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ArticleMicrobial ecology2025

Transcriptome Analysis of the Fat Body of the Maize Pest Delphacodes kuscheli (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) Reveals Essential Roles of Fungal Endosymbionts.

Agustina Pascual, Franco Calabresi, Daniela de la Fuente, M Inés Catalano, M Eugenia Brentassi

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Agustina PascualCentro de BioInvestigaciones, Universidad Nacional del Noroeste de la Provincia de Buenos Aires-CICBA, Pergamino, Buenos Aires, Argentina.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4227-0685
Franco CalabresiCentro de BioInvestigaciones, Universidad Nacional del Noroeste de la Provincia de Buenos Aires-CICBA, Pergamino, Buenos Aires, Argentina.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-5081-8890
Daniela de la FuenteDivisión Entomología, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo (FCNyM), Unidades de Investigación Anexo Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP), La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5614-7322
M Inés CatalanoCentro de BioInvestigaciones, Universidad Nacional del Noroeste de la Provincia de Buenos Aires-CICBA, Pergamino, Buenos Aires, Argentina.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8382-7403
M Eugenia BrentassiDivisión Entomología, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo (FCNyM), Unidades de Investigación Anexo Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP), La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina. eubrenta@fcnym.unlp.edu.ar.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3019-9949

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Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (CICPBA), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP), and Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica (ANPCyT) (PICT 2021- 00914). PICT 2021- 00914
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Abstract

The fat body of certain insects, in addition to performing essential biosynthetic and metabolic functions, harbors endosymbionts that play critical roles for their host. While knowledge of the diversity and functions of fungal endosymbionts harbored in the fat body of planthoppers is mostly limited to rice pests of Asia, our study presents a comprehensive transcriptomic analysis of the fat body of Delphacodes kuscheli (Hemiptera: Delphacidae), an important agricultural pest of maize in Argentina. The dominant fungal endosymbionts, identified as yeast-like symbionts (YLS), include members of the genera Ophiocordyceps, Cordyceps, Hirsutella, and Tolypocladium (Ascomycota: Hypocreales). Transcriptomic data reveal that the fungal endosymbionts encode genes involved in vital metabolic processes for the host, such as essential amino acid biosynthesis, nitrogen recycling, and steroid biosynthesis. The genetic contribution of these endosymbionts to nutrient provision and metabolism supports a mutualistic obligate relationship with D. kuscheli. The results presented here provide insights into the evolutionary dynamics of endosymbiosis in the Delphacidae. Furthermore, this study highlights the potential of YLS as promising targets for innovative pest control strategies.

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Fat BodyHemipteraHypocrealesSymbiosisTranscriptomeAnimalsGene Expression ProfilingPhylogenyZea maysAmino acid biosynthesisNitrogen recyclingPlanthopperSteroid biosynthesisYeast-like symbionts

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