Table 2 Summary on phenotypes caused by RNAi for TcABC genes
From: Functional analysis of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter gene family of Tribolium castaneum
Gene | Mortality | Mortality | Phenotype | Phenotype | Phenotype |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Injection into larvae | Injection into pre-pupae | Larvae/Pharate pupae | Pupae/Pharate adults | Adults |
TcABCA-9A | N/A | 30% | N/A | Wing defects, elytral shortening | Wing defects, elytral shortening and blisters |
TcABCA-9B | N/A | 30% | N/A | Wing defects, elytral shortening | Wing defects, elytral shortening and blisters |
TcABCB-5A | 100% | 50% | N/A | Severe molting and developmental defects during pupal-adult molt | Female adults do not produce eggs |
TcABCE-3A | 100% | 100% | Arrest in quiescent stage, localized melanization, very small | Arrest as pharate adults, no adult eclosion | N/A |
TcABCF-2A | 100% | 100% | Arrest in quiescent stage, very small | Arrest as pharate adults, no adult eclosion | N/A |
TcABCG-8A | 50% | 50% | Arrest during molting, compound eye already in larvae | Wing defects, elytral shortening, dorsal abdomenexposed | Elytral shortening |
TcABCG-9A | 0% | 0% | No phenotype | White eyes | White eyes and white Malpighian tubules |
TcABCG-9B | 0% | 0% | No phenotype | White eyes | White eyes and white Malpighian tubules |
TcABCG-4C | 100% | 100% | Arrest in quiescent stage, rough cuticle, due to shrinkage and desiccation | Arrest in the pupal stage, death before molting | Significant reduction in the number of eggs laid, no egg-hatching |
TcABCH-9C | 100% | 100% | Arrest in quiescent stage, rough cuticle, due to shrinkage and desiccation | abortive larval-pupal molting | Significant reduction in the number of eggs laid, no egg-hatching |