期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
卷 23, 期 17, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms231710050
关键词
allele-specific expression; cis- and trans-regulatory variants; antennae; pheromone receptors
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31830088, 32130090]
Closely related species Helicoverpa armigera and Helicoverpa assulta have differences in host plant ranges and sex pheromones. The study investigates the genetic basis for gene expression divergence in the antennae of the two species, and explores the connection between gene expression and phenotypic differences. The research findings provide insights into the rapid evolutionary changes in important olfactory traits in moths.
The closely related species Helicoverpa armigera (H. armigera) and Helicoverpa assulta (H. assulta) have different host plant ranges and share two principal components of sex pheromones but with reversed ratios. The antennae are the main olfactory organ of insects and play a crucial role in host plant selection and mate seeking. However, the genetic basis for gene expression divergence in the antennae of the two species is unclear. We performed an allele-specific expression (ASE) analysis in the antennal transcriptomes of the two species and their F-1 hybrids, examining the connection between gene expression divergence and phenotypic differences. The results show that the proportion of genes classified as all cis was higher than that of all trans in males and reversed in females. The contribution of regulatory patterns to gene expression divergence in males was less than that in females, which explained the functional differentiation of male and female antennae. Among the five groups of F-1 hybrids, the fertile males from the cross of H. armigera female and H. assulta male had the lowest proportion of misexpressed genes, and the inferred regulatory patterns were more accurate. By using this group of F-1 hybrids, we discovered that cis-related regulations play a crucial role in gene expression divergence of sex pheromone perception-related proteins. These results are helpful for understanding how specific changes in the gene expression of olfactory-related genes can contribute to rapid evolutionary changes in important olfactory traits in closely related moths.
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