Adipokinetic hormone signaling mediates the enhanced fecundity of Diaphorina citri infected by ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’
Jiayun Li,
Paul Holford,
George Andrew Charles Beattie
et al.
Abstract:Diaphorina citri
serves as the primary vector for ‘
Candidatus
Liberibacter asiaticus’ (
C
Las), the bacterium associated with the severe Asian form of huanglongbing.
C
Las-positive
D. citri
are more fecund than their
C
Las-negative counterparts and require extra energy expenditure. Therefore, understanding the molecular mechanisms linking metabolism and reproduction is of particular importance. In this study, we found adipokinetic hormone (
DcAKH
) and its receptor (
DcAKHR
) were essential for increasi… Show more
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