Rnai-mediated knockdown of nuclear receptors impairs cuticle formation by disrupting chitin metabolic pathway in Holotrichia oblita.

Nuclear receptors (NRs) are ligand-regulated transcription factors that play crucial roles in insect growth and development. However, their functions in Holotrichia oblita Faldermann remain uncharacterized. In this study, we identified and characterized three HoNRs from H.