类钙粘蛋白对Cry3A毒素杀虫活性的影响

将克隆的黄粉虫类钙粘蛋白基因片段在大肠杆菌中表达纯化,并分析其对Cry3A毒素杀虫活性的影响,从而探讨黄粉虫类钙粘蛋白对Cry3A毒素杀虫活性的增效作用。黄粉虫类钙粘蛋白基因片段在大肠杆菌中表达产物为包涵体,经尿素变性后,用亲和纯化法可得到较纯的重组蛋白;随着类钙粘蛋白片段与Cry3A质量比值的升高,Cry3A毒素对黄粉虫的杀虫活性也逐步提高,当其比值为1时,活性达到最大,提高了2.5倍,而黄粉虫类钙粘蛋白片段对Cry3Am的杀虫活性却没有显著性影响。研究表明,黄粉虫类钙粘蛋白对Cry3A毒素的杀虫活性具有增效作用。     

对暗黑鳃金龟成虫具有杀虫活性的Bt蛋白筛选

暗黑鳃金龟Holotrichia parallela是一种重要的农业害虫,其成虫和幼虫均能对多种作物造成严重危害。为筛选对暗黑鳃金龟成虫具有毒杀活性的Bt蛋白,本研究首先对暗黑鳃金龟成虫的生活习性进行观察,用浸泡蛋白的榆树叶饲喂成虫,建立了Bt蛋白对暗黑鳃金龟成虫的生物学活性测定方法;制备了6种Bt Cry8类杀虫晶体全长蛋白和胰蛋白酶消化蛋白,对暗黑鳃金龟成虫进行了杀虫活性测定。初筛结果发现Cry8Ga1原毒素和消化蛋白均对暗黑鳃金龟成虫具有较高毒杀活性,其在浓度1.0 mg/mL时对暗黑鳃金龟成虫的7 d校正死亡率分别为100%和55%。为更进一步确定Cry8Ga1蛋白的杀虫活性,进行了致死中浓度测定,7 d生测结果显示,Cry8Ga1原毒素的LC₅₀为0.387 mg/mL （95%置信区间为0.108~0.746 mg/mL）,Cry8Ga1蛋白经胰蛋白酶消化后的LC₅₀为0.702 mg/mL （95%置信区间为0.150~2.664 mg/mL）。取食Cry8Ga1原毒素蛋白及其消化蛋白后的暗黑鳃金龟成虫中肠细胞产生显著的病理学变化。本研究筛选到对暗黑鳃金龟成虫有毒杀作用的Bt蛋白,研究结果将为金龟子的生物防治开辟新的途径。     

沉默cadherin基因对小菜蛾敏感性的影响

钙粘蛋白(cadherin)是许多鳞翅目昆虫中苏云金芽孢杆菌(Bt)毒素的受体。利用RNAi技术对小菜蛾中肠cadherin基因进行沉默处理,明确了cadherin基因沉默对小菜蛾对Cry1Ac毒素敏感性的影响。结果表明,注射目标dsRNA后的第1天至第5天,Cry1Ac敏感及抗性小菜蛾品系cadherin的基因表达量均显著减少,尤以第2天的减少量最为明显;Cry1Ac毒力测定结果表明,沉默cadherin基因能在一定程度上提高幼虫的成活率,即可使小菜蛾对Cry1Ac毒素的敏感性降低。研究初步表明,cadherin基因的功能与小菜蛾对Cry1Ac毒素的抗性有关。     

抗Bt Cry1Ac毒素粉纹夜蛾离体细胞与敏感细胞的差异蛋白定量分析

苏云金芽胞杆菌(Bacillus thuringiensis,Bt)产生的毒素对许多昆虫具有特异性高效毒杀作用[1-2],但是随着Bt杀虫毒素的广泛使用,昆虫对Bt的抗性风险越来越高.这种抗性机制非常复杂[3],而蛋白质组学技术可较全面揭示昆虫细胞抗Bt毒素的分子机制.作者等[4]通过人工选择获得了高水平抗Bt Cry1Ac毒素的粉纹夜蛾细胞系,在此基础上本试验采用双向凝胶电泳技术对BtCry1Ac毒素敏感粉纹夜蛾细胞和抗性选择细胞的差异蛋白质进行了定量分析.     

玉米根萤叶甲的抗逆性与防治研究进展

玉米根萤叶甲（Diabrotica virgifera virgifera Leconte）在美国是最重要的玉米害虫。它不仅对一些环戊二烯、有机磷类和氨基甲酸盐类化学杀虫剂产生了很强的抗药性,还对玉米 大豆轮作和调整播期等农业防治措施产生了适应性。此外,该虫有较广的适生性和扩展性。在过去的60年内,它从美国中西部传到了东北部沿海地区,并入侵欧洲定殖为害。新近采用的防治方法主要是种植转Bt基因抗虫玉米。表达经生物工程改良并导入的某个Bt毒素基因如Cry3Bb1、Cry34Ab1/Cry35Ab1或mCry3A的转基因抗虫玉米可毒杀取食的玉米根萤叶甲。但在转Bt基因玉米使用数年后,田间观察和温室筛选研究显示,玉米根萤叶甲具有对转基因玉米的潜在抗性。本文对该叶甲与防治有关的生物学特性、抗逆性及其机制、防治措施做了综述和讨论,旨在对该害虫的检疫防除有所帮助。     

对绿盲蝽具有杀虫活性Bt菌株的筛选及Cry15Aa蛋白活性的研究

Bt棉有效控制了棉田主要害虫棉铃虫(Helicoverpa armigera),然而原来处于次要地位的刺吸式口器害虫盲蝽(Heteroptera:Miridae)为害逐年加重,目前对绿盲蝽(Apolygus lucorum Meyer-Dür)有效的抗虫基因未见报道。本研究以本实验室保存的Bt杀虫基因和菌株为材料,对绿盲蝽进行杀虫活性筛选。利用本实验室先前克隆的Mtx类杀虫基因cry15Aa表达产物进行绿盲蝽杀虫活性测定,研究结果显示Cry15Aa蛋白对绿盲蝽具有一定的杀虫活性。通过杀虫活性测定,获得对绿盲蝽有效的Bt菌株20株;对这些菌株表达蛋白进行质谱鉴定,LC-MS/MS质谱鉴定结果显示,这些菌株可能含有Cry1Aa、Cry1Ab、Cry1Ac、Cry1Ae、Cry1Af、Cry1Ag、Cry1Ah、Cry1Ba、Cry1Be、Cry8Ha等十余种对鳞翅目、鞘翅目害虫有杀虫活性的蛋白片段,并且有4株Bt菌株样品中检出了Mtx类杀虫蛋白Cry15Aa的片段。但是进一步基因鉴定结果表明,这4株菌株并不含有cry15Aa全长基因,推测这些菌株中含有Cry15类的新基因。上述研究结果表明这些菌株中可能存在对盲蝽有效的新型杀虫蛋白。本研究在发现了cry15Aa基因所表达的蛋白对绿盲蝽具有杀虫活性的同时,获得了对绿盲蝽具有杀虫活性的Bt新菌株,对绿盲蝽的生物防治具有重要的意义。     

苏云金芽孢杆菌Cry1A毒素抗性相关受体类钙粘蛋白的研究进展

综述了Cry1A毒素的受体类钙粘蛋白的结构 ,受体与毒素的结合特性 ,受体基因在离体细胞中的表达和表达产物介导Cry1A毒素裂解细胞的功能 ,以及受体基因的突变与抗性的关系 ,提出了该受体蛋白今后的研究方向     

四种Bt毒素蛋白对二点委夜蛾幼虫毒力测定及中肠组织病理学变化

为更好地了解苏云金芽胞杆菌Bacillus thuringiensis毒素蛋白对二点委夜蛾Athetis lepigone的毒力以及作用机理,通过饲喂含有Cry1Ac、Cry1Ab、Cry2Ab和Vip3Aa四种不同Bt毒素蛋白饲料,测定Bt毒素蛋白对二点委夜蛾幼虫的毒力,并观察取食4种毒素蛋白后幼虫中肠组织的病理学变化。结果显示,二点委夜蛾幼虫取食毒素蛋白后72 h,Cry1Ab和Cry1Ac毒素蛋白对二点委夜蛾幼虫的杀虫活性较高,校正死亡率为84.7%和76.4%;Vip3Aa和Cry2Ab毒素蛋白的毒力较弱。二点委夜蛾幼虫取食4种Bt毒素蛋白后,中肠柱状细胞微绒毛脱落,杂乱地分散在肠腔内,杯状细胞变形和腔内微绒毛脱落,线粒体和内质网等变形破裂,细胞核的核膜消失、核质凝聚和形状发生变化,经Cry1Ab和Cry1Ac毒素蛋白处理后中肠细胞的病变症状和速度明显高于Cry2Ab和Vip3Aa毒素蛋白处理。表明Cry1Ab和Cry1Ac毒素蛋白对二点委夜蛾幼虫杀虫活性较高,显著高于Cry2Ab和Vip3Aa毒素蛋白,且对其中肠细胞的破坏作用也较强。     

亚洲玉米螟中肠类钙黏蛋白Cry1A毒素结合区对Cry1Ac毒素杀虫活性的影响

通过原核表达及亲和层析获得亚洲玉米螟Ostrinia furnacalis中肠类钙黏蛋白Cry1A毒素结合区MPR及其在Cry1Ac抗性玉米螟中的突变体MPR-r2多肽片段。采用饲料混合法测定了MPR和MPR-r2及其分别与Cry1Ac毒素混合对亚洲玉米螟幼虫的杀虫效果。结果表明,MPR和MPR-r2多肽片段对亚洲玉米螟幼虫都有一定的杀虫作用;当MPR多肽片段与Cry1Ac毒素混合时,杀虫活性具有加性效应,而MPR-r2多肽片段与Cry1Ac毒素混合的杀虫效果则没有显著提高。     

棉铃虫围食膜中Bt抗性相关蛋白的分离与鉴定

棉铃虫是世界性的重要农业害虫。围食膜作为昆虫抵御病原微生物入侵及有害物质的第一道天然保护性屏障,其上可能存在与Bt抗性相关的受体蛋白。本研究以Bt Cry1Ac抗性和敏感品系的棉铃虫围食膜为对象,采用NuPAGE电泳技术、配体杂交、质谱鉴定和生物信息学分析等技术,测定了围食膜蛋白含量,鉴定了蛋白质的组成及与Bt Cry1Ac毒素的结合能力。结果表明敏感品系围食膜中蛋白含量为22.19%,抗性品系围食膜中蛋白含量为26.99%。抗、感品系棉铃虫围食膜上存在与Cry1Ac毒素结合的6个差异蛋白,推测其中棉铃虫羧酸酯酶蛋白和血影蛋白是2个有意义的抗性相关蛋白,2个新蛋白可能参与Bt抗性。研究证明棉铃虫围食膜上存在Bt结合蛋白且与抗性相关,为进一步明确Bt抗性机制、制定合理的Bt抗性治理策略提供了理论依据。     

Prohibitin,an essential protein for Colorado potato beetle larval viability,is relevant to Bacillus thuringiensis Cry3Aa toxicity

Bacillus thuringienesis (Bt) Cry toxins constitute the most extensively used environmentally safe biopesticide and their mode of action relies on the interaction of the toxins with membrane proteins in the midgut of susceptible insects that mediate toxicity and insect specificity. Therefore, identification of Bt Cry toxin interacting proteins in the midgut of target insects and understanding their role in toxicity is of great interest to exploit their insecticidal action. Using ligand blot, we demonstrated that Bt Cry3Aa toxin bound to a 30 kDa protein in Colorado potato beetle (CPB) larval midgut membrane, identified by sequence homology as prohibitin-1 protein. Prohibitins comprise a highly conserved family of proteins implicated in important cellular processes. We obtained the complete CPB prohibitin-1 DNA coding sequence of 828 pb, in silico translated into a 276-amino acid protein. The analysis at the amino acid level showed that the protein contains a prohibitin-homology domain (Band7_prohibitin, cd03401) conserved among prohibitin proteins. A striking feature of the CPB identified prohibitin-1 is the predicted presence of cadherin elements, potential binding sites for Cry toxins described in other Bt susceptible insects. We also showed that CPB prohibitin-1 protein partitioned into both, detergent soluble and insoluble membrane fractions, as well as a prohibitin-2 homologous protein, previously reported to form functional complexes with prohibitin-1 in other organisms. Prohibitin complexes act as membrane scaffolds ensuring the recruitment of membrane proteases to facilitate substrate processing. Accordingly, sequestration of prohibitin-1 by an anti-prohibitin-1 antibody impaired the Cry3Aa toxin inhibition of the proteolytic cleavage of a fluorogenic synthetic substrate of an ADAM-like metalloprotease previously reported to proteolize this toxin. In this work, we also demonstrated that prohibitin-1 RNAi silencing in CPB larvae produced deleterious effects and together with a LD50 Cry3Aa toxin treatment resulted in a highly efficient short term response since 100% larval mortality was achieved just 5 days after toxin challenge. Therefore, the combination of prohibitin RNAi and Cry toxin reveals as an effective strategy to improve crop protection.     

