Plant-Insect Interaction Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi 110 067, India.
Agri Biotech Foundation, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad 500 030, India.
Curr Opin Insect Sci. 2017 Feb;19:76-81. doi: 10.1016/j.cois.2017.03.004. Epub 2017 Mar 18.
Understanding virulence and manipulative strategies of gall formers will reveal new facets of plant defense and insect counter defense. Among the gall midges, the Asian rice gall midge (AGM) has emerged as a model for studies on plant-insect interactions. Data from several genomics, transcriptomics and metabolomics studies have revealed diverse strategies adopted by AGM to successfully invade the host while overcoming its defense. Adaptive skills of AGM transcend from its genomic and transcriptomic make-up. Information arising from studies on genetics, mitochondrial genome and miRNAs, amongst other parameters, highlights AGM's capacity to maneuver the host defense, reorient host metabolome and redirect its morphogenesis.
了解瘿蜂的毒力和操纵策略将揭示植物防御和昆虫反防御的新方面。在瘿蚊中，亚洲水稻瘿蚊（AGM）已成为研究植物-昆虫相互作用的模式生物。来自几个基因组学、转录组学和代谢组学研究的数据揭示了 AGM 为成功入侵宿主而采用的多种策略，同时克服了宿主的防御。AGM 的适应技能超越了其基因组和转录组的构成。来自遗传学、线粒体基因组和 miRNA 等参数研究的信息，突出了 AGM 操纵宿主防御、重新定位宿主代谢组和重定向其形态发生的能力。
