Small heat shock proteins (sHSPs) are diverse and mainly function as molecular chaperones to protect organisms and cells from various stresses. In this study, hsp 18.3, one Tribolium castaneum species-specific shsp、h...Small heat shock proteins (sHSPs) are diverse and mainly function as molecular chaperones to protect organisms and cells from various stresses. In this study, hsp 18.3, one Tribolium castaneum species-specific shsp、has been identified. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction illustrated that Tchsp 18.3 is expressed in all developmental stages, and is highly expressed at early pupal and late adult stages, while it is highly expressed in ovary and fat body at the adult period. Moreover, it was up-regulated 4532 ± 396-fold in response to enhanced heat stress but not to cold stress;meanwhile the lifespan of adults in ds-Tchsp 18.3 group reduced by 15.8% from control group under starvation. Laval RNA interference (RNAi) of Tchsp 18.3 caused 86.1%±4.5% arrested pupal eclosion and revealed that Tchsp 18.3 played an important role in insect development. In addition, parental RNAi of Tchsp 18.3 reduced the oviposition amount by 94.7%. These results suggest that Tchsp 18.3 is not only essential for the resistance to heat and starvation stress, but also is critical for normal development and reproduction in T. castaneum.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 31572326 & 31172146)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province, China (No. BK2011785)the PAPD of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions.
文摘Small heat shock proteins (sHSPs) are diverse and mainly function as molecular chaperones to protect organisms and cells from various stresses. In this study, hsp 18.3, one Tribolium castaneum species-specific shsp、has been identified. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction illustrated that Tchsp 18.3 is expressed in all developmental stages, and is highly expressed at early pupal and late adult stages, while it is highly expressed in ovary and fat body at the adult period. Moreover, it was up-regulated 4532 ± 396-fold in response to enhanced heat stress but not to cold stress;meanwhile the lifespan of adults in ds-Tchsp 18.3 group reduced by 15.8% from control group under starvation. Laval RNA interference (RNAi) of Tchsp 18.3 caused 86.1%±4.5% arrested pupal eclosion and revealed that Tchsp 18.3 played an important role in insect development. In addition, parental RNAi of Tchsp 18.3 reduced the oviposition amount by 94.7%. These results suggest that Tchsp 18.3 is not only essential for the resistance to heat and starvation stress, but also is critical for normal development and reproduction in T. castaneum.
