Functional Role of AsAP in the Reproduction of Adelphocoris suturalis (Hemiptera: Miridae).

ABSTRACT: Adelphocoris suturalis Jakovlev (Hemiptera: Miridae) is an omnivorous agricultural pest that has severe economic impacts on a diverse range of agricultural crops. Although the targeted disruption of reproductive development among insects has been proposed as a novel control strategy for pest species, the current understanding of the physiology and molecular mechanisms of A. suturalis reproduction is very limited. In this study, we isolated a putative A. suturalisaspartic protease (AsAP) gene that is highly expressed in the fat body and ovaries of sexually mature females. The double-stranded RNA (dsRNA)-mediated knockdown of AsAP suppressed ovarian development and negatively impacted female fertility, which suggested that it plays an essential role

SUBMITTER: Qin S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9409435 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature