Aging features of the migratory locust at physiological and transcriptional levels.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Non-Drosophila insects provide diverse aging types and important complementary systems for studies of aging biology. However, little attention has been paid to the special roles of non-Drosophila insects in aging research. Here, the aging-related features of the migratory locust, Locusta migratoria, were determined at the physiological, cellular, and transcriptional levels.

Results

In physiological assessments, the flight performance and sperm state of locusts displayed clear aging-related decline in male adults. Transcriptional analyses demonstrated locusts have similar aging-related genes with model species. However, different from those of Drosophila and mammals, the organ-specific aging transcriptional features of locusts were characterized by intensive expres

SUBMITTER: Guo S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8037904 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature