Abstract
RNAi was used to downregulate the expression of insulin-like peptides (ILP2), with air-modulation, and high-concentration CO2 stress, in the larvae of Tribolium castaneum. We assessed the changes in carbohydrate-related content, trehalase activity, and the expression levels of trehalose pathway genes. And pupation, adult emergence, pupation rate, and mortality were assessed. There was a significant change in the expression of ILPs in T. castaneum, at a certain concentration of CO2. ILP2 RNAi did not alter the trehalose content significantly, however, the glycogen and glucose content increased significantly. High-concentration CO2 stress altered the trehalose content and reduced the glycogen and glucose content. The expression levels of TPS and TRE2 were up-regulated by hypoxia/hypercapnia and dsILP2 combination, with the increase of CO2 concentration, other trehalase genes begin to respond successively. ILP2 knockout raised the mortality and reduced the pupation rate and eclosion rate in CO2. Understanding the insulin pathway responses to hypoxic stress induced by a high concentration of CO2 would further elucidate the mechanisms underlying trehalose metabolism in insects.
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