Functional transcriptome analyses of Drosophila suzukii midgut reveal mating-dependent reproductive plasticity in females.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Insect females undergo a huge transition in energy homeostasis after mating to compensate for nutrient investment during reproduction. To manage with this shift in metabolism, mated females experience extensive morphological, behavioral and physiological changes, including increased food intake and altered digestive processes. However, the mechanisms by which the digestive system responds to mating in females remain barely characterized. Here we performed transcriptomic analysis of the main digestive organ, the midgut, to investigate how gene expression varies with female mating status in Drosophila suzukii, a destructive and invasive soft fruit pest.

Results

We sequenced 15,275 unique genes with an average length of 1,467 bp. In total, 652 differentially expresse

SUBMITTER: Xing S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9598023 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature