F2 screening for resistance to pyramided Bacillus thuringiensis maize in Louisiana and Mississippi populations of Diatraea saccharalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

BACKGROUND: In the mid‐southern region of the United States, sugarcane borer, Diatraea saccharalis (F.), is a major target pest of transgenic maize expressing Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) proteins. Novel transgenic maize technologies containing two or more pyramided Bt genes for controlling lepidopteran pests have recently become commercially available. Insect resistance management (IRM) is an important issue in the sustainable use of Bt crop technologies. The objective of this study was to determine the frequency of resistance alleles in field populations of D. saccharalis to the new pyramided Bt maize technologies. RESULTS: A total of 382 F₂ family lines derived from 735 feral larvae/pupae of D. saccharalis collected from six locations in Louisiana and Mississippi during 2008 and 2009 were screened for resistance to three new Bt maize technologies: MON 89034, Genuity? VT Triple Pro? and SmartStax?. None of the 382 F₂ isoline families survived on the Bt maize leaf tissue for ≥ 12 days in the F₂ screen. The joint frequency for two‐ or three‐gene resistance models with 95% probability in these populations was estimated to be < 0.0063 to MON 89034 and < 0.003 to VT Triple Pro? and SmartStax?. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that the resistance allele frequency in D. saccharalis to the three pyramided Bt maize technologies is low in the mid‐southern region of the United States, which should meet the rare resistance assumption of the currently used IRM strategy for Bt maize. Copyright © 2011 Society of Chemical Industry     

Microarray analysis of global gene regulation in the Cry1Ab-resistant and Cry1Ab-susceptible strains of Diatraea saccharalis

BACKGROUND: Extensive adoption of transgenic Bt corn in recent years for stalk borer control has increased risk of resistance evolution in the target pest populations. A Bt‐resistant strain of the sugarcane borer, Diatraea saccharalis, was approximately 100‐fold more tolerant to Cry1Ab toxin than the susceptible counterpart. To gain a better understanding of the molecular mechanisms of Bt resistance, the Cry1Ab‐susceptible (Cry1Ab‐SS) and Cry1Ab‐resistant (Cry1Ab‐RR) strains of D. saccharalis were subjected to a microarray analysis. RESULTS: Results showed that the expression levels of many genes were significantly different between the Cry1Ab‐RR and Cry1Ab‐SS strains. Microarray analysis of 7145 cDNAs revealed 384 differentially expressed genes. A total of 273 genes were significantly upregulated 2–51.6‐fold, and 111 genes were significantly downregulated 2–22.6‐fold in the Cry1Ab‐RR strain. The upregulation of three potential resistance‐related genes, coding for a glutathione S‐transferase (GST), a chymotrypsin‐like protease (CHY) and a lipase (LP), was confirmed using real‐time PCR, indicating a reproducibility of the microarray data. Ontology analysis revealed that more than twice the number of metabolic‐related genes were upregulated compared with downregulated genes with the same biological function. Up to 35.2% of the upregulated genes in the resistant strain were associated with catalytic activity, while only 9.5% of the downregulated genes were related to the same catalytic molecular function. CONCLUSION: The large portion of metabolic‐ or catalytic‐related genes with significant upregulations indicated a potential large increase in metabolic or catalytic activities in the Cry1Ab‐RR strain. This cDNA microarray gene expression data could be used to characterize and identify new genes that may be associated with Bt resistance in D. saccharalis. Copyright © 2012 Society of Chemical Industry     

