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Gene silencing of cathepsins B and L using CTV-based, plant-mediated RNAi interferes with ovarial development in Asian citrus psyllid (ACP), Diaphorina citri

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العنوان: Gene silencing of cathepsins B and L using CTV-based, plant-mediated RNAi interferes with ovarial development in Asian citrus psyllid (ACP), Diaphorina citri
المؤلفون: Freddy Ibanez, Sâmara Vieira Rocha, William O. Dawson, Choaa El-Mohtar, Cecile Robertson, Lukasz L. Stelinski, Andrea Soares-Costa
المصدر: Frontiers in Plant Science, Vol 14 (2023)
بيانات النشر: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023.
سنة النشر: 2023
المجموعة: LCC:Plant culture
مصطلحات موضوعية: Diaphorina citri, Huanglongbing, CTV, RNAi, Cathepsin B, Cathepsin L, Plant culture, SB1-1110
الوصف: Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Liviidae) is a vector of the bacteria Candidatus Liberibacter americanus (CLam) and Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas), which are phloem-restricted and associated with the most important and destructive worldwide citrus disease, Huanglongbing (HLB). Currently, no cure for HLB has been described. Therefore, measures have focused on reducing D. citri populations. In these insects, cathepsin B (DCcathB) and L (DCcathL) enzymes play an important role in digestion, and are involved in embryogenesis, immune defense, and ecdysis. In this study, we used a CTV-based vector to deliver dsRNA (CTV-dsRNA) into Citrus macrophylla plants targeting DCcathB and DCcathL genes in D. citri that fed on the phloem of these CTV-RNAi infected plants. Subsequently, we evaluated expression of DCcathB and DCcathL genes as well as the Vitellogenin (Vg) gene by RT-qPCR in D. citri fed on CTV-dsRNA occurring in plant phloem. It was found that a defective phenotype in D. citri females as a result of knockdown of DCcathB and DCcathL genes mediated by CTV dsRNA. These results showed that Psyllids fed on plants treated with the CTV-dsRNA exhibited downregulation of the Vg gene, one of the most important genes associated with embryogenic and female development, which was associated with dsRNA-mediated silencing of the two cathepsin genes. Based on our findings, a CTV-based strategy for delivering RNAi via plants that targets DCcathB and DCcathL genes may represent a suitable avenue for development of dsRNA-based tools to manage D. citri that limits the spread of HLB.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 1664-462X
Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2023.1219319/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-462X
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1219319
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/848e717b79594647a2a56947fc540acd
رقم الانضمام: edsdoj.848e717b79594647a2a56947fc540acd
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:1664462X
DOI:10.3389/fpls.2023.1219319