Binding of three Cry1A toxins in resistant and susceptible strains of cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera)

Evolution of resistance by pests is the greatest threat to the continuous success of theBacillus thuringiensis (Bt) toxins used in conventional sprays or in transgenic plants. The most common mechanism of insect resistance to Bt is reduced binding of toxins to target sites in the brush border membrane of the larval mid-gut. In this paper, binding experiments were performed with three ¹²⁵I-Cry1A toxins and the brush border membrane vesicles from Cry1Ac resistant or susceptible strains of Helicoverpa armigera. The homologous competition test showed that there was no significant difference in Cry1Ac-binding affinity, but the concentration of Cry1Ac-binding sites dramatically decreased in the resistant strain (R_t decreased from 5.87 ± 1.40 to 2.23 ± 0.80). The heterologous competition test showed that there were three Cry1Ac-binding sites in the susceptible strain. Among them, site 1 bound with all three Cry1A toxins, site 2 bound with both Cry1Ab and Cry1Ac, and site 3 only bound with Cry1Ac. In the Cry1Ac resistant strain, the binding capability of site 1 with Cry1Ab decreased and site 2 did not bind with Cry1Ac. It is suggested that the absence of one binding site is responsible for H. armigera resistance to Cry1Ac. This result also showed that the resistance fitted the “mode 1” pattern of Bt resistance described previously.     

Does cotton bollworm show cross-resistance to the Bacillus thuringiensis toxins Cry1Ac and Cry2Ab? A mini review

Since 1996, transgenic Bacillus thuringiensis(Bt) cotton has been commercially grown in numerous countries in an effort to stem the losses caused by key lepidopteran pests. However, the development of pest resistance to Bt toxins has jeopardized the continued utilization of Bt cotton. As a strategy designed to circumvent the development of resistance, Bt cotton varieties expressing two or more toxins targeting the same pest have been introduced. Nevertheless, from the perspective of long-term planting of Bt cotton, the potential risk of cross-resistance to these Bt toxins is a threat that cannot be ignored. In this paper, we review current research(including that based on the analysis of protein binding sites and resistance genes) on the resistance of cotton bollworm(Helicoverpa armigera) to the Bt toxins Cry1 Ac and Cry2 Ab and the interrelationship between these toxins. On the basis of existing evidence, we assume that the actions of Cry1 Ac and Cry2 Ab against cotton bollworm are not completely independent, and then propose the "resistance-associated gene mutation potential hypothesis". Although the mechanisms underlying the resistance of pests to Bt toxins are yet to be comprehensively elucidated, this hypothesis could undoubtedly have important implications for adopting "pyramid" strategy in the future. Further research is recommended to devise strategies to retard the development of H. armigera resistance to Bt cotton, either using different Bt toxins or their various combinations.     

DNA-based screening for an intracellular cadherin mutation conferring non-recessive Cry1Ac resistance in field populations of Helicoverpa armigera

A number of cadherin mutants conferring resistance to Bt toxin Cry1Ac have been reported in three major lepidopteran pests, including Helicoverpa armigera. Unlike most of the cadherin mutants conferring recessive resistance, an allele (r₁₅) with a 55aa deletion in the intracellular domain of cadherin (HaCad) was previously identified to cause non-recessive resistance to Cry1Ac in H. armigera. In the present study, a DNA-based PCR method was developed to screen the r₁₅ allele from field populations of H. armigera collected from the main cotton planting areas of China in 2011 and 2012. Three heterozygous r₁₅ alleles were detected from 562 moths collected from northern China (with intensive Bt cotton planting), and r₁₅ allele frequency was estimated to be 0.0027. However, no r₁₅ allele was detected from 314 moths collected from Xinjiang (with limited Bt cotton use). Although all the r₁₅ alleles have the same deletion in the cDNA sequence, at least four different indels causing loss of exon 32 have been detected in the genomic DNA sequences flanking exon 32 of HaCad. Multiple origins of the r₁₅ alleles illustrate parallel genotypic adaption of H. armigera to the selection pressure of Bt cotton.     

