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DOI | 10.3389/fphys.2017.00770 |
Molecular Ecological Basis of Grasshopper (Oedaleus asiaticus) Phenotypic Plasticity under Environmental Selection | |
Qin, Xinghu1,2,3; Hao, Kun1; Ma, Jingchuan1,3; Huang, Xunbing1,3; Tu, Xiongbing1,3; Ali, Md. Panna4; Pittendrigh, Barry R.5; Cao, Guangchun1,3; Wang, Guangjun1,3; Nong, Xiangqun1,3; Whitman, Douglas W.6; Zhang, Zehua1,3 | |
通讯作者 | Zhang, Zehua |
来源期刊 | FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
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ISSN | 1664-042X |
出版年 | 2017 |
卷号 | 8 |
英文摘要 | While ecological adaptation in insects can be reflected by plasticity of phenotype, determining the causes and molecular mechanisms for phenotypic plasticity (PP) remains a crucial and still difficult question in ecology, especially where control of insect pests is involved. Oedaleus asiaticus is one of the most dominant pests in the Inner Mongolia steppe and represents an excellent system to study phenotypic plasticity. To better understand ecological factors affecting grasshopper phenotypic plasticity and its molecular control, we conducted a full transcriptional screening of 0. asiaticus grasshoppers reared in four different grassland patches in Inner Mongolia. Grasshoppers showed different degrees of PP associated with unique gene expressions and different habitat plant community compositions. Grasshopper performance variables were susceptible to habitat environment conditions and closely associated with plant architectures. Intriguingly, eco-transcriptome analysis revealed five potential candidate genes playing important roles in grasshopper performance, with gene expression closely relating to PP and plant community factors. By linking the grasshopper performances to gene profiles and ecological factors using canonical regression, we first demonstrated the eco-transcriptomic architecture (ETA) of grasshopper phenotypic traits (ETAGPTs). ETAGPTs revealed plant food type, plant density, coverage, and height were the main ecological factors influencing PP, while insect cuticle protein (ICP), negative elongation factor A (NELFA), and lactase-phlorizin hydrolase (LCT) were the key genes associated with PP Our study gives a clear picture of gene-environment interaction in the formation and maintenance of PP and enriches our understanding of the transcriptional events underlying molecular control of rapid phenotypic plasticity associated with environmental variability. The findings of this study may also provide new targets for pest control and highlight the significance of ecological management practice on grassland conservation. |
英文关键词 | Oedaleus asiaticus phenotypic plasticity environmental variation transcriptome eco-transcriptomic architecture |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Peoples R China ; Scotland ; Bangladesh ; USA |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000412579800001 |
WOS关键词 | DESERT LOCUST ; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ARCHITECTURE ; POTENTIAL OCCURRENCE ; GENE-EXPRESSION ; SPATIAL SCALE ; PHASE-CHANGES ; BODY-SIZE ; EVOLUTION ; MECHANISMS ; RESPONSES |
WOS类目 | Physiology |
WOS研究方向 | Physiology |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/199073 |
作者单位 | 1.Chinese Acad Agr Sci, Inst Plant Protect, State Key Lab Biol Plant Dis & Insect Pests, Beijing, Peoples R China; 2.Univ St Andrews, Sch Biol, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland; 3.Chinese Acad Agr Sci, Inst Plant Protect, Sci Observat & Expt Stn Pests Xllingol Rangeland, Minist Agr, Xllinhot, Peoples R China; 4.Bangladesh Rice Res Inst, Entomol Div, Dhaka, Bangladesh; 5.Michigan State Univ, Dept Entomol, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA; 6.Illinois State Univ, Dept Biol Sci, Normal, IL 61761 USA |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Qin, Xinghu,Hao, Kun,Ma, Jingchuan,et al. Molecular Ecological Basis of Grasshopper (Oedaleus asiaticus) Phenotypic Plasticity under Environmental Selection[J],2017,8. |
APA | Qin, Xinghu.,Hao, Kun.,Ma, Jingchuan.,Huang, Xunbing.,Tu, Xiongbing.,...&Zhang, Zehua.(2017).Molecular Ecological Basis of Grasshopper (Oedaleus asiaticus) Phenotypic Plasticity under Environmental Selection.FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY,8. |
MLA | Qin, Xinghu,et al."Molecular Ecological Basis of Grasshopper (Oedaleus asiaticus) Phenotypic Plasticity under Environmental Selection".FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY 8(2017). |
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