Juvenile hormone biosynthesis by corpora allata of larval tomato moth, Lacanobia oleracea, and regulation by Manduca sexta allatostatin and allatotropin |
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Authors: | Audsley N Weaver R J Edwards J P |
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Institution: | Central Science Laboratory, Sand Hutton, YO41 1LZ, York, UK. n.audsley@csl.gov.uk |
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Abstract: | Juvenile hormone (JH) biosynthesis and the effects of synthetic Manduca sexta allatostatin (Mas-AS) and M. sexta allatotropin (Mas-AT) were investigated in isolated corpora allata (CA) of Vth stadium larvae of the tomato moth, Lacanobia oleracea. Reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) of JH extracted from CA shows that larvae produce predominantly JH II and its corresponding acid. It appears that the acid homologue is a result of JH esterase activity in the CA (and other tissues) rather than the lack of JH acid methyltransferase. Mean rates of synthesis (100-200fmol/pr/h) were inhibited ca. 70% by Mas-AS and stimulated in a dose-dependent manner up to three times by Mas-AT. However, Mas-AS had no significant effect on Mas-AT-stimulated rates of JH biosynthesis. Using RP-HPLC and an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) to Mas-AT, a peak of Mas-AT-like immunoreactivity was detected in larval L. oleracea brain homogenates. Co-elution of this immunoreactive peak with synthetic Mas-AT suggests that this neuropeptide is also present in L. oleracea. |
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