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Gregoriou ME, Reczko M, Kakani EG, Tsoumani KT, Mathiopoulos KD. Decoding the Reproductive System of the Olive Fruit Fly, Bactrocera oleae. Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:355. [PMID: 33670896 PMCID: PMC7997189 DOI: 10.3390/genes12030355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2021] [Revised: 02/24/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
In most diploid organisms, mating is a prerequisite for reproduction and, thus, critical to the maintenance of their population and the perpetuation of the species. Besides the importance of understanding the fundamentals of reproduction, targeting the reproductive success of a pest insect is also a promising method for its control, as a possible manipulation of the reproductive system could affect its destructive activity. Here, we used an integrated approach for the elucidation of the reproductive system and mating procedures of the olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae. Initially, we performed a RNAseq analysis in reproductive tissues of virgin and mated insects. A comparison of the transcriptomes resulted in the identification of genes that are differentially expressed after mating. Functional annotation of the genes showed an alteration in the metabolic, catalytic, and cellular processes after mating. Moreover, a functional analysis through RNAi silencing of two differentially expressed genes, yellow-g and troponin C, resulted in a significantly reduced oviposition rate. This study provided a foundation for future investigations into the olive fruit fly's reproductive biology to the development of new exploitable tools for its control.
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Affiliation(s)
- Maria-Eleni Gregoriou
- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, 41500 Larissa, Greece; (M.-E.G.); (K.T.T.)
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- Institute for Fundamental Biomedical Science, Biomedical Sciences Research Centre “Alexander Fleming”, 16672 Vari, Greece;
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- Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 665 Huntington Avenue, Building 1, Room 103, Boston, MA 02115, USA;
- Verily Life Sciences, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, 41500 Larissa, Greece; (M.-E.G.); (K.T.T.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, 41500 Larissa, Greece; (M.-E.G.); (K.T.T.)
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Abraham S, Díaz V, Moyano A, Castillo G, Rull J, Suárez L, Murúa AF, Pantano V, Molina D, Ovruski SM. Irradiation dose does not affect male reproductive organ size, sperm storage, and female remating propensity in Ceratitis capitata. BULLETIN OF ENTOMOLOGICAL RESEARCH 2021; 111:82-90. [PMID: 32744203 DOI: 10.1017/s0007485320000437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata is a globally invasive pest, often controlled with the sterile insect technique (SIT). For the SIT, mass-rearing of the target insect followed by irradiation are imperatives. Sterile males are often less able to inhibit female remating and transfer less number of sperm, and even irradiation could affect male reproductive organs, with consequences for their ability to inhibit female remating. On the other hand, male age could affect their ability to modulate female response after mating. Here, we evaluated the quality of the genetic sexing strain Vienna-8-tsl mass-reared in Bioplanta San Juan, Argentina, under laboratory conditions, with regard to: (i) the ability of sterile males irradiated at 100 or 140 Gy to inhibit female remating, in the same day and at 24 h of first copulation; (ii) the ability of 3, 4 or 5 day-old sterile males to inhibit female remating at 24 h of first copulation, and (iii) the effect of a reduction in irradiation doses on the number of sperm stored by females and reproductive organ size in virgin males. Sterile males were better able than wild males to inhibit female remating in the same day of first copulation and as able as wild males 1 day after first copulation. Male age did not affect their ability to inhibit female receptivity. Number of sperm stored by females, testes size and ectodermal accessory glands size were not affected by male identity, while sterile 100 Gy males had larger mesodermal accessory glands than control lab males. A reduction in irradiation dose does not impact any variable measured, except for percentage of sperm-depleted females: females mated with sterile 100 Gy males had lower probabilities to store sperm. The results showed here are very encouraging for tsl Vienna 8 strain reared in Argentina and are discussed in comparison with previous studies in C. capitata female remating with dissimilar results.
