Characterization of Chitin Synthase B Gene (HvChsb) and the Effects on Feeding Behavior in Heortia vitessoides Moore
Abstract
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Insects
2.2. Sample Preparation
2.3. Sequence Verification and Phylogenetic Analysis
2.4. RNA Extraction and cDNA Synthesis
2.5. Primer Design and Quantitative Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-qPCR)
2.6. dsRNA Preparation and Injection
2.7. Phenotype Observation and Analysis
2.8. Starvation Treatment and Re-Feeding
2.9. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Sequence Analysis of HvChsb and Phylogenetic Analysis
3.2. Stage-Specific and Tissue-Specific Expression Patterns of HvChsb
3.3. Silencing of HvChsb via RNAi
3.4. Phenotypic Analysis and Survival Assay after RNAi
3.5. Starvation Treatment and Re-Feeding
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Primer Name | Sequence(5′–3′) | Tm | Product Length (bp) |
---|---|---|---|
HvChsb-F | CCGCCCAAGAAATATCCCACAC | 59.54 | 344 |
HvChsb-R | GCCATAAAACCAGAGCCAACCG | 59.54 | |
β-actin-F | GTGTTCCCCTCTATCGTGG | 57.32 | 119 |
β-actin-R | TGTCGTCCCAGTTGGTGAT | 55.11 | |
T7+dsHvChsb-F | taatacgactcactatagggCGTTTGCCCT GAGTCTTG | 75.9 | 514 |
T7+dsHvChsb-R | taatacgactcactatagggTTTCGTCTTT TGTTTCGT | 71.1 | |
T7+dsGFP-F T7+dsGFP-R | taatacgactcactatagggCAGTTCTTGT TGAATTAGATG taatacgactcactatagggTTTGGTTTGT CTCCCATGATG | 71.5 75.5 | 400 |
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Chen, Q.; Sun, M.; Wang, H.; Liang, X.; Yin, M.; Lin, T. Characterization of Chitin Synthase B Gene (HvChsb) and the Effects on Feeding Behavior in Heortia vitessoides Moore. Insects 2023, 14, 608. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14070608
Chen Q, Sun M, Wang H, Liang X, Yin M, Lin T. Characterization of Chitin Synthase B Gene (HvChsb) and the Effects on Feeding Behavior in Heortia vitessoides Moore. Insects. 2023; 14(7):608. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14070608
Chicago/Turabian StyleChen, Qingling, Mingxu Sun, Hanyang Wang, Xiaohan Liang, Mingliang Yin, and Tong Lin. 2023. "Characterization of Chitin Synthase B Gene (HvChsb) and the Effects on Feeding Behavior in Heortia vitessoides Moore" Insects 14, no. 7: 608. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14070608