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1. Acclimation responses to short‐term temperature treatments during early life stages causes long lasting changes in spontaneous activity of adult Drosophila melanogaster

Author:
Heidi J. MacLean; Torsten N. Kristensen; Johannes Overgaard; Jesper G. Sørensen; Simon Bahrndorff
Source:
Physiological entomology 2017 v.42 no.4 pp. 404-411
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Drosophila melanogaster; acclimation; adults; ambient temperature; cold stress; eggs; exposure duration; heat; heat tolerance; larvae; males; phenotype; pupae
Abstract:
... Ecotherms adjust their physiology to environmental temperatures. Long‐term exposures to heat or cold typically induce acclimation responses that generate directional, but reversible shifts in thermal tolerance and performance. However, less is known about how short exposure in different life stages will affect the adult phenotype. In the present study, we compared the effects of long‐term temperat ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12212

2. Accumulation, elimination, sequestration, and genetic variation of lead (Pb2+) loads within and between generations of Drosophila melanogaster

Author:
Elizabeth K. Peterson; Diane T. Wilson; Bernard Possidente; Phillip McDaniel; Eric J. Morley; Debra Possidente; Kurt T. Hollocher; Douglas M. Ruden; Helmut V.B. Hirsch
Source:
Chemosphere 2017 v.181 pp. 368-375
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
Drosophila melanogaster; adults; atomic absorption spectrometry; eclosion; genetic variation; larvae; lead; longevity; models; phenotypic variation; progeny; pupae; quantitative trait loci; toxicity; variance
Abstract:
... We examined accumulation, sequestration, elimination, and genetic variation for lead (Pb) loads within and between generations of Drosophila melanogaster. Flies were reared in control or leaded medium at various doses and tested for their Pb loads at different stages of development (larvae, eclosion, newly-eclosed adults, and mature adults). Pb loads were tested using Inductively Coupled Plasma Ma ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.04.091
PubMed:
28458212
PubMed Central:
PMC5533183

3. Analysis of cytochrome P450 contribution to evolved plant toxin resistance in Drosophila sechellia

Author:
R. D. Peyser; S. M. Lanno; S. J. Shimshak; J. D. Coolon
Source:
Insect molecular biology 2017 v.26 no.6 pp. 715-720
ISSN:
0962-1075
Subject:
Drosophila melanogaster; Drosophila sechellia; Drosophila simulans; Morinda citrifolia; adults; chromosome mapping; cytochrome P-450; enzyme activity; evolution; fruit flies; genes; hexanoic acid; host plants; loci; mixed function oxidase; octanoic acid; toxicity; toxins
Abstract:
... Drosophila sechellia is a dietary specialist species of fruit fly that has evolved resistance to the toxic secondary defence compounds produced by the fruit of its preferred host plant Morinda citrifolia. The genetic basis of adult toxin resistance is the result of evolution at five loci across the genome. Genetic mapping between D. sechellia and Drosophila simulans and subsequent functional studi ...
DOI:
10.1111/imb.12329

4. Azadirachtin impact on mate choice, female sexual receptivity and male activity in Drosophila melanogaster (Diptera: Drosophilidae)

Author:
N. Aribi; M.C. Oulhaci; S. Kilani-Morakchi; J.C. Sandoz; L. Kaiser; B. Denis; D. Joly
Source:
Pesticide biochemistry and physiology 2017 v.143 pp. 95-101
ISSN:
0048-3575
Subject:
Azadirachta indica; Drosophila melanogaster; adults; azadirachtin; botanical pesticides; female fertility; females; insecticidal properties; larvae; lethal dose 50; males; mating behavior; mechanism of action; models; probability; reproductive behavior; spermatheca; spermatozoa; ventral receptacle
Abstract:
... Azadirachtin, a neem compound (Azadirachta indica) with medical and anti-insect properties, is one the most successful botanical pesticides in agricultural use. However, its controversial impact on non-targeted species and its mechanism of action need to be clarified. In addition, Azadirachtin impact on pre- and post-mating traits remains largely undocumented. The current study examined the effect ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.pestbp.2017.09.002

5. Can competition be superior to parasitism for biological control? The case of spotted wing Drosophila (Drosophila suzukii), Drosophila melanogaster and Pachycrepoideus vindemmiae