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- S Abraham
- Laboratorio de Investigaciones Ecoetológicas de Moscas de la Fruta y sus Enemigos Naturales (LIEMEN), División Control Biológico de Plagas, PROIMI-Biotecnología, CONICET, Tucumán, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Investigaciones Ecoetológicas de Moscas de la Fruta y sus Enemigos Naturales (LIEMEN), División Control Biológico de Plagas, PROIMI-Biotecnología, CONICET, Tucumán, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Investigaciones Ecoetológicas de Moscas de la Fruta y sus Enemigos Naturales (LIEMEN), División Control Biológico de Plagas, PROIMI-Biotecnología, CONICET, Tucumán, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Investigaciones Ecoetológicas de Moscas de la Fruta y sus Enemigos Naturales (LIEMEN), División Control Biológico de Plagas, PROIMI-Biotecnología, CONICET, Tucumán, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Investigaciones Ecoetológicas de Moscas de la Fruta y sus Enemigos Naturales (LIEMEN), División Control Biológico de Plagas, PROIMI-Biotecnología, CONICET, Tucumán, Argentina
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- Programa de Control y Erradicación de Mosca de los Frutos de San Juan (ProCEM-San Juan), Nazario Benavides 8000 Oeste (CPA 5407), Rivadavia, San Juan, Argentina
- Dirección de Sanidad Vegetal, Animal y Alimentos (DSVAA), Nazario Benavides 8000 Oeste (CPA 5407), Rivadavia San Juan, Argentina
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- Programa de Control y Erradicación de Mosca de los Frutos de San Juan (ProCEM-San Juan), Nazario Benavides 8000 Oeste (CPA 5407), Rivadavia, San Juan, Argentina
- Dirección de Sanidad Vegetal, Animal y Alimentos (DSVAA), Nazario Benavides 8000 Oeste (CPA 5407), Rivadavia San Juan, Argentina
- IMCN, Diversidad de Invertebrados, FCEFN-Departamento de Biología, UNSJ, Av. Ignacio de la Rosa 590 Oeste (CPA 5402), Rivadavia, San Juan, Argentina
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- Programa de Control y Erradicación de Mosca de los Frutos de San Juan (ProCEM-San Juan), Nazario Benavides 8000 Oeste (CPA 5407), Rivadavia, San Juan, Argentina
- Dirección de Sanidad Vegetal, Animal y Alimentos (DSVAA), Nazario Benavides 8000 Oeste (CPA 5407), Rivadavia San Juan, Argentina
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- Dirección de Sanidad Vegetal, Animal y Alimentos (DSVAA), Nazario Benavides 8000 Oeste (CPA 5407), Rivadavia San Juan, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Investigaciones Ecoetológicas de Moscas de la Fruta y sus Enemigos Naturales (LIEMEN), División Control Biológico de Plagas, PROIMI-Biotecnología, CONICET, Tucumán, Argentina
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Adnan SM, Pérez-Staples D, Taylor PW. Dietary methoprene treatment promotes rapid development of reproductive organs in male Queensland fruit fly. JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY 2020; 126:104094. [PMID: 32783957 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2020.104094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2019] [Revised: 07/10/2020] [Accepted: 08/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Methoprene supplements added to diets of yeast hydrolysate and sugar promote early expression of sexual behaviour and mating in male Queensland fruit fly (Bactrocera tryoni; 'Q-fly') and show promise as a pre-release treatment for sterile insect technique programs. Currently it is not known whether the early mating behaviour of methoprene-treated male Q-flies is only behavioural or is coupled with accelerated development of reproductive organs. Accordingly, the present study investigates whether incorporation of methoprene into diets of yeast hydrolysate and sugar (1:3) or sugar alone, accelerate development of testes, ejaculatory apodeme, and accessory glands in male Q-flies and ovaries in females. All organs increased in size as the flies aged and matured, and development rate of all organs was far greater when the flies were provided yeast hydrolysate in addition to sugar. Incorporation of methoprene into diets containing yeast hydrolysate was found to strongly accelerate development of testes and ejaculatory apodeme, but not accessory glands, in males. In the absence of yeast hydrolysate, methoprene treatment had only a modest effect on male organ development. In contrast to males, development of ovaries in female Q-flies did not respond to dietary methoprene supplements, regardless of whether they were fed yeast hydrolysate and sugar or sugar alone. These findings of diet-dependent effects of methoprene supplements on reproductive organs are a close match to previous studies investigating effects of methoprene supplements on mating behaviour. Overall, methoprene supplements substantially enhance the positive effects of protein rich adult diet on the early expression of sexual behaviour and accelerate development of reproductive organs in male, but not female, Q-flies. Methoprene supplements added to pre-release diets of yeast hydrolysate and sugar show promise as a means of accelerating reproductive development of Q-flies released in sterile insect technique programs, and may also bias operational sex ratio in favour of males.
