棉铃虫V-ATPase亚基B是Cry1Ac的功能受体

目前对转苏云金芽胞杆菌Bacillus thuringiensis（Bt）的研究发现,液泡型ATP酶（Vacuolar-type proton ATPase,V-ATPase）可能是Bt的一类新型受体。我们前期通过构建棉铃虫的中肠酵母文库筛选Cry1Ac的结合蛋白发现棉铃虫V-ATPase亚基B（V-ATPase B）可以与Cry1Ac结合。为明确V-ATPase B在Cry1Ac毒力和昆虫对Cry1Ac抗性机制中的作用,本研究首先采用实时荧光定量PCR技术分析了该基因在抗感Cry1Ac棉铃虫幼虫中及其受到Cry1Ac诱导时的基因表达情况;通过Ligand blot进一步地证实了其与Cry1Ac的结合特性;并通过在Sf9细胞中表达V-ATPase B的试验验证了其功能。结果表明V-ATPase B在抗性品系及受到Cry1Ac诱导时均下调表达,Ligand blot证实了V-ATPase B与Cry1Ac特异性结合;并且在昆虫细胞内过表达该基因,会增强Cry1Ac的细胞毒力。研究结果表明棉铃虫V-ATPase B是Cry1Ac的功能受体,并有可能通过降低基因表达来参与棉铃虫对Cry1Ac的抗性形成。     

V-ATPase H表达量下调增强棉铃虫对Cry1Ac的抗性

棉铃虫Helicoverpa armigera是世界性重要农业害虫。目前防治棉铃虫的主要手段是种植转苏云金芽胞杆菌Bacillus thuringiensis(Bt)杀虫蛋白的转基因作物。本文旨在研究棉铃虫V-ATPase H在Cry1Ac蛋白毒力和抗性中的作用。利用实时荧光定量qRT-PCR技术分析V-ATPase H在Cry1Ac抗、感品系棉铃虫幼虫中肠及敏感品系棉铃虫幼虫受Cry1Ac诱导后的表达情况;在昆虫Sf9细胞中过表达V-ATPase H对其进行细胞定位,通过细胞毒力试验验证其对Cry1Ac毒力的影响。结果发现棉铃虫V-ATPase H基因在抗性品系中低表达,并且V-ATPase H在受到Cry1Ac诱导时也低表达;在Sf9细胞内表达V-ATPase H蛋白发现其在整个细胞中都有分布,过表达该蛋白后增强了细胞对Cry1Ac蛋白的敏感性。结果表明V-ATPase H参与Cry1Ac蛋白的毒力。     

Cry1Ba3蛋白对亚洲玉米螟杀虫活性测定及其与BBMVs的结合分析

提取并纯化Cry1Ba3蛋白截短片段,用饲喂人工饲料的方法对亚洲玉米螟（Ostrinia furnacalis）初孵幼虫进行生物活性测定。结果显示,Cry1Ba3截短片段对亚洲玉米螟有良好的杀虫活性（LC50=5.29 μg/g,95%置信限为3.96～7.10 μg/g）。而纯化的Cry1Ac蛋白60 ku的活性片段对亚洲玉米螟初孵幼虫的杀虫活性LC50为0.83 μg/g。提取亚洲玉米螟5龄幼虫的BBMVs,用纯化的Cry1Ba3和Cry1Ac蛋白进行竞争结合试验,结果显示Cry1Ba3与Cry1Ac在亚洲玉米螟中肠的结合没有竞争作用,说明两种毒素在亚洲玉米螟BBMVs上可能存在不同的受体。     

美国白蛾hcapn3基因的克隆及HcAPN3蛋白与Cry1Ac结合特性分析

通过比对分析已知昆虫氨肽酶N(aminopeptidase N,APN)氨基酸序列并结合本实验室的美国白蛾(Hyphantria cunea)中肠iTRAQ结果,设计了hcapn3基因特异引物,获得hcapn3基因片段。通过RACE-PCR技术获得美国白蛾中肠氨肽酶N基因(hcapn3)全长序列(GenBank登录号为KJ013598)。Blastp分析表明,获得的氨肽酶属于氨肽酶N3家族,命名为HcAPN3。序列分析显示HcAPN3包括952个氨基酸残基,具有典型的谷氨酸锌化氨肽酶(Gluzincin)结构域和羧基端(ERAP1_C)结构域。利用Bac to Bac表达系统在昆虫细胞中表达108kDa的HcAPN3蛋白。在原核表达系统中表达58kDa的Gluzincin结构域和49kDa ERAP1_C的结构域蛋白。Ligand Blot分析结果显示,HcAPN3蛋白及Gluzincin结构域可与Cry1Ac蛋白特异性结合,但ERAP1_C结构域未能与Cry1Ac结合。本研究首次克隆了美国白蛾氨肽酶基因并分析了HcAPN3与Cry1Ac的结合特性,为下一步功能研究提供基础。     

