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Lepidopteran Peritrophic Matrix Composition, Function, and Formation

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Abstract

Lepidopteran larvae possess a robust digestive system featuring a multitude of hydrolytic enzymes that are able to accommodate an often highly polyphagous diet. Additional digestive complexity arises from the peritrophic matrix (PM) which encases the food bolus and compartmentalizes digestive processes. This review focuses on genomic and proteomic studies from several species that have identified what is likely to be the entire complement of proteins associated with the lepidopteran PM. In the process, a basal set of structural proteins common to the lepidopteran PM is described, and the roles of these proteins in PM structure and function are discussed. Finally, updated models for PM molecular architecture and formation which incorporate information about recently discovered proteins are provided.

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Abbreviations

ALP:

alkaline phosphatase

AMY:

amylase

AST:

astacin

CBD:

chitin-binding domain

CDA:

chitin deacetylase

CHI:

endo-chitinase

CHS-2:

chitin synthase 2

CLECT:

C-type lectin

CBP:

chitin-binding protein

Ek:

Ephestia kuehniella

GlcNAc:

N-acetylglucosamine

GPI:

glycosylphosphatidylinositol

β1,3GLU:

β-1,3-glucanase

Ha:

Helicoverpa armigera

IIL:

insect intestinal lipase

IIM:

insect intestinal mucin

Lsti:

Loxostege sticticalis

mRNA:

messenger RNA

Mc:

Mamestra configurata

MD:

mucin domain

NAG:

N-acetylglucosaminidase

On:

Ostrinia nubilalis

PAD:

peritrophin-A domain

PBD:

peritrophin-B domain

PCD:

peritrophin-C domain

PM:

peritrophic matrix

REPAT:

response to pathogen

RNA:

ribonucleic acid

Se:

Spodoptera exigua

Tn:

Trichoplusia ni

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Hegedus, D.D., Toprak, U., Erlandson, M. (2016). Lepidopteran Peritrophic Matrix Composition, Function, and Formation. In: Raman, C., Goldsmith, M., Agunbiade, T. (eds) Short Views on Insect Genomics and Proteomics. Entomology in Focus, vol 4. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24244-6_3

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