Cuticle formation and pigmentation in beetles

Noh, Mi Young; Muthukrishnan, Subbaratnam; Kramer, Karl J.; Arakane, Yasuyuki

doi:10.1016/j.cois.2016.05.004

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“…S8 A-D). The increase in expression of these genes in the nonpigmented regions can be explained by the fact that both are also involved in the sclerotization of the new cuticle (29). It is remarkable that Bmyellow expression was induced specifically in the striped pigmented area of the Ze mutant from D3 to E1 during the molting stage (Fig.…”

Section: Spz-3 Work As a Putative Ligand Of Toll-8 Inmentioning

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Toll ligand Spätzle3 controls melanization in the stripe pattern formation in caterpillars

Kondo

Yoda

Mizoguchi

et al. 2017

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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The authors note that two references were omitted from the article. The complete references appear below.Citations to refs. 42 and 43 should be included on page 8340, left column, second paragraph, line 23, where the reference callout "(33, 34)" should instead appear as " (33,34, 42, 43)." Also, on the same page, right column, first full paragraph, line 4, the reference callout "(36)" should instead appear as "(36, 42)." Lastly, in the same paragraph, line 9, the reference callout "(33, 34)" should instead appear as " (33,34, 42, 43)."

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Section: Spz-3 Work As a Putative Ligand Of Toll-8 Inmentioning

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Toll ligand Spätzle3 controls melanization in the stripe pattern formation in caterpillars

Kondo

Yoda

Mizoguchi

et al. 2017

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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“…So we hypothesized that cuticle composition differed between SW and LW. The main component of insect cuticle is cuticular proteins and chitin, they together support and maintain the physical structure of the organism and serve as natural barriers against harmful substance from outside world (Moussian 2010, Noh et al 2016). Previous study showed that poisoned by flufenoxuron, the synthesis of chitin was greatly inhibited (Wang et al 1996), causing molting disordered and wing buds could not develop into complete and normal wings.…”

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De Novo Assembly and Analysis of the White-Backed Planthopper (Sogatella furcifera) Transcriptome

Liang

Zhang

Jia

et al. 2018

Journal of Insect Science

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The white-backed planthopper Sogatella furcifera (Horváth) has become an important pest on rice in China and Southeast Asian countries. White-backed planthopper wing bud length is in relation to adult wing length, but little is known about the development and differentiation of wing buds at the molecular level. Using Illumina HiSeq high-throughput sequencing technology, we sequenced four cDNA libraries, two biological replicates of long-winged female fifth-instar nymphs (LW), and two of short-winged nymphs (SW). In total, 62,154 unigenes with an average length of 984 bp and N50 length of 1,878 bp were obtained by de novo transcriptome assembly. A total of 18,416 open reading frames (ORFs) were predicted based on the unigenes. Ninety-three percentage of these ORFs could be annotated by searching for homology in six protein databases. A total of 184 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) with 129 upregulated and 55 downregulated were found in SW compared to LW. Gene Ontology and euKaryotic Orthologous Group classification provided comprehensive information about the function of each gene. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes enrichment analysis revealed five enriched pathways including three metabolic pathways. In addition, we found that some DEGs were relevant to muscle movement and cuticle and likely involved in development and differentiation of wing buds. This study provided transcriptome resource of female fifth-instar nymphs of white-backed planthopper including long-winged and short-winged nymphs, and different molecular features between them lay the foundation for adult wing morph prediction, promoting further studies on planthopper population management.

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“…Another pigmentation-related protein, Yellow (coded by Pxyellow), shows an expression pattern similar to that of Lac2 in phase 1. However, the precise function of Pxyellow gene remains unclear Noh et al 2016). It is inferred that PxYellow may be secreted into the cuticle and probably acts as a cofactor (Futahashi and Fujiwara 2005).…”

Section: Pigmentation Of Larval Cuticle In P Xuthusmentioning

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“…15.2c). The dopamine-melanin synthesis pathway is conserved in many insects (Hiruma and Riddiford 2009;Noh et al 2016;Futahashi and Fujiwara 2005;Massey and Wittkopp 2016). First, tyrosine is converted to DOPA by tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), and then dopamine is synthesized from DOPA by DOPA decarboxylase (DDC) (Futahashi and Fujiwara 2005).…”

Section: Pigmentation Of Larval Cuticle In P Xuthusmentioning

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“…15.2c) (Futahashi and Fujiwara 2007;Kramer and Hopkins 1987;Riddiford 1988, 2009). Lac2 catalyzes the oxidation of dopamine to dopamine-melanin in many species (Hiruma and Riddiford 2009;Noh et al 2016;Futahashi et al 2011). In Tribolium castaneum, laccase 2 (coded by TmLac2) is the major PO involved in the tanning of larval, pupal, and adult cuticles (Arakane et al 2005).…”

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Molecular Mechanisms of Larval Color Pattern Switch in the Swallowtail Butterfly

Jin

Fujiwara

2017

Diversity and Evolution of Butterfly Wing Patterns

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In lepidopterans (butterflies and moths), larval body color pattern, which is an important mimicry trait involved in prey-predator interactions, presents a great diversity of pigmentation and patterning. Unlike wing patterns, larval body color patterns can switch during development with larval molting. For example, in the Asian swallowtail butterfly Papilio xuthus, a younger larva (first-fourth instar) has a white/black color pattern that mimics bird droppings, whereas the final instar (fifth) larva drastically changes to a greenish pattern that provides camouflage on plants. Insect mimicry has interested scientists and the public since Darwin's era. Broadly, mimicry is an antipredation strategy whereby one creature's color, shape, or behavior resembles another creature or object. In this review, I address basic knowledge about larval cuticular pigmentation and advanced understanding of its regulatory mechanism in P. xuthus; I also discuss larval body color patterns among members of the genus Papilio, followed by conclusions and prospects for further research.

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Cuticle formation and pigmentation in beetles

Cited by 143 publications

References 80 publications

Toll ligand Spätzle3 controls melanization in the stripe pattern formation in caterpillars

Toll ligand Spätzle3 controls melanization in the stripe pattern formation in caterpillars

De Novo Assembly and Analysis of the White-Backed Planthopper (Sogatella furcifera) Transcriptome

Molecular Mechanisms of Larval Color Pattern Switch in the Swallowtail Butterfly

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