Author:
Tina Dancau; Tanya L. M. Stemberger; Peggy Clarke; David R. Gillespie
Source:
Biocontrol science and technology 2017 v.27 no.1 pp. 3-16
ISSN:
1360-0478
Subject:
Drosophila melanogaster; Drosophila suzukii; Pachycrepoideus vindemmiae; adults; biological control; cages; females; oviposition; parasitism; parasitoids; progeny; pupation
Abstract:
... Drosophila suzukii and Drosophila melanogaster coexist with different but overlapping resource use in the field. When forced to completely or partially share resources in the laboratory, D. melanogaster outcompetes D. suzukii . Adult D. suzukii and D. melanogaster females were allowed to compete for access to a common oviposition resource in pairwise and population scale experiments. We tracked th ...
DOI:
10.1080/09583157.2016.1241982

6. Chronic exposure to dim artificial light at night decreases fecundity and adult survival in Drosophila melanogaster

Author:
L.K. McLay; M.P. Green; T.M Jones
Source:
Journal of insect physiology 2017 v.100 pp. 15-20
ISSN:
0022-1910
Subject:
Drosophila melanogaster; adults; chronic exposure; eclosion; eggs; environmental impact; fecundity; females; invertebrates; juveniles; life history; lighting; oviposition; probability; rearing; urban areas; vertebrates
Abstract:
... The presence of artificial light at night is expanding in geographical range and increasing in intensity to such an extent that species living in urban environments may never experience natural darkness. The negative ecological consequences of artificial night lighting have been identified in several key life history traits across multiple taxa (albeit with a strong vertebrate focus); comparable d ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jinsphys.2017.04.009

7. Combining the auxin‐inducible degradation system with CRISPR/Cas9‐based genome editing for the conditional depletion of endogenous Drosophila melanogaster proteins

Author:
Melinda Bence; Ferenc Jankovics; Tamás Lukácsovich; Miklós Erdélyi
Source:
FEBS journal 2017 v.284 no.7 pp. 1056-1069
ISSN:
1742-464X
Subject:
Drosophila melanogaster; adults; alleles; alternative splicing; gene editing; gene expression; loss-of-function mutation; messenger RNA; oocytes; oogenesis; phenotype; protein degradation; protein depletion; protein synthesis; proteins
Abstract:
... Inducible protein degradation techniques have considerable advantages over classical genetic approaches, which generate loss‐of‐function phenotypes at the gene or mRNA level. The plant‐derived auxin‐inducible degradation system (AID) is a promising technique which enables the degradation of target proteins tagged with the AID motif in nonplant cells. Here, we present a detailed characterization of ...
DOI:
10.1111/febs.14042

8. Dietary alpha-ketoglutarate partially prevents age-related decline in locomotor activity and cold tolerance in Drosophila melanogaster

Author:
Maria M. Bayliak; Maria P. Lylyk; Oksana M. Sorochynska
Source:
Biologia 2017 v.72 no.4 pp. 458-467
ISSN:
1336-9563
Subject:
Drosophila melanogaster; adults; alpha-ketoglutaric acid; antioxidant activity; cold stress; cold tolerance; cold treatment; diet; females; free amino acids; glucose; locomotion; males; metabolism; proline; rearing; tricarboxylic acid cycle
Abstract:
... Alpha-ketoglutarate (AKG), a key intermediate in the Krebs cycle and metabolism of amino acids, is one of dietary supplements studied actively during last decade. In this work, we examined the ability of dietary AKG to prevent age-related functional decline in D. melanogaster. For that, some metabolic processes and physiological functions, such as climbing activity and cold resistance, were studie ...
DOI:
10.1515/biolog-2017-0042