转Bt基因玉米对棉铃虫的抗性评价

棉铃虫Helicoverpa armigem（Htlbner）是常年危害玉米的重要害虫。转Bt基因抗虫玉米为害虫的防治提供了新的途径。采用室内离体生物测定方法测定了孟山都转Bt基因抗虫玉米Yield—Gard不同组织对棉铃虫初孵幼虫的杀虫活性以及田间人工接虫抗性鉴定。Bt玉米花丝、苞叶和幼嫩雌穗对棉铃虫具有较高的杀虫活性，取食Bt玉米花丝和幼嫩雌穗（籽粒和穗轴）的棉铃虫初孵幼虫不能存活和完成幼虫期发育，而对照分别有51．0％和22．0％个体完成幼虫期发育。以Bt玉米雌穗苞叶饲养棉铃虫初孵幼虫，5天后幼虫全部死亡，而非Bt玉米对照仅为16．0％，差异显著。田间花丝期人工接种棉铃虫抗性鉴定试验结果表明，Bt玉米雌穗被害率为3．5％，危害级别为0．007，百株存活幼虫14．3头。而非Bt玉米雌穗被害率达到82．5％，危害级别为2．51，平均百株存活幼虫79．6头，显著高于Bt玉米。这些结果说明转Bt基因玉米穗期对棉铃虫的防治效果明理．     

转Bt基因玉米(瑞丰125、 DBN9936、 DBN9978)对亚洲玉米螟的抗虫效果研究

评价转Bt基因玉米对靶标生物亚洲玉米螟的杀虫作用是转基因玉米研发的重要一环.本文采用室内生测法对3种转Bt基因抗虫玉米'瑞丰125'(表达Cry1Ab/Cry2Aj杀虫蛋白),'DBN9936'DBN9978'(表达Cry1Ab杀虫蛋白)对亚洲玉米螟敏感品系ACB-S及抗Cry1Ab品系ACB-AbR、抗Cry1Ac...     

转cry1Ab基因玉米对粘虫的抗性评价

粘虫Mythimna separata(Walker)是我国玉米上的重要害虫。转Bt基因玉米为防治粘虫提供了新的途径。从室内生测和田间抗性鉴定分别研究了转cry1Ab基因抗虫玉米YieldGard对粘虫的杀虫效果。用4~7叶期转cry1Ab基因玉米心叶室内饲养1~3龄粘虫幼虫3、7和10天的死亡率分别为39.0%~92.0%、96.0%~98.0%和97.0%~100%,第14天全部死亡,而对照的死亡率分别为3.0%~8.0%、6.0%~20.0%和11.0%~28.0%,差异极显著。取食转cry1Ab基因玉米的幼虫不能正常生长发育,存活10天的幼虫其体重仅为取食对照玉米的9.0%。田间玉米4~5叶期,分别接1~6龄粘虫幼虫于转cry1Ab基因和非转基因玉米心叶。转cry1Ab基因玉米上各龄期幼虫平均存活率仅为0.0~6.7%,极显著低于非转基因玉米的8.3%~80.0%。转cry1Ab基因玉米的危害级别0.1~0.7,显著小于非转基因玉米的2.1~7.3。结果说明转cry1Ab基因玉米YieldGard对粘虫各龄幼虫有很高的杀虫作用和田间控制效果,同时能有效保护玉米免受危害。     

草地贪夜蛾对国产Bt玉米的抗性风险评估

为评估草地贪夜蛾Spodoptera frugiperda对国产Bt玉米的抗性风险,基于抗性风险分析模型对草地贪夜蛾在3种Bt玉米和2种庇护所条件下的抗性时间进行预测分析。结果显示,无论是采用种子混合庇护所还是结构化庇护所,草地贪夜蛾对Cry1Ab+Vip3Aa-玉米的抗性时间均远长于对Vip3Aa-玉米和Cry1Ab-玉米的抗性时间。在Bt与非Bt植株之间存在异花授粉和幼虫转移的条件下,采用种子混合庇护所的抗性时间较采用结构化庇护所的抗性时间大大缩短。以采用Cry1Ab+Vip3Aa-玉米和比例为0.20的庇护所为例,当异花授粉Bt显性度为0.5、幼虫转移概率为0.95时,采用结构化庇护所的抗性时间超过200代,而采用种子混合庇护所的抗性时间只有59代。结果表明,草地贪夜蛾对Cry1Ab-玉米的抗性风险远大于对Cry1Ab+Vip3Aa-玉米的抗性风险,而种子混合庇护所条件下的抗性风险远大于结构化庇护所条件下的抗性风险。     

