PMID- 32567002 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20211126 LR - 20211204 IS - 1869-1889 (Electronic) IS - 1674-7305 (Linking) VI - 64 IP - 1 DP - 2021 Jan TI - FoxO directly regulates the expression of TOR/S6K and vitellogenin to modulate the fecundity of the brown planthopper. PG - 133-143 LID - 10.1007/s11427-019-1734-6 [doi] AB - As a conserved transcription factor, FoxO plays a crucial role in multiple physiological processes in vivo, including stress resistance, longevity, growth and reproduction. Previous studies on FoxO have focused on human, mouse, Drosophila melanogaster and Caenorhabditis elegans, while there are few reports on agricultural pests and little is known about how FoxO modulates insect fecundity. In Asia, the brown planthopper (BPH) Nilaparvata lugens (Stal) is one of the most serious pests in rice production and high fecundity is the basis of the outbreak of BPH. Here, using the genome-wide ChIP-seq of NlFoxO in BPH, we found that NlFoxO binds to the promoters of ribosomal proteinS6 kinase (NlS6K) and serine/threonine-protein kinase mTOR (NlTOR) and increases their expression levels. We also found that NlFoxO directly binds to the exon of vitellogenin (NlVg) and has a specific inhibitory effect on its expression. In addition, the number of eggs laid and their hatching rate decreased significantly after injection of NlFoxO double-stranded RNA into BPH adults. Our findings provide direct evidence that FoxO modulates insect fecundity through binding to the promoters of NlS6K, NlTOR and the exon of NlVg and affecting their gene expression in the Vg network. FAU - Dong, Yi AU - Dong Y AD - State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China. FAU - Chen, Weiwen AU - Chen W AD - State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China. FAU - Kang, Kui AU - Kang K AD - State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China. FAU - Pang, Rui AU - Pang R AD - State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China. FAU - Dong, Yipei AU - Dong Y AD - State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China. FAU - Liu, Kai AU - Liu K AD - State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China. FAU - Zhang, Wenqing AU - Zhang W AD - State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China. lsszwq@mail.sysu.edu.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20200618 PL - China TA - Sci China Life Sci JT - Science China. Life sciences JID - 101529880 RN - 0 (Forkhead Transcription Factors) RN - 0 (Insect Proteins) RN - 0 (Vitellogenins) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Base Sequence MH - Binding Sites/genetics MH - Blotting, Western MH - Chromatin Immunoprecipitation Sequencing/methods MH - Female MH - Fertility/genetics MH - Forkhead Transcription Factors/*genetics/metabolism MH - *Gene Expression Regulation MH - Hemiptera/*genetics/metabolism/physiology MH - Insect Proteins/*genetics/metabolism MH - Oryza/parasitology MH - Protein Binding MH - RNA Interference MH - Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction MH - Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases/*genetics/metabolism MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/*genetics/metabolism MH - Vitellogenins/*genetics/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - ChIP-seq OT - FoxO OT - Nilaparvata lugens OT - bind OT - fecundity OT - vitellogenin (Vg) EDAT- 2020/06/23 06:00 MHDA- 2021/11/27 06:00 CRDT- 2020/06/23 06:00 PHST- 2019/12/25 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/04/29 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/06/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/11/27 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/06/23 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/s11427-019-1734-6 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s11427-019-1734-6 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Sci China Life Sci. 2021 Jan;64(1):133-143. doi: 10.1007/s11427-019-1734-6. Epub 2020 Jun 18.