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Novel mechanisms of epithelial ion transport: insights from the cryptonephridial system of lepidopteran larvae

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CURRENT OPINION IN INSECT SCIENCE
卷 47, 期 -, 页码 53-61

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DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2021.04.001

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  1. NSERC USRA
  2. NSERC
  3. NSERC post-doctoral fellowship
  4. McCall MacBain post-doctoral fellowship in Teaching and Leadership
  5. California State University San Marcos

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Lepidopterans, known for their beauty and ecological importance as pollinators, have larvae that are economically important pests of forests and crops due to their feeding habits. The larval body's extreme alkalinity aids in digesting plant proteins, while uninterrupted excretory function is necessary due to the presence of plant secondary metabolites. Studies have shown that epithelial ion transport in lepidopteran larvae can be rapidly adjusted, involving unexpected roles for various ion channels and gap junctions.
Lepidopterans are among the most widespread and easily recognized insects. Whereas adult lepidopterans are known for their beauty and ecological importance as pollinators and sources of food for other animals, larvae are economically important pests of forests and agricultural crops. In the larval body, rapid growth while feeding on plant-based diet is associated with extreme alkalinity (up to pH = 11) of the midgut lumen that helps digest plant proteins. Additionally, the presence of plant secondary metabolites which serve as antiherbivory agents requires uninterrupted excretory function, accomplished primarily by the Malpighian tubules (MTs). The so-called cryptonephridial condition, along with extreme regional heterogeneity of the MTs, and the ability to rapidly and reversibly alter the direction of epithelial ion transport are features that allow uninterrupted MT functioning and recycling of base equivalents. Studies of MTs in lepidopteran larvae have revealed that rapid adjustments in epithelial ion transport include unexpected roles for voltage-gated, ligand-gated and mechanosensitive ion channels, as well as gap junctions. These molecular components are present in epithelia of a variety of vertebrates and invertebrates and thus are likely to constitute a universal epithelial toolkit for rapid autonomous regulation of epithelial function.

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