9. Differential expression of putative sodium-dependent cation-chloride cotransporters in Aedes aegypti

Author:
Peter M. Piermarini; Daniel C. Akuma; John C. Crow; Taylor L. Jamil; Willa G. Kerkhoff; Kenyatta C.M.F. Viel; Christopher M. Gillen
Source:
Comparative biochemistry and physiology 2017 v.214 pp. 40-49
ISSN:
1095-6433
Subject:
quantitative polymerase chain reaction; symporters; secretion; polyclonal antibodies; absorption; DNA; vertebrates; gene expression regulation; Aedes aegypti; peptides; Western blotting; gene duplication; phylogeny; sequence homology; larvae; Malpighian tubules; exons; Drosophila melanogaster; adults
Abstract:
... The yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti, has three genes that code for proteins with sequence similarity to vertebrate Na⁺-K⁺-Cl⁻ cotransporters (NKCCs) of the solute-linked carrier 12 superfamily of cation-chloride cotransporters (CCCs). We hypothesized that these mosquito NKCC orthologues have diverged to perform distinct roles in salt secretion and absorption. In phylogenetic analyses, one pro ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.cbpa.2017.09.007

10. Drosophila development, physiology, behavior, and lifespan are influenced by altered dietary composition

Author:
Kiel G. Ormerod; Olivia K. LePine; Prabhodh S. Abbineni; Justin M. Bridgeman; Jens R. Coorssen; A. Joffre Mercier; Glenn J. Tattersall
Source:
Fly 2017 v.11 no.3 pp. 153-170
ISSN:
1933-6942
Subject:
Drosophila melanogaster; adulthood; adults; animals; assays; body weight; cholesterol; diacylglycerols; fecundity; food composition; geotaxis; laboratories; larvae; longevity; memory; models; muscles; phenotype; pupae; rearing; viability
Abstract:
... Diet profoundly influences the behavior of animals across many phyla. Despite this, most laboratories using model organisms, such as Drosophila, use multiple, different, commercial or custom-made media for rearing their animals. In addition to measuring growth, fecundity and longevity, we used several behavioral and physiological assays to determine if and how altering food media influence wild-ty ...
DOI:
10.1080/19336934.2017.1304331
PubMed:
28277941
PubMed Central:
PMC5552271

11. Dusky works upstream of Four‐jointed and Forked in wing morphogenesis in Tribolium castaneum

Author:
C. Li; B. Li; S. Ma; P. Lü; K. Chen
Source:
Insect molecular biology 2017 v.26 no.6 pp. 677-686
ISSN:
0962-1075
Subject:
Drosophila melanogaster; RNA interference; Tribolium castaneum; adults; cytoskeleton; elytra; fat body; genes; head; larvae; morphogenesis
Abstract:
... Dusky (dy) is required for cytoskeletal reorganization during wing morphogenesis in Drosophila melanogaster, but which genes participate together with dy for wing morphogenesis has remained unclear. In Tribolium castaneum, dy is highly expressed at the late embryonic stage. Tissue‐specific expression analysis indicated high expression levels of dy in the epidermis, head and fat body of late‐stage ...
DOI:
10.1111/imb.12327

12. Effect of provision of apiaceous flowers associated to foods on the biology of Coleomegilla maculata

Author:
Vinicius de Abreu D’Ávila; Elen de Lima Aguiar-Menezes; Renato Nunes Pereira; Vânia Gonçalves-Esteves; Cláudia Barbieri Ferreira Mendonça; Saulo José de Melo; Tamires Medeiros dos Santos
Source:
Phytoparasitica 2017 v.45 no.4 pp. 471-484
ISSN:
0334-2123
Subject:
Anethum graveolens; Coleomegilla maculata; Drosophila melanogaster; Ephestia kuehniella; adults; agroecosystems; aqueous solutions; biological control; diet; eggs; foods; honey; immatures; insect larvae; instars; laboratory rearing; larval development; moths; nectar; omnivores; oviposition; plant pests; pollen
Abstract:
... Coleomegilla maculata DeGeer is an omnivorous lady beetle that feeds on natural or alternative prey and artificial foods, which allows its laboratory rearing for use on augmentative biocontrol. In addition, C. maculata may supplement its diet with pollen and nectar, which helps in its conservation in agroecosystems. This study aimed to evaluate if Apiaceous flowers (Anethum graveolens L. and Coria ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12600-017-0616-8

