Molecular characterization of the flightin gene in the wing-dimorphic planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens, and its evolution in Pancrustacea
Xue J, Zhang XQ, Xu HJ, Fan HW, Huang HJ, Ma XF, Wang CY, Chen JG, Cheng JA, Zhang CX. Molecular characterization of the flightin gene in the wing-dimorphic planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens, and its evolution in Pancrustacea. Insect Biochemistry And Molecular Biology 2013, 43: 433-443. PMID: 23459170, DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2013.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsArthropod ProteinsBlotting, WesternCloning, MolecularDaphniaDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsEvolution, MolecularFemaleFilaminsGene Expression RegulationHemipteraInsect ProteinsMaleMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionMolecular Sequence DataMuscle ProteinsNymphPhylogenyPolymerase Chain ReactionRNA, Double-StrandedSequence AlignmentSex CharacteristicsConceptsBrown planthopperNilaparvata lugensMacropterous adultsDestructive rice pestsWing-dimorphic planthopperFlight muscle functionBrachypterous onesDorsal longitudinal musclesLong-distance migrationFemale brown planthopperDrosophila melanogasterArthropod speciesFlightin geneBPH adultsCrustacean speciesWing dimorphismRice pestsFlightinJuvenile instarsInsectsFunctional variationMolecular characterizationKey roleFlight apparatusSpecies