The cecropin-prophenoloxidase regulatory mechanism is a cross-species physiological function in mosquitoes

WT Liu, CC Chen, DD Ji, WC Tu - Iscience, 2022 - cell.com
WT Liu, CC Chen, DD Ji, WC Tu
Iscience, 2022cell.com
This study's aim was to investigate whether the cecropin-prophenoloxidase regulatory
mechanism is a cross-species physiological function among mosquitoes. BLAST and
phylogenetic analysis revealed that three mosquito cecropin Bs, namely Aedes albopictus
cecropin B (Aalcec B), Armigeres subalbatus cecropin B2 (Ascec B2), and Culex
quinquefasciatus cecropin B1 (Cqcec B1), play crucial roles in cuticle formation during pupal
development via the regulation of prophenoloxidase 3 (PPO 3). The effects of cecropin B …
Summary
This study's aim was to investigate whether the cecropin-prophenoloxidase regulatory mechanism is a cross-species physiological function among mosquitoes. BLAST and phylogenetic analysis revealed that three mosquito cecropin Bs, namely Aedes albopictus cecropin B (Aalcec B), Armigeres subalbatus cecropin B2 (Ascec B2), and Culex quinquefasciatus cecropin B1 (Cqcec B1), play crucial roles in cuticle formation during pupal development via the regulation of prophenoloxidase 3 (PPO 3). The effects of cecropin B knockdown were rescued in a cross-species manner by injecting synthetic cecropin B peptide into pupae. Further investigations showed that these three cecropin B peptides bind to TTGG(A/C)A motifs within each of the PPO 3 DNA fragments obtained from these three mosquitoes. These results suggest that Aalcec B, Ascec B2, and Cqcec B1 each play an important role as a transcription factor in cuticle formation and that similar cecropin-prophenoloxidase regulatory mechanisms exist in multiple mosquito species.
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