13. Effects of tannery wastewater exposure on adult Drosophila melanogaster

Author:
Felipe dos Santos Moysés; Karine Bertoldi; Gisele Lovatel; Sabrina Vaz; Kelly Ferreira; Juliana Junqueira; Pamela Brambilla Bagatini; Marco Antônio Siqueira Rodrigues; Léder Leal Xavier; Ionara Rodrigues Siqueira
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2017 v.24 no.34 pp. 26387-26395
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
Drosophila melanogaster; adults; antioxidants; enzyme activity; glutathione; glutathione transferase; models; mortality; tanneries; toxicity; wastewater
Abstract:
... Our aim was to evaluate the effects of exposure to tannery wastewater on mortality and/or antioxidant enzyme system in adult wild-type Canton-S Drosophila melanogaster. Exposure to tannery wastewater induced a concentration-dependent lethality in adult Canton-S flies. Tannery wastewater was able to alter antioxidant enzyme activities, specifically glutathione peroxidase-like and glutathione S-tran ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-017-0197-6

14. Embryo-larval exposure to atrazine reduces viability and alters oxidative stress parameters in Drosophila melanogaster

Author:
Fernanda Hernandes Figueira; Lais Mattos de Aguiar; Carlos Eduardo da Rosa
Source:
Comparative biochemistry and physiology 2017 v.191 pp. 78-85
ISSN:
1532-0456
Subject:
atrazine; pupae; reactive oxygen species; genes; oxidative stress; adults; reproduction; animals; energy metabolism; males; sex ratio; gene expression; Drosophila melanogaster; females; water pollution; messenger RNA; fruit flies; pupation; larvae; nontarget organisms; antioxidant activity; eggs; adverse effects; viability; diet; larval development
Abstract:
... The herbicide atrazine has been used worldwide with subsequent residual contamination of water and food, which may cause adverse effects on non-target organisms. Animal exposure to this herbicide may affect development, reproduction and energy metabolism. Here, the effects of atrazine regarding survival and redox metabolism were assessed in the fruit fly D. melanogaster exposed during embryonic an ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.cbpc.2016.09.008

15. Emerging role of Hippo signalling in pancreatic biology: YAP re-expression and plausible link to islet cell apoptosis and replication

Author:
Anjana Sharma; Veera Ganesh Yerra; Ashutosh Kumar
Source:
Biochimie 2017 v.133 pp. 56-65
ISSN:
0300-9084
Subject:
Drosophila melanogaster; adults; apoptosis; blood glucose; cell proliferation; diabetes mellitus; gene expression regulation; insulin; insulin resistance; mammals; mitosis; pancreas; phosphotransferases (kinases); signal transduction; stem cells; transcription (genetics)
Abstract:
... Diabetes mellitus is an ailment that develops when the functional capacity of the pancreas does not meet the metabolic requirements of the whole body, either due to insulin insufficiency or resistance to insulin action. Current therapies that control glycaemia are limited by their unwanted effects or their inability to prevent the development of long-term complications. Regeneration and replacemen ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.biochi.2016.12.009

16. Fermentation for Disinfesting Fruit Waste From Drosophila Species (Diptera: Drosophilidae)

Author:
R. Noble; A. Dobrovin-Pennington; B. Shaw; D. S. Buss; J. V. Cross; M. T. Fountain
Source:
Environmental entomology 2017 v.46 no.4 pp. 939-945
ISSN:
0046-225X
Subject:
Drosophila melanogaster; Drosophila suzukii; adults; air; ambient temperature; carbon dioxide; coir; disinfestation; eggs; fermentation; financial economics; fruit crops; fruit growing; fruits; headspace analysis; hypercapnia; hypoxia; indicator species; larvae; mixing; oxygen; pomace; pupae; rearing; soil; stone fruits; wastes
Abstract:
... Economic losses in a range of fruit crops due to the Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) have become severe. Removal and treatment of fruit waste, which may harbor D. suzukii, is a key step in preventing reinfestation of fruit production. Natural fermentation for disinfesting fruit wastes from D. suzukii was examined at ambient air temperatures of 12–20 °C. Soft and stone fruit wastes infested with egg ...
DOI:
10.1093/ee/nvx107

17. Field Monitoring of Drosophila suzukii and Associated Communities in South Eastern France as a Pre-Requisite for Classical Biological Control

