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ArticleBMC biology2024

Cyp6g2 is the major P450 epoxidase responsible for juvenile hormone biosynthesis in Drosophila melanogaster.

Qiangqiang Jia, Liu Yang, Jiamin Wen, Suning Liu, Di Wen, Wei Luo, Weihua Wang, Subba Reddy Palli, Li Sheng

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Qiangqiang Jia *Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental Biology and Applied Technology, Institute of Insect Science and Technology & School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China.
Liu Yang *Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental Biology and Applied Technology, Institute of Insect Science and Technology & School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China.
Jiamin WenGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental Biology and Applied Technology, Institute of Insect Science and Technology & School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China.
Suning LiuGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental Biology and Applied Technology, Institute of Insect Science and Technology & School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China.
Di WenCollege of Biological Science and Agriculture, Qiannan Normal University for Nationalities, Duyuan, 558000, China.
Wei LuoGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental Biology and Applied Technology, Institute of Insect Science and Technology & School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China.
Weihua WangCenter of Pharmaceutical Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
Subba Reddy PalliDepartment of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40546, USA.
Li ShengGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental Biology and Applied Technology, Institute of Insect Science and Technology & School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China. lisheng@scnu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4217-2367

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the Department of Science and Technology in Guangdong Province 2019A0102006the Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture Project NT2021003the National Natural Science Foundation of China 31930014the National Natural Science Foundation of China 32100375the National Natural Science Foundation of China 32200398the National Natural Science Foundation of China 32220103003the Natural Science Foundation in Guangdong Province 2022A1515010938the Natural Science Foundation in Guangdong Province 2023A1515010409the Shenzhen Science and Technology Program KQTD20180411143628272the "Xu Hang" Project for Excellent Doctors of Guangzhou City Science and Technology Plan Projects SL2023A04J01127
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Abstract

backgroundJuvenile hormones (JH) play crucial role in regulating development and reproduction in insects. The most common form of JH is JH III, derived from MF through epoxidation by CYP15 enzymes. However, in the higher dipterans, such as the fruitfly, Drosophila melanogaster, a bis-epoxide form of JHB3, accounted most of the JH detected. Moreover, these higher dipterans have lost the CYP15 gene from their genomes. As a result, the identity of the P450 epoxidase in the JH biosynthesis pathway in higher dipterans remains unknown.

resultsIn this study, we show that Cyp6g2 serves as the major JH epoxidase responsible for the biosynthesis of JHB3 and JH III in D. melanogaster. The Cyp6g2 is predominantly expressed in the corpus allatum (CA), concurring with the expression pattern of jhamt, another well-studied gene that is crucial in the last steps of JH biosynthesis. Mutation in Cyp6g2 leads to severe disruptions in larval-pupal metamorphosis and exhibits reproductive deficiencies, exceeding those seen in jhamt mutants. Notably, Cyp6g2

conclusionsThese findings collectively established that Cyp6g2 as the major JH epoxidase in the higher dipterans and laid the groundwork for the further understanding of JH biosynthesis. Moreover, these findings pave the way for developing specific Cyp6g2 inhibitors as insect growth regulators or insecticides.

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Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme SystemDrosophila melanogasterJuvenile HormonesAnimalsCorpora AllataDrosophila ProteinsLarvaMetamorphosis, BiologicalOxidoreductasesPupacytochrome P-450 6G2, DrosophilaCytochrome P-450 Enzyme SystemDrosophila ProteinsepoxidaseJuvenile HormonesOxidoreductasesCYP15Cyp6g2EpoxidaseFarnesoic acid (FA)Juvenile hormone (JH)

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