Eur. J. Entomol. 119: 405-412, 2022 | DOI: 10.14411/eje.2022.042

Genome-wide screening of genes involved in programming diapause in the next generation in silkworm, Bombyx mori (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae)Original article

Yuichi EGI1, Katsuhiko SAKAMOTO ORCID...1, 2, *
1 Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe 657-8501, Japan; e-mail: yuchin122@gmail.com
2 Biosignal Research Center, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe 657-8501, Japan; e-mail: ksakamoto@diamond.kobe-u.ac.jp

Maternal silkworms (Bombyx mori) of bivoltine strains are destined to produce either diapause or non-diapause eggs depending on environmental factors, such as, temperature and photoperiod experienced during the egg and larval stages. However, the molecular mechanisms that program diapause, which depend on information about the environment, remain unclear. We aimed to identify genes that are involved in programming diapause in the next generation in bivoltine silkworms. We therefore screened differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in the larval brains of diapause- and non-diapause-egg producers kept under three different diapause-inducing conditions using cap analysis of gene expression. Under each condition, only temperature, illumination or photoperiod was changed during the egg or larval stage as a diapause-controlling stimulus to induce the production of diapause or non-diapause eggs. We then verified the expression of DEGs that were common to all the three conditions using real-time quantitative PCR. We investigated the functional involvement of candidate genes in programming diapause using double-stranded RNA interference (RNAi) for gene knockdown. The results showed more abundant juvenile hormone acid methyltransferase (Jhamt) and proton-coupled folate transporter (Pcft) gene expression in the brains of fifth instar larvae of producers of diapause eggs than those of non-diapause eggs under the three conditions. Furthermore, RNAi against either of these genes significantly decreased the incidence of diapause in the next generation. These findings indicate that both Jhamt and Pcft are involved in the programming of diapause in the silkworm brain. These genes could function in retaining information that leads to diapause in the next generation.

Keywords: Bombyx mori, diapause programming, embryonic diapause, folate, juvenile hormone

Received: August 9, 2022; Revised: September 27, 2022; Accepted: September 27, 2022; Published online: November 7, 2022  Show citation

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EGI, Y., & SAKAMOTO, K. (2022). Genome-wide screening of genes involved in programming diapause in the next generation in silkworm, Bombyx mori (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae). EJE, 119, Article 405-412. https://doi.org/10.14411/eje.2022.042
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