Author:
Laurent Kremmer; Marcel Thaon; Nicolas Borowiec; Jean David; Marylène Poirié; Jean-Luc Gatti; Nicolas Ris
Source:
Insects 2017 v.8 no.4 pp. -
ISSN:
2075-4450
Subject:
Drosophila hydei; Drosophila melanogaster; Drosophila suzukii; Pachycrepoideus vindemmiae; Trichopria drosophilae; adults; autumn; biological control; cultivation area; environmental factors; fruits; habitats; interspecific competition; larvae; monitoring; parasitoids; phenology; progeny; pupae; risk assessment; sampling; surveys; traps; France
Abstract:
... The spotted wing Drosophila, Drosophila suzukii (Ds), became a major economic pest for fruit production since its establishment in Europe and America. Among potential control methods, only classical biological control appears to be a mean of sustainably regulating Ds in both cultivated and natural habitats. In the frame of risk assessment, pre-release surveys were carried out in a restricted but h ...
DOI:
10.3390/insects8040124
PubMed:
29144440
PubMed Central:
PMC5746807

18. Genetic basis of octanoic acid resistance in Drosophila sechellia: functional analysis of a fine‐mapped region

Author:
J. M. Andrade López; S. M. Lanno; J. M. Auerbach; E. C. Moskowitz; L. A. Sligar; P. J. Wittkopp; J. D. Coolon
Source:
Molecular ecology 2017 v.26 no.4 pp. 1148-1160
ISSN:
0962-1083
Subject:
Drosophila melanogaster; Drosophila sechellia; Morinda citrifolia; RNA interference; acid tolerance; adults; chromosomes; fat body; fruit flies; gene expression; genes; host plants; islands; octanoic acid; salivary glands; toxicity; Seychelles
Abstract:
... Drosophila sechellia is a species of fruit fly endemic to the Seychelles islands. Unlike its generalist sister species, D. sechellia has evolved to be a specialist on the host plant Morinda citrifolia. This specialization is interesting because the plant's fruit contains secondary defence compounds, primarily octanoic acid (OA), that are lethal to most other Drosophilids. Although ecological and b ...
DOI:
10.1111/mec.14001
PubMed:
28035709
PubMed Central:
PMC5330365

19. Identification and characterization of pyrokinin and CAPA peptides, and corresponding GPCRs from spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii

Author:
Choi Man-Yeon; Ahn Seung-Joon; Kim A. Young; Koh Youngho
Source:
General and Comparative Endocrinology pp. -
ISSN:
0016-6480
Subject:
Drosophila melanogaster; Drosophila suzukii; adults; amino acid sequences; control methods; diapause hormone; gene expression regulation; genes; insect pests; instars; ligands; pyrokinin
Abstract:
... The family of FXPRLamide peptides serves as a major insect hormone. It is characterized by a core active amino acid sequence conserved at the C-terminal ends, and provides various physiological roles across the Insecta. In this study we identified and characterized pyrokinin (PK) and CAPA cDNAs encoding two FXPRLamide peptides, pyrokinin and CAPA-DH (diapause hormone), and two corresponding G prot ...
Handle:
10113/7334554
DOI:
10.1016/j.ygcen.2017.01.011
CHORUS:
10.1016/j.ygcen.2017.01.011

20. Increased size due to larval royal jelly exposure does not affect circadian locomotor activity or climbing ability in adult female Drosophila melanogaster

Author:
Nicole L. Arruda; Rachel R. Gelineau; Isabella Monteiro De Pina; Aikaterini Hatzidis; Nara F. Nascimento; Jasmin A. Hicks; Joseph A. Seggio
Source:
Biological rhythm research 2017 v.48 no.3 pp. 437-447
ISSN:
1744-4179
Subject:
Drosophila melanogaster; adults; bees; body size; females; larvae; locomotion; physiological response; royal jelly; Oregon
Abstract:
... The effects of royal jelly (RJ) appear to be conserved in Drosophila ; flies exposed of RJ exhibit increased body size, similar to queen bees. However, in flies and bees, there is evidence that increased body size can lead to impairments to locomotor activity, while RJ may have anti-fatigue properties. Canton - S and Oregon - R Drosophila larvae were raised on media containing 0% or 20% pure RJ. C ...
DOI:
10.1080/09291016.2016.1268335