PMID- 27328657 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180419 LR - 20181113 IS - 2045-2322 (Electronic) IS - 2045-2322 (Linking) VI - 6 DP - 2016 Jun 22 TI - Functional characterization of three trehalase genes regulating the chitin metabolism pathway in rice brown planthopper using RNA interference. PG - 27841 LID - 10.1038/srep27841 [doi] LID - 27841 AB - RNA interference (RNAi) is an effective gene-silencing tool, and double stranded RNA (dsRNA) is considered a powerful strategy for gene function studies in insects. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the function of trehalase (TRE) genes (TRE 1-1, TRE 1-2, and TRE-2) isolated from the brown planthopper Nilaparvata lugens, a typical piercing-sucking insect in rice, and investigate their regulating roles in chitin synthesis by injecting larvae with dsRNA. The results showed that TRE1 and TRE2 had compensatory function, and the expression of each increased when the other was silenced. The total rate of insects with phenotypic deformities ranged from 19.83 to 24.36% after dsTRE injection, whereas the mortality rate ranged from 14.16 to 31.78%. The mRNA levels of genes involved in the chitin metabolism pathway in RNA-Seq and DGEP, namely hexokinase (HK), glucose-6-phosphate isomerase (G6PI) and chitinase (Cht), decreased significantly at 72 h after single dsTREs injection, whereas two transcripts of chitin synthase (CHS) genes decreased at 72 h after dsTRE1-1 and dsTREs injection. These results demonstrated that TRE silencing could affect the regulation of chitin biosynthesis and degradation, causing moulting deformities. Therefore, expression inhibitors of TREs might be effective tools for the control of planthoppers in rice. FAU - Zhao, Lina AU - Zhao L AD - Hangzhou Key Laboratory of Animal Adaptation and Evolution, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310036, China. FAU - Yang, Mengmeng AU - Yang M AD - Hangzhou Key Laboratory of Animal Adaptation and Evolution, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310036, China. FAU - Shen, Qida AU - Shen Q AD - Hangzhou Key Laboratory of Animal Adaptation and Evolution, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310036, China. FAU - Liu, Xiaojun AU - Liu X AD - Hangzhou Key Laboratory of Animal Adaptation and Evolution, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310036, China. FAU - Shi, Zuokun AU - Shi Z AD - Hangzhou Key Laboratory of Animal Adaptation and Evolution, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310036, China. FAU - Wang, Shigui AU - Wang S AD - Hangzhou Key Laboratory of Animal Adaptation and Evolution, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310036, China. FAU - Tang, Bin AU - Tang B AD - Hangzhou Key Laboratory of Animal Adaptation and Evolution, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310036, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20160622 PL - England TA - Sci Rep JT - Scientific reports JID - 101563288 RN - 0 (Insect Proteins) RN - 0 (RNA, Double-Stranded) RN - 1398-61-4 (Chitin) RN - EC 3.2.1.28 (Trehalase) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Chitin/*biosynthesis MH - Gene Expression Profiling MH - Gene Expression Regulation MH - Gene Regulatory Networks MH - Hemiptera/*enzymology/genetics/*growth & development MH - Insect Proteins/genetics/metabolism MH - *Metabolic Networks and Pathways MH - Oryza/parasitology MH - RNA Interference MH - RNA, Double-Stranded/administration & dosage MH - Sequence Analysis, RNA MH - Trehalase/*genetics/metabolism PMC - PMC4916506 EDAT- 2016/06/23 06:00 MHDA- 2018/04/20 06:00 PMCR- 2016/06/22 CRDT- 2016/06/23 06:00 PHST- 2016/02/01 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/05/25 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/06/23 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/06/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/04/20 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/06/22 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - srep27841 [pii] AID - 10.1038/srep27841 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Sci Rep. 2016 Jun 22;6:27841. doi: 10.1038/srep27841.