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Jin, S.
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Shen, Q.D.
Wei, P.
Wei, Z.M.
Wang, S.G.
Tang, B
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Jin, S.
Zhang, L.
Shen, Q.D.
Wei, P.
Wei, Z.M.
Wang, S.G.
Tang, B
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Jin, S.
Zhang, L.
Shen, Q.D.
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Wei, Z.M.
Wang, S.G.
Tang, B
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Jin, S.
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Wei, P.
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Wang, S.G.
Tang, B
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Regulatory functions of trehalose-6-phosphate synthase in the chitin biosynthesis pathway in Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) revealed by RNA interference
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title_full Regulatory functions of trehalose-6-phosphate synthase in the chitin biosynthesis pathway in Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) revealed by RNA interference
title_fullStr Regulatory functions of trehalose-6-phosphate synthase in the chitin biosynthesis pathway in Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) revealed by RNA interference
title_full_unstemmed Regulatory functions of trehalose-6-phosphate synthase in the chitin biosynthesis pathway in Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) revealed by RNA interference
title_short Regulatory functions of trehalose-6-phosphate synthase in the chitin biosynthesis pathway in Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) revealed by RNA interference
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spelling Chen, Q.W. Jin, S. Zhang, L. Shen, Q.D. Wei, P. Wei, Z.M. Wang, S.G. Tang, B 0007-4853 1475-2670 Cambridge University Press (CUP) Insect Science Agronomy and Crop Science General Medicine http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s000748531700089x <jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>RNA interference (RNAi) is a very effective technique for studying gene function and may be an efficient method for controlling pests. Trehalose-6-phosphate synthase (<jats:italic>TPS</jats:italic>), which plays a key role in the synthesis of trehalose and insect development, was cloned in <jats:italic>Tribolium castaneum</jats:italic> (Herbst) (<jats:italic>TcTPS</jats:italic>) and the putative functions were studied using RNAi via the injection of double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) corresponding to conserved TPS and trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase domains. Expression analyses show that <jats:italic>TcTPS</jats:italic> is expressed higher in the fat body, while quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction results show that the expression of four trehalase isoforms was significantly suppressed by dsTPS injection. Additionally, the expression of six chitin synthesis-related genes, such as hexokinase 2 and glutamine-fructose-6-phosphate aminotransferase, was suppressed at 48 and 72 h post-dsTPS-1 and dsTPS-2 RNA injection, which were two dsTPS fragments that had been designed for two different locations in TcTPS open reading frame, and that trehalose content and trehalase 1 activity decreased significantly at 72 h post-dsRNA injection. Furthermore, <jats:italic>T. castaneum</jats:italic> injected with dsTPS-1 and dsTPS-2 RNA displayed significantly lower levels of chitin and could not complete the molting process from larvae to pupae, revealing abnormal molting phenotypes. These results demonstrate that silencing <jats:italic>TPS</jats:italic> gene leads to molting deformities and high mortality rates via regulation of gene expression in the chitin biosynthetic pathway, and may be a promising approach for pest control in the future.</jats:p> Regulatory functions of trehalose-6-phosphate synthase in the chitin biosynthesis pathway in <i>Tribolium castaneum</i> (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) revealed by RNA interference Bulletin of Entomological Research
spellingShingle Chen, Q.W., Jin, S., Zhang, L., Shen, Q.D., Wei, P., Wei, Z.M., Wang, S.G., Tang, B, Bulletin of Entomological Research, Regulatory functions of trehalose-6-phosphate synthase in the chitin biosynthesis pathway in Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) revealed by RNA interference, Insect Science, Agronomy and Crop Science, General Medicine
title Regulatory functions of trehalose-6-phosphate synthase in the chitin biosynthesis pathway in Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) revealed by RNA interference
title_full Regulatory functions of trehalose-6-phosphate synthase in the chitin biosynthesis pathway in Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) revealed by RNA interference
title_fullStr Regulatory functions of trehalose-6-phosphate synthase in the chitin biosynthesis pathway in Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) revealed by RNA interference
title_full_unstemmed Regulatory functions of trehalose-6-phosphate synthase in the chitin biosynthesis pathway in Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) revealed by RNA interference
title_short Regulatory functions of trehalose-6-phosphate synthase in the chitin biosynthesis pathway in Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) revealed by RNA interference
title_sort regulatory functions of trehalose-6-phosphate synthase in the chitin biosynthesis pathway in <i>tribolium castaneum</i> (coleoptera: tenebrionidae) revealed by rna interference
title_unstemmed Regulatory functions of trehalose-6-phosphate synthase in the chitin biosynthesis pathway in Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) revealed by RNA interference
topic Insect Science, Agronomy and Crop Science, General Medicine
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s000748531700089x