Enhancement of the geomagnetic field reduces the phototaxis of rice brown planthopper Nilaparvata lugens associated with frataxin down-regulation
Enhancement of the geomagnetic field reduces the phototaxis of rice brown planthopper Nilaparvata lugens associated with frataxin down-regulation
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地磁场的增强降低了与 frataxin 下调相关的稻褐飞虱的趋光性
DOI:
10.1111/1744-7917.12714
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发表时间:
2020
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影响因子:
4
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Pan Wei-Dong
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作者:
Zhang Ying-Chao;Wan Gui-Jun;Wang Wei-Hong;Li Yue;Yu Yang;Zhang Yu-Xia;Chen Fa-Jun;Pan Wei-Dong
The geomagnetic field (GMF) is an environmental cue that provides directional information for animals. The intensity of GMF is varied over space and time. Variations in the GMF intensity affect the navigation of animals and their physiology. In this study, the phototaxis of the migratory insect rice planthopperNilaparvata lugens(N.lugens) and frataxin inN. lugens(Nl‐fh), which is a mitochondrial protein required for cellular iron homeostasis and iron‐sulfur cluster assembly, were investigated by using different intensities of magnetic field. From the results, individuals ofN. lugensshowed decreased phototaxis when reared and tested in a behavioral arena under a strong magnetic field. Besides the reduction in performance, an accompanying effect of the strong magnetic field condition was a reduced level ofNl‐fh‐messenger RNA, and aNl‐fhknockdown indeed impaired the phototactic behavior in a tested sample of insects. This leads to the conclusion that the expression of frataxin is dependent on the strength of the surrounding magnetic field and that functional frataxin facilitates phototactic behavior inN. lugens.