The Immune Response to Leads to Dichroism and Blue Pigmentation in Spotted Lanternfly Forewings
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ABSTRACT: Coloration in creatures is a historical and longstanding scientific research hotspot for the profound significance of color. Normally, the blue color in nature is surprisingly scarce and produced by the micro- and nano-structures in most blue animals. Here, we report a dichromatic mechanism that the forewings of the spotted lanternfly Lycorma delicatula turn from brown to blue pigmentation. The morphological data revealed that the multilayered procuticle of the wing base enhance reflectance intensity compared with the single-layered procuticle in the wing tip. The multi-omics analyses comprehensively illustrate that the mechanistic explanation of blue coloration involves host cell simulation and subsequent stress induced by pathogenic bacteria (a staphylococcal/streptococcal toxin), made in intracellular and humoral immune response via recognizing antigen interfered with a symbiotic virus (Alphavirus glycoprotein J) regulated by immune and neurological systems. In blue wings, five pigment types, namely, pterins, violacein, flavones, terpenoids and tetrapyrroles, metabolized into antibiotics or other medicinal substances resulting in dichroism. Our findings suggest that the underlying mechanisms of blue-brown dichroism in lanternflies involve innate and adaptive immunity, which deepens the understanding of the complex characteristics of biological coloration.
INSTRUMENT(S): Liquid Chromatography MS - negative - reverse phase, Liquid Chromatography MS - positive - reverse phase
PROVIDER: MTBLS8216 | MetaboLights | 2024-09-04
REPOSITORIES: MetaboLights
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