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Differential expression patterns of two delta-9-acyl-CoA desaturases in Thitarodes pui (Lepidoptera:Hepialidae) during different seasons and cold exposure

Author:
Min, Qiang  Cheng, Shiyu  Xi, Jianfei  Xin, Tianrong  Xia, Bin  Zou, Zhiwen  


Journal:
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION


Issue Date:
2017


Abstract(summary):

Thitarodes pui larvae have a limited distribution in the Tibetan Plateau and are the host of a parasitic fungus, Ophiocordyceps sinensis. Low temperature is a main environmental stress. However, understanding of T.pui cold adaptation mechanisms is insufficient. Delta-9-acyl-CoA desaturase (D9D) is closely correlated with cold adaptation for many organisms. To further understand the cold adaptation processes in T.pui larvae, two D9Ds, TpdesatA and TpdesatB were sequenced, and expression patterns were investigated during different seasons and cold exposure (under 0 degrees C) in the laboratory. The full lengths of two cDNAs are 1,290bp and 1,603bp, and the ORFs encode a polypeptide of 348 and 359 amino acids, respectively. Four transmembrane domains, three conserved histidine residues and five hydrophobic regions exist in these two sequences. The expression level of TpdesatA is up-regulated in the long-term cold exposure and negatively correlated with temperature in seasonal patterns. TpdesatB responds to cold temperature in short-term cold exposure and positively corresponds temporarily in seasonal expression. Two D9Ds may have different substrate specificities, TpdesatA tends to use C16:0 and C18:0 as substrate while TpdesatB prefers C18:0. In conclusion, TpdesatA may play a very important role in T.pui cold tolerance and TpdesatB regulates function in short-term cold exposure and content change of fatty acids in the body.


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1909---1918


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