Effects of artificial light at night (ALAN) on gene expression of Aquatica ficta firefly larvae

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作者
Chen, Yun-Ru [1 ]
Wei, Wei-Lun [2 ]
Tzeng, David T. W. [3 ]
Owens, Avalon C. S. [1 ,6 ]
Tang, Hsin-Chieh [4 ]
Wu, Chia-Shong [5 ]
Lin, Shih-Shun [2 ]
Zhong, Silin [3 ]
Yang, En-Cheng [1 ]
机构
[1] Natl Taiwan Univ, Dept Entomol, Taipei, Taiwan
[2] Natl Taiwan Univ, Inst Biotechnol, Taipei, Taiwan
[3] Chinese Univ Hong Kong, Sch Life Sci, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
[4] Taipei Zoo, Conservat & Res Ctr, Taipei, Taiwan
[5] Tree Garden Co, Taipei, Taiwan
[6] Tufts Univ, Dept Biol, Medford, MA USA
关键词
Firefly; Aquatica ficta; Artificial light at night (ALAN); Regulation of hormone level; Reproductive systems; COLEOPTERA LAMPYRIDAE; DARK SIDE; POLLUTION; INSECT; FLIES;
D O I
10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116944
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Artificial light at night (ALAN) is a major driver of firefly population declines, but its physiological effects are not well understood. To investigate the impact of ALAN on firefly development, we exposed larval Aquatica ficta fireflies to ALAN for two weeks. High larval mortality was observed in the periods of 1-68 days and 106-134 days post-treatment, which may represent the short-and long-term impacts of ALAN. We then profiled the transcriptome of larval Aquatica ficta fireflies following two weeks of ALAN exposure. A total of 1262 (1.67% out of 75777 unigenes) were differentially expressed in the treatment group: 1157 were down-regulated, and 105 were up-regulated. Up-regulated unigenes were related to regulation of hormone levels, ecdysteroid metabolic process, and response to stimulus; down-regulated unigenes were related to negative regulation of insulin receptor signaling, germ cell development, oogenesis, spermatid development, and regulation of neuron differentiation. Transcriptome results suggest that the endocrine, reproductive, and neural development of firefly larvae could be impaired by even relatively brief period of ALAN exposure. This report contributes a much-needed molecular perspective to the growing body of research documenting the fitness impacts of ALAN on bioluminescent fireflies. (c) 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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