miR-2940-1 is involved in the circadian regulation of oviposition in Aedes albopictus
Xiaolin Xiao , Ling Kong , Zhensheng Xie , Hongkai Liu , Lijun Cai , Siyu Zhao , Jiayong Zhou , Shuang Liu , Jing Wu , Yiming Wu , Peilin Wu , Anthony A. James , Xiao-Guang Chen
Insect Science ›› 2025, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (1) : 69 -79.
miR-2940-1 is involved in the circadian regulation of oviposition in Aedes albopictus
The vast majority of all global species have circadian rhythm cycles that allow them to adapt to natural environments. These regular rhythms are regulated by core clock genes and recent studies have also implicated roles for microRNAs in this regulation. Oviposition is an important circadian behavior in the reproductive cycle of insect vectors of diseases, and little is known about the rhythm or its regulation in mosquitoes. Aedes albopictus is a diurnal mosquito that transmits arboviruses and is the major cause of outbreaks of dengue fever in China. We analyzed the oviposition rhythm patterns of A. albopictus under different light/dark conditions and show that the mosquitoes have an oviposition peak between zeitgeber time 9 (ZT 9) and ZT 12. Furthermore, the antagomir-mediated knockdown of expression of the microRNA miR-2940-1 affected the oviposition rhythm of A. albopictus. These data support the conclusion that miR-2940-1 is involved in the regulation of oviposition rhythm in A. albopictus and provide a foundation for using oviposition rhythms as a new target for vector mosquito control.
Aedes albopictus / miR-2940-1 / oviposition rhythm / regulation
2024 Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
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