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- Instituto de Biotecnología y Ecología Aplicada (INBIOTECA), Universidad Veracruzana, Mexico
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Msaad Guerfali M, Chevrier C. Determinant factors for sperm transfer and sperm storage within Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) and impact on Sterile Insect Technique. JOURNAL OF RADIATION RESEARCH AND APPLIED SCIENCES 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/16878507.2020.1855901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Economou K, Kotsiliti E, Mintzas AC. Stage and cell-specific expression and intracellular localization of the small heat shock protein Hsp27 during oogenesis and spermatogenesis in the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata. JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY 2017; 96:64-72. [PMID: 27756555 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2016.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2016] [Revised: 10/12/2016] [Accepted: 10/13/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The cell-specific expression and intracellular distribution of the small heat protein Hsp27 was investigated in the ovaries and testes of the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (medfly), under both normal and heat shock conditions. For this study, a gfp-hsp27 strain was used to detect the chimeric protein by confocal microscopy. In unstressed ovaries, the protein was expressed throughout egg development in a stage and cell-specific pattern. In germarium, the protein was detected in the cytoplasm of the somatic cells in both unstressed and heat-shocked ovaries. In the early stages of oogenesis of unstressed ovaries, the protein was mainly located in the perinuclear region of the germ cells and in the cytoplasm of the follicle cells, while in later stages (9-10) it was distributed in the cytoplasm of the germ cells. In late stages (12-14), the protein changed localization pattern and was exclusively associated with the nuclei of the somatic cells. In heat shocked ovaries, the protein was mainly located in the nuclei of the somatic cells throughout egg chamber's development. In unstressed testes, the chimeric protein was detected in the nuclei of primary spermatocytes and in the filamentous structures of spermatid bundles, called actin cones. Interestingly, after a heat shock, the protein presented the same cell-specific localization pattern as in unstressed testes. Furthermore, the protein was also detected in the nuclei of the epithelial cells of the deferent duct, the accessory glands and the ejaculatory bulb. Our data suggest that medfly Hsp27 may have cell-specific functions, especially in the nucleus. Moreover, the association of this protein to actin cones during spermatid individualization, suggests a possible role of the protein in the formation and stabilization of actin cones.
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- Katerina Economou
- University of Patras, Department of Biology, University Campus, 26504 Rio, Greece.
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- University of Patras, Department of Biology, University Campus, 26504 Rio, Greece.
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Masala C, Loy F, Solari P, Sollai G, Muroni P, Crnjar R. Taste response profiles of the labellar chemosensilla of the medflyCeratitis capitata(Diptera: Tephritidae). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1080/11250003.2014.900578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Krüger S, Ferenz HJ, Randall M, Hodgson AN. Structure of the male reproductive accessory glands ofPterostichus nigrita(Coleoptera: Carabidae), their role in spermatophore formation. INVERTEBR REPROD DEV 2013. [DOI: 10.1080/07924259.2013.822835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Marchini D, Del Bene G, Viscuso R, Dallai R. Sperm storage by spermatodoses in the spermatheca of Trioza alacris (Flor, 1861) hemiptera, psylloidea, triozidae: a structural and ultrastructural study. J Morphol 2011; 273:195-210. [PMID: 22025328 DOI: 10.1002/jmor.11017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2011] [Revised: 06/21/2011] [Accepted: 08/11/2011] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Female insects generally store sperm received during mating in specific organs of their reproductive tract, i.e., the spermathecae, which keep the sperm alive for a long time until fertilization occurs. We investigated spermatheca morphology and ultrastructure in the psylloidean insect Trioza alacris (Flor,1861) in which spheroidal sperm packets that we refer to as 'spermatodoses' are found after mating. The ectoderm-derived epithelium of the sac-shaped spermatheca that has a proximal neck, consists of large secretory and flat cuticle-forming cells. Secretory cells are characterized by a wide extracellular cavity, bordered by microvilli, in which electron-dense secretion accumulates before discharge into the spermathecal lumen. The cuticle-forming cells produce the cuticular intima of the organ and a peculiar specialized apical structure, through which secretion flows into the lumen. At mating, the male transfers bundles of sperm cells embedded in seminal fluid into the spermathecal neck. Sperm cells proceed towards the spermathecal sac lumen, where they are progressively compacted and surrounded with an envelope that also encloses secretions of both male and female origin. We describe the formation of these sperm containing structures and document the contribution of the female secretion to spermatodose or female-determined spermatophore construction. We also discuss the choice of the term 'spermatodose' for T. alacris and suggest it be used to refer to sperm masses constructed in the female reproductive organs, at least when they involve the contribution of female secretion.
