Functional characterization of β-adrenergic-like octopamine receptors in planthopper reproduction and feeding.

As an essential biogenic amine in invertebrates, octopamine (OA) regulates multiple physiological and behavioral processes via binding to octopamine receptors (OARs). The small brown planthopper Laodelphax striatellus is an important agricultural pest. However, little is known about OARs in L.

Functional analyses of dopamine receptors involved in virus transmission and reproduction in the small brown planthopper Laodelphax striatellus.

Dopamine (DA) is the most abundant biogenic amine present in the insect central nervous system, and regulates multiple functions in physiology and behaviors through dopamine receptors (DARs). The small brown planthopper Laodelphax striatellus is an important agricultural pest and causes serious damage by transmitting diverse plant viruses, such as rice stripe virus (RSV). However, DARs have not yet been molecularly characterized in planthoppers, and their roles in virus infection and transmission remain largely unknown in insect vectors.

Colonization of Piriformospora indica enhances rice resistance against the brown planthopper Nilaparvata lugens.

Background: Piriformospora indica is an endophytic fungus that can promote the growth and confer resistance against diverse stresses in host plants by root colonization. However, the effects of P. indica colonization on improving plant resistance to insect pests are still less explored.

Characterization and functional analysis of an α-adrenergic-like octopamine receptor in the small brown planthopper Laodelphax striatellus.

As an important biogenic amine in invertebrates and corresponding to the neurotransmitter norepinephrine in vertebrates, octopamine (OA) regulates diverse physiological and behavioral processes by binding to specific octopamine receptors (OARs) in invertebrates. At present, OARs have been identified and characterized in several insects. However, less is known about the OARs of Laodelphax striatellus, one of the most destructive pests in East Asian rice fields.