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Mechanisms of macroevolution: polyphagous plasticity in butterfly larvae revealed by RNA-Seq
Maria de la Paz Celorio-Mancera,Christopher W. Wheat,Heiko Vogel,Lina Söderlind,Niklas Janz,Sören Nylin +5 more
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In this paper, the authors investigated the potential generality of these emerging patterns, in the Swedish comma, Polygonia c-album, which is a polyphagous, widely-distributed butterfly.Abstract:
Transcriptome studies of insect herbivory are still rare, yet studies in model systems have uncovered patterns of transcript regulation that appear to provide insights into how insect herbivores attain polyphagy, such as a general increase in expression breadth and regulation of ribosomal, digestion- and detoxification-related genes. We investigated the potential generality of these emerging patterns, in the Swedish comma, Polygonia c-album, which is a polyphagous, widely-distributed butterfly. Urtica dioica and Ribes uva-crispa are hosts of P. c-album, but Ribes represents a recent evolutionary shift onto a very divergent host. Utilizing the assembled transcriptome for read mapping, we assessed gene expression finding that caterpillar life-history (i.e. 2nd vs. 4th-instar regulation) had a limited influence on gene expression plasticity. In contrast, differential expression in response to host-plant identified genes encoding serine-type endopeptidases, membrane-associated proteins and transporters. Differential regulation of genes involved in nucleic acid binding was also observed suggesting that polyphagy involves large scale transcriptional changes. Additionally, transcripts coding for structural constituents of the cuticle were differentially expressed in caterpillars in response to their diet indicating that the insect cuticle may be a target for plant defence. Our results state that emerging patterns of transcript regulation from model species appear relevant in species when placed in an evolutionary context.read more
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Rapid transcriptional plasticity of duplicated gene clusters enables a clonally reproducing aphid to colonise diverse plant species
Thomas C. Mathers,Yazhou Chen,Gemy Kaithakottil,Fabrice Legeai,Fabrice Legeai,Sam T. Mugford,Patrice Baa-Puyoulet,Anthony Bretaudeau,Anthony Bretaudeau,Bernardo J. Clavijo,Stefano Colella,Stefano Colella,Olivier Collin,Tamas Dalmay,Thomas Derrien,Honglin Feng,Toni Gabaldón,Anna Jordan,Irene Julca,Graeme J. Kettles,Graeme J. Kettles,Krissana Kowitwanich,Krissana Kowitwanich,Dominique Lavenier,Paolo Lenzi,Sara Lopez-Gomollon,Sara Lopez-Gomollon,Damian Loska,Daniel Mapleson,Florian Maumus,Simon Moxon,Daniel R. G. Price,Akiko Sugio,Akiko Sugio,Manuella van Munster,Marilyne Uzest,Darren Waite,Georg Jander,Denis Tagu,Alex C.C. Wilson,Cock van Oosterhout,David Swarbreck,David Swarbreck,Saskia A. Hogenhout,Saskia A. Hogenhout +44 more
TL;DR: It is shown that the generalist aphid pest M. persicae is able to colonise diverse host plant species in the absence of genetic specialisation through rapid transcriptional plasticity of genes that have duplicated during aphid evolution.
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A link between host plant adaptation and pesticide resistance in the polyphagous spider mite Tetranychus urticae.
Wannes Dermauw,Nicky Wybouw,Stephane Rombauts,Stephane Rombauts,Björn Menten,John Vontas,Miodrag Grbic,Miodrag Grbic,Richard M. Clark,René Feyereisen,Thomas Van Leeuwen +10 more
TL;DR: Key roles for both an expanded environmental response gene repertoire and transcriptional regulation in the life history of generalist herbivores are suggested, which support a model whereby selection for the ability to mount a broad response to the diverse defense chemistry of plants predisposes the evolution of pesticide resistance in generalists.
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Mechanisms and ecological consequences of plant defence induction and suppression in herbivore communities.
Merijn R. Kant,Wim Jonckheere,Bram Knegt,Felipe Lemos,Jie Liu,Bernardus C. J. Schimmel,Carlos A. Villarroel,Lívia Maria Silva Ataíde,Wannes Dermauw,Joris J. Glas,Martijn Egas,Arne Janssen,T. G. van Leeuwen,Robert C. Schuurink,Maurice W. Sabelis,Juan M. Alba +15 more
TL;DR: Herbivores have evolved diverse strategies to decrease the negative effects of plant defences in order to maximize the conversion of plant material into offspring, and the ability to suppress induced plant defences appears to occur across plant parasites from different kingdoms.
INVITED REVIEW Mechanisms and ecological consequences of plant defence induction and suppression in herbivore communities
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Adaptation of a polyphagous herbivore to a novel host plant extensively shapes the transcriptome of herbivore and host
Nicky Wybouw,Vladimir Zhurov,Cartherine Martel,Kristie Bruinsma,Frederik Hendrickx,Frederik Hendrickx,Vojislava Grbic,Thomas Van Leeuwen,Thomas Van Leeuwen +8 more
TL;DR: Analysis of transcriptional changes associated with mite adaptation to tomato revealed that constitutive downregulation and increased transcriptional plasticity of genes in a herbivore may play a central role in adaptation to host plants, leading to both a higher detoxification potential and reduced production of plant defence compounds.
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