Evolutionary Novelty of Apolipoprotein D Facilitates Metabolic Plasticity in Lepidopteran Wings
Shunze Jia, Rongqiao Li, Yinghui Li, Yuxin Huang, Minmin Liu, Yanyan Zhou, Yanting Liang, Zhihua Hao, Yusong Xu, Huabing Wang · 2024
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Shunze Jia and co-authors trace, in a 2024 study, how a copied gene helps moths and butterflies run the energy budget of their wings. Wings come in many forms in this group, and flight needs shift fast, so their fuel paths must flex. A gene for a fat-carrier protein, ApoD, grew in number across insects. In this group, one copy, ApoD2, is made in wings at high levels and bears a tail found in no kin copy.
The team used the silkworm as a test case, with gene, protein, and live tests. ApoD2 moves fats and holds their balance in the wing, through a key energy switch path. Its wing-only use and split role show how a copied gene can take on a fresh job. The work links gene change to the shape and flight of wings over time.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Shunze Jia, Rongqiao Li, Yinghui Li, Yuxin Huang, Minmin Liu, Yanyan Zhou, Yanting Liang, Zhihua Hao, Yusong Xu, Huabing Wang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 52 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |