期刊
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
卷 113, 期 52, 页码 15042-15047出版社
NATL ACAD SCIENCES
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1615688114
关键词
phenotypic plasticity; HDAC; Gnatocerus cornutus; exaggerated male weapon; sexual dimorphism
资金
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science [26870121, 23114003, 26291018, 15K14443]
- Platform for Dynamic Approaches to Living System from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT), Japan
- Yamada Science Foundation
- MEXT [25128706]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [15K14443, 26870121, 26291018] Funding Source: KAKEN
Nutritional conditions during early development influence the plastic expression of adult phenotypes. Among several body modules of animals, the development of sexually selected exaggerated traits exhibits striking nutrition sensitivity, resulting in positive allometry and hypervariability distinct from other traits. Using de novo RNA sequencing and comprehensive RNA interference (RNAi) for epigenetic modifying factors, we found that histone deacetylases (HDACs) and polycomb group (PcG) proteins preferentially influence the size of mandibles (exaggerated male weapon) and demonstrate nutrition- dependent hypervariability in the broad-horned flour beetle, Gnatocerus cornutus. RNAi-mediated HDAC1 knockdown (KD) in G. cornutus larvae caused specific curtailment of mandibles in adults, whereas HDAC3 KD led to hypertrophy. Notably, these KDs conferred opposite effects on wing size, but little effect on the size of the core body and genital modules. PcG RNAi also reduced adult mandible size. These results suggest that the plastic development of exaggerated traits is controlled in a module-specific manner by HDACs.
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