Roles of Vitellogenin and Its Receptor Genes in Female Reproduction of the Cigarette Beetle, Lasioderma serricorne
Vitellogenin (Vg) and the vitellogenin receptor (VgR) play essential roles in insect reproductive development.However, the functions of Vg and VgR genes in Lasioderma serricorne, an important insect pest of stored products, are unknown.We identified and characterized these two genes, designated LsVg and LsVgR, in L.serricorne.The open reading frame