physiological function |
RNAi-mediated knockdown of the catalytic subunit gene results in high mortality. Sixty-nine per cent of dead nymphs died of abnormal moulting, corresponding to decreased activity of moulting fluid protease. Insects in the RNAi group experience a decline in food intake, and a decrease in the secretion of total protein and digestive enzymes from midgut tissues to the midgut lumen. The females produce fewer eggs and eggs with disrupted embryogenesis |
Locusta migratoria manilensis |