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MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
卷 39, 期 3, 页码 -出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msac042
关键词
biodiversity; developmental biology; reproduction biology; adaptive biology; insect evolution; evo-devo
资金
- Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture Project [NT2021003]
- National Science Foundation of China [31930014, 316201039170, 31970438, 31900355, U1804232]
- Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province of China [2021A515011363]
- Department of Science and Technology in Guangdong Province [2019B090905003, 2019A0102006]
- Shenzhen Science and Technology Program [20180411143628272]
In this study, the molecular mechanism, physiological function, and evolutionary significance of ootheca formation in cockroaches were investigated. The findings revealed that the sclerotization and melanization of ootheca structural proteins (OSPs) play a vital role in preventing water loss and maintaining embryo viability under warm and dry conditions. The study also highlighted the convergent evolution of specific OSPs in dictyopterans and locusts, indicating the adaptive nature of ootheca formation.
Insects have evolved numerous adaptations and colonized diverse terrestrial environments. Several polyneopterans, including dictyopterans (cockroaches and mantids) and locusts, have developed oothecae, but little is known about the molecular mechanism, physiological function, and evolutionary significance of ootheca formation. Here, we demonstrate that the cockroach asymmetric colleterial glands produce vitellogenins, proline-rich protein, and glycine-rich protein as major ootheca structural proteins (OSPs) that undergo sclerotization and melanization for ootheca formation through the cooperative protocatechuic acid pathway and dopachrome and dopaminechrome subpathway. Functionally, OSP sclerotization and melanization prevent eggs from losing water at warm and dry conditions, and thus effectively maintain embryo viability. Dictyopterans and locusts convergently evolved vitellogenins, apolipoprotein D, and laminins as OSPs, whereas within Dictyoptera, cockroaches and mantids independently developed glycine-rich protein and fibroins as OSPs. Highlighting the ecological-evolutionary importance, convergent ootheca formation represents a successful reproductive strategy in Polyneoptera that promoted the radiation and establishment of cockroaches, mantids, and locusts.
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