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- Daniela Marchini
- Department of Evolutionary Biology, University of Siena, Siena I-53100, Italy.
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Marchini D, Brundo MV, Sottile L, Viscuso R. Structure of male accessory glands ofBolivarius siculus(fischer) (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae) and protein analysis of their secretions. J Morphol 2009; 270:880-91. [DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Radhakrishnan P, Marchini D, Taylor PW. Ultrastructure of male reproductive accessory glands and ejaculatory duct in the Queensland fruit fly, Bactrocera tryoni (Diptera: Tephritidae). ARTHROPOD STRUCTURE & DEVELOPMENT 2009; 38:216-226. [PMID: 19026762 DOI: 10.1016/j.asd.2008.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2008] [Revised: 07/22/2008] [Accepted: 09/29/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Ultrastructure of male reproductive accessory glands and ejaculatory duct in the Queensland fruit fly (Q-fly), Bactrocera tryoni, were investigated and compared with those of other tephritid flies. Male accessory glands were found to comprise one pair of mesodermic glands and three pairs of ectodermic glands. The mesodermic accessory glands consist of muscle-lined, binucleate epithelial cells, which are highly microvillated and extrude electron-dense secretions by means of macroapocrine transport into a central lumen. The ectodermic accessory glands consist of muscle-lined epithelial cells which have wide subcuticular cavities, lined with microvilli. The electron-transparent secretions from these glands are first extruded into the cavities and then forced out through small pores of the cuticle into the gland lumen. Secretions from the two types of accessory glands then flow into the ejaculatory duct, which is highly muscular, with epithelial cells rich in rough endoplasmic reticulum and lined with a thick, deeply invaginated cuticle. While there are some notable differences, reproductive accessory glands of male Q-flies generally resemble those of the olive fruitfly, Bactrocera oleae, and to a lesser extent the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata.
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- Preethi Radhakrishnan
- Centre for the Integrative Study of Animal Behaviour, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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Radhakrishnan P, Taylor PW. Ability of male Queensland fruit flies to inhibit receptivity in multiple mates, and the associated recovery of accessory glands. JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY 2008; 54:421-428. [PMID: 18083187 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2007.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2007] [Revised: 10/29/2007] [Accepted: 10/31/2007] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Mating success of male insects is commonly determined by their ability to find and copulate with multiple females, but is also determined by their ability to transfer an effective ejaculate. In order to succeed in these tasks, males must first succeed in replenishing the necessary reproductive reserves between mating opportunities. We here investigate the ability of male Queensland fruit flies ('Q-fly') to recover from their first matings in time to both mate again the following day and to induce sexual inhibition in successive mates. We have previously found that accessory gland fluids (AGFs) transferred in the ejaculate of male Q-flies are directly responsible for induction of sexual inhibition in their mates. We here investigate changes in male accessory gland, testis and ejaculatory apodeme dimensions that are likely to reflect depletion and recovery of contents. We found no differences between virgin and previously mated males in their ability to obtain matings or to induce sexual inhibition in their mates, indicating a full recovery of the necessary reproductive reserves between mating opportunities. Whereas no changes were detected in testis or ejaculatory apodeme size following mating, the recovery of male ability to inhibit female remating was closely reflected in the mesodermal accessory gland dimensions; these accessory glands greatly diminished in size (length and area) immediately after mating, with recovery commencing between 5.5 and 11 h after mating. The accessory glands then expanded to reach their original size in time to mate the following day and induce sexual inhibition in the next mate.
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- Preethi Radhakrishnan
- Centre for the Integrative Study of Animal Behaviour, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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