Affiliation:
1. Department of Biology, Baylor University , Waco, TX 76798 , USA
Abstract
Abstract
In diapausing mosquitoes, cold tolerance and prolonged lifespan are important features that are crucial for overwintering success. In the mosquito Culex pipiens, we suggest that PDZ domain-containing protein (PDZ) (post synaptic density protein [PSD95], drosophila disc large tumor suppressor [Dlg1], and zonula occludens-1 protein [zo-1]) domain-containing protein is involved with these diapause features for overwintering survival in Culex mosquitoes. The expression level of pdz was significantly higher in diapausing adult females in the early stage in comparison to their nondiapausing counterparts. Suppression of the gene that encodes PDZ by RNA interference significantly decreased actin accumulation in the midgut of early-stage adult diapausing females. Inhibition of pdz also significantly reduced the survivability of diapausing females which indicates that this protein could play a key role in preserving the midgut tissues during early diapause.
Funder
National Institutes of Health
National Science Foundation
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Subject
Infectious Diseases,Insect Science,General Veterinary,Parasitology
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