Cry1Ac的绿色荧光蛋白GFP标记及其在棉铃虫幼虫中肠的定位分布

为了明确Cry1Ac蛋白在棉铃虫体内与中肠组织的相互作用,采用重叠PCR方法将Bt-cry1Ac基因和绿色荧光蛋白GFP基因融合,构建含Cry1Ac毒蛋白和绿色荧光蛋白GFP原核表达载体,并在大肠杆菌大量表达。利用荧光显微镜观察发现,表达Cry1Ac-GFP融合蛋白的大肠杆菌在蓝光激发下发出绿色荧光。将含有融合蛋白的菌液拌入人工饲料饲喂3龄棉铃虫幼虫96h,取棉铃虫幼虫中肠做冰冻切片并在荧光显微镜下观察。结果显示,取食含有Cry1Ac-GFP融合蛋白饲料的棉铃虫幼虫中肠能够发出强烈荧光。比较Cry1Ac杀虫蛋白敏感和抗性棉铃虫幼虫中肠的发光部位,敏感棉铃虫幼虫的中肠围食膜已经消失,肠壁细胞发出强烈的荧光,而抗性棉铃虫的围食膜较健全并发出荧光。     

我国棉铃虫对Bt蛋白Cry1Ac抗性现状及分子机制研究进展

棉铃虫Helicoverpa armigera是一种全球性的重要农业害虫,主要为害棉花、玉米和大豆等作物。长期种植单价Bt棉花（表达Cry1Ac蛋白）会使棉铃虫田间种群承受单一、持续的选择压力,必然会导致棉铃虫对Cry1Ac的抗性发生演化。该文概述我国棉铃虫田间种群对Cry1Ac的抗性现状、自然庇护所对棉铃虫Cry1Ac抗性演化的延缓作用以及棉铃虫对Cry1Ac抗性的遗传多样性,并对今后我国关于棉铃虫Bt抗性的治理对策进行了展望。     

甜菜夜蛾中肠碱性磷酸酶alp2基因的克隆、表达及功能分析

为探究甜菜夜蛾Spodoptera exigua中肠碱性磷酸酶(alkaline phosphatase protein 2,ALP2)是否为Cry1Ac杀虫蛋白的受体,采用同源克隆和RACE技术克隆了编码alp2基因的完整c DNA序列,利用荧光定量PCR比较了甜菜夜蛾幼虫中肠不同龄期ALP2表达量的差异,利用Ligand blot方法检测了中肠ALP2与Cry1Ac杀虫蛋白的结合。结果表明,alp2基因序列全长1 629 bp(Gen Bank序列号为KP420013),编码542个氨基酸,预测在氨基酸序列N端包含1个由21个氨基酸组成的信号肽,在C端存在1个GPI修饰的锚定位点,且在整个氨基酸序列中存在多个糖基化修饰位点。在整个甜菜夜蛾幼虫期均有ALP2表达,但不同龄期的表达量差异显著,1龄幼虫期表达量最低,4龄幼虫期最高。Ligand blot方法检测结果表明原核表达的ALP2片段与活化的Cry1Ac杀虫蛋白可以结合。研究表明,甜菜夜蛾中肠的ALP2可能是Cry1Ac的受体之一。     

亚洲玉米螟对Cry9Ee与Cry1Ab蛋白的交互抗性分析

Cry9Ee是近年来发现的对亚洲玉米螟Ostrinia furnacalis(Guenée)等害虫具有高毒力的蛋白,具有良好的应用前景。为了明确亚洲玉米螟对Cry9Ee和Cry1Ab蛋白是否存在交互抗性,本文首先分别表达、活化、纯化了Cry9Ee和Cry1Ab蛋白,进而对敏感和Cry1Ab抗性亚洲玉米螟进行生物活性测定;随后对2种蛋白在敏感亚洲玉米螟中肠刷状缘膜囊泡(brush border membrane vesicles,简称BBMVs)上的结合进行分析比较。生物活性测定结果表明,Cry9Ee和Cry1Ab蛋白的活性片段对敏感亚洲玉米螟的LC₅₀分别为3.04和0.89 μg/g;而Cry9Ee活性片段在5.00 μg/g的浓度下,对Cry1Ab蛋白抗性亚洲玉米螟致死率高达96%,与对敏感种群活性相当。竞争结合试验表明,Cry9Ee和Cry1Ab两种蛋白间不存在竞争结合,推测它们在亚洲玉米螟中肠上存在不同的受体。综合生物活性测定及体外结合试验两方面结果得出结论：亚洲玉米螟对Cry9Ee与Cry1Ab蛋白不存在交互抗性。cry9Ee基因可以作为理想的候选基因,用于我国新一代转基因抗虫玉米的研制,为延缓和克服亚洲玉米螟对转基因抗虫玉米抗性的产生提供重要保证。     