黏虫对Cry1Ab蛋白的抗性遗传规律及与其他蛋白的交互抗性

为转Bt作物抗性治理策略的有效实施提供依据，采用遗传杂交和毒力生测方法评价黏虫Mythimna separata Cry1Ab蛋白抗性品系对Cry1Ab蛋白的抗性显性度，明确调控抗性基因的位置和数目以及对Cry1F和Vip3Aa19蛋白的敏感性。结果显示，Cry1Ab蛋白对黏虫正交F₁代和反交F₁代的LC₅₀分别为15.30μg/g和12.91μg/g，抗性为常染色体调控；在浓度2.5～50.0μg/g范围内黏虫对Cry1Ab蛋白的抗性显性水平随着浓度的变化而变化，即在2.5μg/g时黏虫对Cry1Ab蛋白的抗性为不完全显性遗传，在50.0μg/g时黏虫对Cry1Ab蛋白的抗性为不完全隐性遗传。黏虫对Cry1Ab蛋白的抗性受多基因调控。另外，黏虫Cry1Ab抗性品系对Cry1F和Vip3Aa19蛋白未产生交互抗性，抗性倍数分别为0.9和1.1。     

Characterization of field‐evolved resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis‐derived Cry1F δ‐endotoxin in Spodoptera frugiperda populations from Argentina

BACKGROUND

Transgenic maize (Zea mays L.) event TC1507 (Herculex^® I insect protection), expressing Cry1F δ‐endotoxin derived from Bacillus thuringiensis var. aizawai, was commercialized in 2003 in the Americas. Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) susceptibility to Cry1F was monitored annually across several regions in Argentina using diagnostic concentration bioassays. Reduced performance of TC1507 maize against S. frugiperda was reported in 2013. A resistant population was established in the laboratory and the dominance of Cry1F resistance was characterized.

RESULTS

During 2012–2015, high‐survivorship of several populations was observed in the resistance monitoring program. Reciprocal crosses of a Cry1F‐resistant population with a Cry1F‐susceptible population were evaluated to calculate effective dominance (D_ML) based on mortality levels observed at 100 µg/ml Cry1F. Two additional dominance levels (D_LC and D_EC) were calculated using lethal (LC₅₀) or effective concentration (EC₅₀) derived from concentration–response bioassays. Estimates indicated that Cry1F resistance in S. frugiperda in Argentina was either highly recessive (D_ML = 0.005) or incompletely recessive (D_LC < 0.26 and D_EC < 0.19).

CONCLUSION

This study is the first documented confirmation and characterization of S. frugiperda Cry1F field‐evolved resistance in Argentina. The resistance to Cry1F in S. frugiperda populations collected in Argentina, is autosomal and incompletely recessive similar to the resistance reported in Brazil. © 2017 The Authors. Pest Management Science published by John Wiley © Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.     

草地贪夜蛾对Bt玉米的抗性与治理对策思考

Bt玉米已在美洲广泛种植20多年,成功控制了欧洲玉米螟Ostrinia nubilalis、草地贪夜蛾Spodoptera frugiperda等玉米重大害虫为害。然而,近年来相继报道在波多黎各、巴西、阿根廷因草地贪夜蛾产生抗性而导致一些Bt玉米抗虫性丧失。尤其是在热带和亚热带地区,多数Bt玉米品种商业化种植仅3年就丧失了对草地贪夜蛾的抗性。本文分析了草地贪夜蛾的生物学和生态学、对Bt杀虫蛋白抗性遗传特征和交互抗性特性、种群抗性基因频率等内因对抗性演化的影响,以及Bt玉米种植的生态环境、耕作栽培制度、Bt玉米种类、抗性治理策略实施情况等外部环境因素对抗性演化的影响。根据我国玉米种植的生态格局,提出了"整体布局,源头治理"的抗性治理对策。即在草地贪夜蛾周年繁殖区要谨慎种植Bt玉米,尤其是避免种植表达Cry1Ab杀虫蛋白的Bt玉米,以避免源头产生抗性而危及温带玉米主产区。遵循差异化(不同杀虫作用机理)选择Bt玉米品种原则,制定精准抗性监测计划,以高剂量-庇护所为抗性治理基本策略,在Bt玉米资源有限的情况下,落实好庇护所尤为重要。     

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。