期刊
JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY
卷 112, 期 -, 页码 15-22出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2018.11.007
关键词
Gene silencing; Cellulose; Flufenoxuron; Phenotype; Enzyme activity
资金
- Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, China [2018B030311055, 2015A030310429]
- Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangzhou City, China [1563000131]
- GDAS Special Project of Science and Technology Development, China [2017GDASCX-0107]
Termites obtain energy and nutrition from wood and wood-related materials by utilizing endogenous and symbiotic cellulases. Endoglucanase is one of the key cellulases in cellulose digestion. Previous studies have shown that the inhibition of the cellulase enzyme system would be a plausible approach for termite control. In the present study, we studied the effect of RNAi on termites by targeting a conserved region of five endoglucanase genes from Coptotermes formosanus (CfEGs). Both dsRNA injection and oral delivery resulted in significant gene silencing of CfEGs and consequently led to mortality, reduced enzyme activity, and reduced weight compared to control worker termites. An injection dose of 150 ng and a feeding dose of 2 mu g/cm(2) provided for the best RNAi efficiency. dsCfEG was further combined with flufenoxuron, an insect growth regulator used to manage/suppress subterranean termites, and when fed to workers, caused a lower enzyme activity compared to the dsCfEG- or flufenoxuron-only treatment. The weight loss (similar to 0.598 mg) and mortality (similar to 28%) observed in the combined dsCfEG and flufenoxuron treatment differed significantly from those observed in the flufenoxuron-only treatment (similar to 0.208 mg and similar to 16%, respectively). Although the effects of these dsCfEG treatments on mortality were insufficient to serve as termiticides, dsCfEGs could be used in combination with other treatments to increase efficacy. This study provides a research basis for the use of RNAi in termiticides.
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