Molecular Characteristics of Fat Body Protein 1 in the Oriental Fruit Fly, .

fat body protein 1 () cDNA was cloned (GenBank accession no. MT514270), and the complete 3,749-bp cDNA encoded a 1,152-amino acid protein. The phylogenetic relationship of dipteran was analyzed. The sequence XP_028900815 from the insect genome project for (LOC105219342) was proposed that two genes were present in the sequence. The developmental transcriptional expression profiles were determined. In the larval stages, mRNA had significantly higher expression in the late third instar larvae compared with first, second, and early third instar larvae. In the pupal stages, the highest expression of mRNA was found in the newly pupated pupae and then decreased with age. In the fat body of female adults, was highly expressed in newly emerged samples and decreased rapidly over the following three days. In the fat body of male adults, was highly expressed in newly eclosed samples. RNAi treatment decreased the expression level of without statistical difference. However, RNAi treatment significantly decreased the rate of eclosion. These results suggest that Bdfbp1 may function as a storage protein and be associated with adult eclosion.