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PHYSIOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY
卷 42, 期 3, 页码 239-245出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/phen.12189
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Diapause; diapause development; diapause termination; ecdysteroid; Mamestra brassicae; prothoracic glands; prothoracicotropic hormone; PTTH
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- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS KAKENHI) [26660266, 15H04610]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [15H04610, 26660266] Funding Source: KAKEN
Many insects undergo diapause to survive adverse seasons. Although the mechanism of diapause induction is the subject of extensive study, that of diapause termination remains poorly understood. In the present study, we show the endocrine processes leading to the termination of pupal diapause in Mamestra brassicae. Diapause of this insect is terminated if the pupae are exposed to a low temperature for several weeks. During this period, the prothoracic glands (PGs) of pupae acquire the potential to secrete sufficient ecdysteroids necessary for inducing adult development. The main endocrine changes observed under the low temperature conditions are: (i) the increase in activity of the PGs in two steps; (ii) the increase in responsiveness of the glands to prothoracicotropic hormone (PTTH); and (iii) two-step increase in PTTH gene expression in the brain. The timing of the first and second increases in PG activity roughly coincides with that of the two steps of increase in PTTH gene expression, and the timing of the increase in the responsiveness of the PGs to PTTH coincides with the second, larger increase in PTTH gene expression. The ablation of the PGs prior to cooling pupae does not affect the increase in PTTH gene expression, whereas brain removal results in a failure to increase PG activity, strongly suggesting that PTTH is the master regulator of diapause development and termination.
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