棉铃虫V-ATP酶亚基A基因克隆及表达谱分析

为探索棉铃虫Helicoverpa armigera液泡型ATP酶(vacuolar-type proton ATPase,V-ATP酶)亚基A对棉铃虫生长发育的影响及其在Bt杀虫机制中的作用,采用PCR结合RACE技术克隆了棉铃虫V-ATP酶亚基A基因序列,通过实时荧光定量PCR技术测定了其在棉铃虫不同发育历期和幼虫肠道不同组织中的表达量;并比较了4龄幼虫取食含Cry1Ac蛋白饲料后中肠中该基因表达量的变化。结果显示,棉铃虫V-ATP酶亚基A基因全长2 578 bp(Gen Bank登录号KP090287),开放阅读框1 863 bp,编码621个氨基酸。V-ATP酶亚基A高度保守,不同物种间氨基酸序列同源性大于90%。V-ATP酶亚基A在棉铃虫整个生育期都有表达,在4龄幼虫体内表达量最高,是卵期的3.00倍;在幼虫肠道不同组织中,中肠中表达量最高,是后肠中的2.65倍。4龄棉铃虫幼虫取食含Cry1Ac蛋白的人工饲料后,中肠V-ATP酶亚基A的表达受到抑制,表达量为对照的0.39~0.81倍。表明V-ATP酶亚基A基因可能参与棉铃虫的生长发育和代谢过程,并可能与抵御Cry1Ac的毒杀作用有一定关系。     

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。     

Effects of growing leafy daikon (Raphanus sativus) on populations of Plasmodiophora brassicae (clubroot)

Control of some soilborne pathogens may be achieved by use of decoy or catch crops. These stimulate the germination of resting spores, resulting in limited expression of disease symptoms. Results achieved using this approach are reported here using leafy daikon (radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus ) for control of Plasmodiophora brassicae , the cause of clubroot disease of Brassicaceae. Disease indices of Chinese cabbage plants grown in pots that had previously contained leafy daikon were lower compared with pots where no plants had been grown before (control pots). Numbers of resting spores of P. brassicae in soil in pots after cultivation with leafy daikon were reduced by 71% compared with control pots when resting spores were recovered and counted directly. In a field experiment, numbers of resting spores were reduced by 94% compared with the start of the experiment when leafy daikon was grown in advance of Chinese cabbage, but there was no reduction in disease severity in the Chinese cabbage. Plasmodiophora brassicae infected the root hairs of leafy daikon and those of Chinese cabbage, but no clubs were found on leafy daikon roots. The results from pot trials indicate that leafy daikon may be useful as a decoy crop for the control of clubroot disease in field crops.     

Suppression of clubroot (Plasmodiophora brassicae) development in Arabidopsis thaliana by the endophytic fungus Acremonium alternatum

This study investigated the ability of an endophytic fungus Acremonium alternatum to reduce clubroot formation in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, which is highly susceptible to Plasmodiophora brassicae . Quantitative PCR demonstrated that A. alternatum colonized the P. brassicae -infected roots and shoots of the host plant. When Arabidopsis plants were co-inoculated with P. brassicae and A. alternatum , gall formation was reduced as shown by the reduction of the disease index (DI) by up to 50% compared to plants only infected with P. brassicae, whereas the infection rate was lowered by about 20% only in several, but not all, experiments. Clubroot was similarly suppressed when plants were inoculated with autoclaved A. alternatum spores or spore extracts, showing that viable spores were not needed. However, A. alternatum spores did not inhibit P. brassicae resting spore germination. Compared to the normal root galls, the smaller root galls on A. alternatum -inoculated plants contained fewer resting spores of the clubroot pathogen. It was thus hypothesized that inoculation with A. alternatum delayed the development of P. brassicae . Using quantitative RT-PCR to monitor the expression of P. brassicae genes differentially expressed during the development of the disease, a delayed pathogen development was corroborated. Furthermore, greenhouse experiments identified a time window in which the endophyte had to be administered, where the latest effective time point was 5 days before inoculation with P. brassicae and the optimum treatment was to administer A. alternatum and P. brassicae at the same time. These results indicate that A. alternatum and perhaps similar endophytes could be useful for the management of clubroot disease.     

