Aadnr1, an ortholog of Drosophila dnr1 from Aedes albopictus C6/36 cells was identified.
Aadnr1 was expressed during all the developmental and adult stages.
Transcriptional level of Aadnr1 was decreased under apoptotic and immune stimuli.
Silence of AaDnr1 enhanced Act D-induced caspase activity.
RING domain destabilized AaDnr1 protein.