钙粘蛋白氨基酸点突变介导红铃虫对Cry1Ac的抗性

为明确室内筛选的红铃虫Pectinophora gossypiella抗性品系AQ-R对Cry1Ac的抗性机制,采用室内生物测定法明确该品系对Cry1Ac和Cry2Ab的敏感性,通过遗传杂交和基因克隆分析抗性基因的显隐性及突变位点,并进行细胞学试验分析突变蛋白的亚细胞定位。结果显示：红铃虫AQ-R抗性品系对Cry1Ac的抗性倍数为181.67倍,对Cry2Ab没有交互抗性;该品系携带了一种新型的隐性钙粘蛋白抗性等位基因PgCad1,其编码蛋白的钙粘蛋白重复区、前蛋白区和近膜区共发生了17个氨基酸替换。表达野生型PgCad1-s基因的Hi5细胞对Cry1Ac敏感,且钙粘蛋白定位于细胞膜;而表达抗性PgCad1-r基因的Hi5细胞则对Cry1Ac不敏感,且钙粘蛋白错误定位到内质网。表明钙粘蛋白氨基酸点突变能导致其定位错误,从而促成红铃虫AQ-R品系对Cry1Ac产生抗性。     

Increased toxicity of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry3Aa against Crioceris quatuordecimpunctata,Phaedon brassicae and Colaphellus bowringi by a Tenebrio molitor cadherin fragment

BACKGROUND: Biopesticides containing Cry insecticidal proteins from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) are effective against many lepidopteran pests, but there is a lack of Bt‐based pesticides for efficient control of important coleopteran pests. Based on the reported increase in Bt toxin oligomerization by a polypeptide from the Cry3Aa receptor cadherin in Tenebrio molitor (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), it was hypothesized that this cadherin peptide, rTmCad1p, would enhance Cry3Aa toxicity towards coleopteran larvae. To test this hypothesis, the relative toxicity of Cry3Aa, with or without rTmCad1p, against damaging chrysomelid vegetable pests of China was evaluated. RESULTS: Cry3Aa toxicity was evaluated in the spotted asparagus beetle (Crioceris quatuordecimpunctata), cabbage leaf beetle (Colaphellus bowringi) and daikon leaf beetle (Phaedon brassicae). To assess the effect of rTmCad1p on Cry3Aa toxicity, neonate larvae were fed Cry3Aa toxin alone or in combination with increasing amounts of rTmCad1p. The data demonstrated that Cry3Aa toxicity was significantly increased in all three vegetable pests, resulting in as much as a 15.3‐fold increase in larval mortality. CONCLUSION: The application of rTmCad1p to enhance Cry3Aa insecticidal activity has potential for use in increasing range and activity levels against coleopteran pests displaying low susceptibility to Bt‐based biopesticides. Copyright © 2011 Society of Chemical Industry     

小菜蛾钙黏蛋白片段对Cry1Ac蛋白的增效作用

根据已报道的昆虫毒素结合区钙黏蛋白片段对Cry1Ac蛋白有增效作用,本文以3龄小菜蛾幼虫为研究对象,选取其钙黏蛋白相同功能区的两个片段,将两个片段进行克隆。通过pGEX-6p-1载体,在大肠杆菌中表达了功能区片段PxCAD1及PxCAD2。使用致死中浓度剂量的CrylAc蛋白(1μg/mL)及较高浓度的PxCAD1(556μg/mL)与PxCAD2(551.25μg/mL)对小菜蛾幼虫进行体外复配生测,结果表明,PxCAD1可使小菜蛾幼虫的致死率上升为85.56%,PxCAD2则不能增强CrylAc蛋白的杀虫活性;而PxCAD1与PxCAD2本身对于小菜蛾幼虫并无毒性。研究结果为筛选有效的协同片段提供了理论依据,对于揭示Bt杀虫蛋白的毒理机制和害虫对Bt杀虫蛋白的抗性机制具有重要意义。