Molecular Characterization and Expression Profiling of Nuclear Receptor Gene Families in Oriental Fruit Fly, Bactrocera Dorsalis (Hendel).

ABSTRACT: The oriental fruit fly (Bactrocera dorsalis) is a pest that causes large economic losses in the fruit and vegetable industry, so its control is a major challenge. Nuclear receptors (NRs) are a superfamily of ligand-dependent transcription factors that directly combine with DNA to regulate the expression of downstream target genes. NRs are closely associated with multiple physiological processes such as metabolism, reproduction, and development. Through sequence searches and analysis, we identified 21 B. dorsalis NR genes, all of which contained at least one of the two characteristic binding domains. On the basis of the conserved sequences and phylogenetic relationships, we divided the 21 NR genes into seven subfamilies. All members of the NR0 subfamily and BdHR83, whic

SUBMITTER: Yang PJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7074177 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature