Gene expression profiles in Malpighian tubules of the vector leafhopper Psammotettix striatus (L.) revealed regional functional diversity and heterogeneity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many leafhoppers are known as pests and disease vectors of economically important plants. Previous studies of the physiological functions of vector leafhoppers have mainly focused on the salivary glands and the alimentary tract that are deemed to be associated with digestion, host defense and phytoplasma and/or virus transmission. By contrast, the significance of Malpighian tubules (MTs) is less studied. To clarify the physiological function of MTs of the vector leafhopper Psammotettix striatus that transmits phytoplasma triggering the wheat blue dwarf disease, we performed a transcriptome study on P. striatus MTs and compared gene expression profiles among different anatomical regions in the tubules (i.e., MT1+2, the anterior segment together with the sub-anterior segme

SUBMITTER: Yuan F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8781387 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature