期刊
GENES
卷 12, 期 3, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/genes12030379
关键词
intersex; RNA interference; external genital; copulatory bursas; reproductive system; Nilaparvata lugens
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31871954, 32001899]
The Nlix gene plays a vital role in the early nymphal development and reproductive system development of brown planthoppers. Knockdown of Nlix results in external genital defects in both sexes and loss of reproductive ability. Additionally, Nlix is required for early embryogenesis and has pleiotropic roles in the reproductive system development of hemimetabolous insects.
Intersex(ix), a gene involved in the sex-determining cascade of Drosophila melanogaster, works in concert with the female-specific product of doublesex (dsx) at the end of the hierarchy to implement the sex-specific differentiation of sexually dimorphic characters in female individuals. In this study, the ix homolog was identified in the brown planthopper (BPH), Nilaparvata lugens, which contained two splice variants expressed in both female and male insects. We found that Nlix played a vital role in the early nymphal development of BPH, showing an accumulated effect. RNAi-mediated knockdown of Nlix at 4th instar led to the external genital defects in both sexes, consequently resulting in the loss of reproductive ability in female and male individuals. After dsRNA injection, the males were normal on testes, while the females had defective ovarian development. Nlix was also required for early embryogenesis. Notably, when the dsNlix microinjection was performed in newly emerged females, the copulatory bursas were abnormally enlarged while the other tissues of the reproductive system developed normally. Our results demonstrated the pleiotropic roles of Nlix in embryogenesis and development of the reproductive system in a hemimetabolous insect species.
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