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Transcriptional response of laboratory-reared Mexican fruit flies (Anastrepha ludens Loew) to desiccation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2024

Jesús Alejandro Zamora-Briseño
Affiliation:
Red de Estudios Moleculares Avanzados, Instituto de Ecología A. C., Xalapa, Veracruz CP 91073, México
James M. Schunke
Affiliation:
Department of Structural and Molecular Biochemistry, North Carolina State University
Mario A. Arteaga-Vázquez
Affiliation:
INBIOTECA, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa CP 91090, Veracruz, México
José Arredondo
Affiliation:
PROGRAMA MOSCAMED, SADER-IICA, Metapa de Domínguez, Chiapas, México
Marco T. Tejeda
Affiliation:
PROGRAMA MOSCAMED, SADER-IICA, Metapa de Domínguez, Chiapas, México
José Trinidad Ascencio-Ibáñez
Affiliation:
Department of Structural and Molecular Biochemistry, North Carolina State University
Francisco Díaz-Fleischer*
Affiliation:
INBIOTECA, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa CP 91090, Veracruz, México
*
Corresponding author: Francisco Díaz-Fleischer; Email: [email protected]

Abstract

Confronting environments with low relative humidity is one of the main challenges faced by insects with expanding distribution ranges. Anastrepha ludens (the Mexican fruit fly) has evolved to cope with the variable conditions encountered during its lifetime, which allows it to colonise a wide range of environments. However, our understanding of the mechanisms underpinning the ability of this species to confront environments with low relative humidity is incomplete. In this sense, omic approaches such as transcriptomics can be helpful for advancing our knowledge on how this species copes with desiccation stress. Considering this, in this study, we performed transcriptomic analyses to compare the molecular responses of laboratory-reared A. ludens exposed and unexposed to desiccation. Data from the transcriptome analyses indicated that the responses to desiccation are shared by both sexes. We identified the up-regulation of transcripts encoding proteins involved in lipid metabolism and membrane remodelling, as well as proteases and cuticular proteins. Our results provide a framework for understanding the response to desiccation stress in one of the most invasive fruit fly species in the world.

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