Adipokinetic hormone signaling determines dietary fatty acid preference through maintenance of hemolymph fatty acid composition in the cricket Gryllus bimaculatus

Adipokinetic hormone (AKH), an analog of mammalian glucagon, functions in supplying the required energy by releasing lipids and carbohydrates from the fat body into the hemolymph. Our previous study showed that AKH receptor ( AKHR ) knockdown in the two-spotted cricket Gryllus bimaculatus decreased...

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Published in:Scientific reports 2018-03, Vol.8 (1), p.4737-10, Article 4737
Main Authors: Fukumura, Keisuke, Konuma, Takahiro, Tsukamoto, Yusuke, Nagata, Shinji
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Language:English
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Carbohydrates
Fat body
Fatty acid composition
Fatty acids
Feeding behavior
Glucagon
Gryllus bimaculatus
Hemolymph
Homeostasis
Humanities and Social Sciences
Lipase
Lipid structure
Lipids
multidisciplinary
RNA-mediated interference
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
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Summary:Adipokinetic hormone (AKH), an analog of mammalian glucagon, functions in supplying the required energy by releasing lipids and carbohydrates from the fat body into the hemolymph. Our previous study showed that AKH receptor ( AKHR ) knockdown in the two-spotted cricket Gryllus bimaculatus decreased hemolymph lipid levels and increased its feeding frequency. To reveal underlying mechanisms by which AKH signaling modulates lipid homeostasis, we analyzed the fatty acid composition as the lipid structure in the crickets. AKH administration significantly increased the proportion of unsaturated fatty acids (USFAs) to total fatty acids with decrease of the saturated fatty acids (SFAs) in hemolymph, while these proportions were inversely changed in RNA interference-mediated AKHR -knockdowned ( AKHR RNAi ) crickets. Interestingly, knockdown of hormone-sensitive lipase ( Hsl ) by RNAi ( Hsl RNAi ) affected the proportion of USFAs and SFAs in a similar manner to that observed in AKHR RNAi crickets. AKH administration in Hsl RNAi crickets did not change hemolymph fatty acid composition, indicating that AKH signaling critically altered fatty acid composition in the hemolymph through Hsl. In addition, a choice assay revealed that AKHR RNAi significantly increases the preference of USFAs. These data indicate that hemolymph lipid level and composition were modulated by AKH signaling with a complementary feeding behavior toward USFAs.
ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-018-22987-2