidae).

ABSTRACT: The N. lugens is a highly fecund rice pest that causes severe damage to rice production in Asia. Cytochrome P450 monooxygenases (P450s) play essential roles in insect development, metabolism, and reproduction. In a previous study, we identified and functionally characterized CYP303A1, a member of the CYP2 family, in N. lugens molting and metamorphosis process. However, it is unclear the function of CYP303A1 in N. lugens fecundity. In this study, the expression profiling showed that CYP303A1 is highly expressed in legs and adult fat bodies, with moderate expression in the ovaries. Silencing of CYP303A1 in females had no significant effects on Vg (Vitellogenin) and VgR (Vitellogenin receptor) transcript levels, ovarian morphology, oocyte numbe

SUBMITTER: Liu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12540425 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature