The role of Dnmt1 in oocyte development.

J Insect Physiol

Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, 120 Cedar Street, Athens, GA 30602, United States. Electronic address:

Published: June 2023

The whitefly Bemisia tabaci is a globally important crop pest that is difficult to manage through current commercially available methods. While RNA interference (RNAi) is a promising strategy for managing this pest, effective target genes remain unclear. We suggest DNA methyltransferase 1 (Dnmt1) as a potential target gene due to its effect on fecundity in females in other taxa of insects. We investigated the role of Dnmt1 in B. tabaci using RNAi and immunohistochemistry to confirm its potential conserved function in insect reproduction, which will define its usefulness as a target gene. Using RNAi to downregulate Dnmt1 in female B. tabaci, we show that Dnmt1 indeed has a conserved role in reproduction, as knockdown interfered with oocyte development. Females in which Dnmt1 was knocked down had greatly reduced fecundity and fertility; this supports Dnmt1 as a suitable target gene for RNAi-mediated pest management of B. tabaci.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jinsphys.2023.104507DOI Listing

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