Nitrogen hurdle of host alternation for a polyphagous aphid and the associated changes of endosymbionts.
Low proportion of essential amino acids (EAAs) is one of the barriers for animals to use phloem as a diet. Endosymbionts with EAAs synthesis functions are considered crucial for ameliorating the lack of EAAs in insects' diets. In this study, we transferred the insects from a cabbage-reared Myzus persicae population onto 3 new plant species including eggplant, tobacco and spinach. The performance on these plants was evaluated and the dynamics of endosymbionts in relation to this host alternation were recorded. We found that the EAAs ratio in phloem was largely determined by the concentrations of non-essential amino acids and the higher proportion of EAAs seemed to favor the population establishment on new plant species and the growth of primary endosymbionts inside insects, which indicated that nitrogen quality was an important factor for aphids to infest and spread on new plant hosts.
State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, and Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on the Loess Plateau of Ministry of Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100 China.
Yan-Hong
YH
Liu
State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, and Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on the Loess Plateau of Ministry of Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100 China.
Zhi-Wei
ZW
Kang
State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, and Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on the Loess Plateau of Ministry of Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100 China.
Ya
Y
Guo
State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, and Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on the Loess Plateau of Ministry of Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100 China.
Guo-Shuai
GS
Zhu
State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, and Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on the Loess Plateau of Ministry of Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100 China.
M Mostafizur Rahman
MM
Shah
State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, and Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on the Loess Plateau of Ministry of Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100 China.
Yue
Y
Song
State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, and Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on the Loess Plateau of Ministry of Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100 China.
Yong-Liang
YL
Fan
State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, and Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on the Loess Plateau of Ministry of Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100 China.
Xiangfeng
X
Jing
State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, and Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on the Loess Plateau of Ministry of Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100 China.
Tong-Xian
TX
Liu
D000596:Amino Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D000818:Animals; D001042:Aphids / Q000502:physiology*; D001937:Brassica; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000378:metabolism*; D052585:Phloem / Q000378:metabolism; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D010944:Plants / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000469:parasitology*; D013559:Symbiosis
D000596:Amino Acids; D010940:Plant Proteins; D009584:Nitrogen