Production and characterization of single-spore isolates of Plasmodiophora brassicae

An improved procedure for inoculating Brassica seedlings with single resting spores of Plasmo-diophora brassicae is described. Using this procedure, eight out of a total of 600 seedlings inoculated with single spores developed severe symptoms of clubroot disease. Seven isolates of P. brassicae derived from single spores were characterized using the European Clubroot Differential (ECD) series. Four distinct pathotypes were obtained. The original populations of P. brassicae were shown t o be heterogeneous; this supports the findings of other workers. The isolates have been used to establish a reference collection of single-spore isolates of P. brassicae of known pathotype for use in Brassica breeding.     

甘蓝根肿病的人工接种体系与抗源材料筛选

试验分别比较了不同接种方法、不同接种浓度以及不同土壤pH条件下人工接种甘蓝根肿病后甘蓝的发病情况,筛选出一套甘蓝根肿病苗期抗性鉴定与评价的最佳接种体系:最佳接种方法为菌土法;最佳孢子接种浓度为1.6×108个/g基质,最佳土壤pH为6.0。利用最佳人工接种体系,对东北农业大学甘蓝课题组提供的20份甘蓝材料进行抗性鉴定,其中抗病(R)材料3份,中抗(MR)材料9份,感病(S)材料7份,高度感病(HS)材料1份。     

Effects of cyazofamid against Plasmodiophora brassicae Woronin on Chinese cabbage

Cyazofamid (4-chloro-2-cyano-N,N-dimethyl-5-p-tolylimidazole-1-sulfonamide) is a novel fungicide with high levels of activity against Oomycetes fungi and Plasmodiophora brassicae Woronin. The effects of cyazofamid were investigated against P. brassicae, the causal agent of clubroot disease in Chinese cabbage. Cyazofamid at 0.3 mg litre(-1) inhibited resting spore germination of this pathogen by about 80%. Cyazofamid at 3-10 mg litre(-1) exhibited fungicidal activity to resting spores of P. brassicae 1-10 days after treatment. When cyazofamid was applied to infested soil, both root-hair infections and club formation caused by P. brassicae were strongly inhibited at 1-3 mg kg(-1) dry soil. These results suggest that cyazofamid directly inhibits resting spore germination, thereby leading to the inhibition of root-hair infection and club formation. Cyazofamid at 3 mg kg(-1) dry soil also exhibited complete control of clubroot disease. The effect of broadcast soil application using a dust formulation at 2 kg AI ha(-1) (equivalent to 1.3 mg AI kg(-1) dry soil), and plug seedling tray application by a suspension concentrate formulation at 200 and 400 mg AI tray(-1) (30 x 60 x 4 cm3) against P. brassicae was also evaluated. Cyazofamid exhibited good efficacy against the pathogen. The sequential treatment including plug seedling tray application with cyazofamid and pre-plant broadcast soil application with the fungicide fluazinam also exhibited excellent levels of control. These results indicate that cyazofamid has a high potential to be an effective fungicide for the control of clubroot disease.     

Root exudates of potato onion are involved in the suppression of clubroot in a Chinese cabbage-potato onion-Chinese cabbage crop rotation

Clubroot, caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae, has emerged as a serious disease threatening cruciferous crop production throughout the world. Crop rotation with non-host species is commonly practised to avoid clubroot, but it is not known whether rotation crops can control clubroot when the resting spores of P. brassicae remain unaffected. Pot experiments were performed to investigate the response of clubroot in Chinese cabbage to crop rotation with potato onion. The results showed that Chinese cabbage rotated with potato onion exhibited less clubroot disease than Chinese cabbage monoculture. Compared with residues from potato onion, the addition of root exudates from potato onion significantly decreased the disease incidence and index of clubroot (p ≤ 0.05). Potato onion root exudates decreased the number of secondary plasmodia of P. brassicae and the expression of the PRO1 gene of P. brassicae. These results suggest that root exudates from potato onion may play an important role in suppressing clubroot in a Chinese cabbage-potato onion-Chinese cabbage rotation system.     

十字花科根肿病生防菌副地衣芽胞杆菌ZF480的鉴定及其防效

为有效防控十字花科蔬菜生产中的毁灭性病害——根肿病,以尖孢镰孢菌Fusarium oxysporum和辣椒疫霉Phytophthora capsici为指示菌,利用平板对峙法对分离自土壤的1 198株细菌进行筛选,进通过盆栽试验筛选对十字花科根肿病具有良好防效的生防菌株,并基于形态学特征、生理生化特性及16S rDNA、gyrB和atpD多基因系统发育分析对生防菌株进行鉴定,同时测定其抑菌谱和田间防效。结果表明,通过对峙培养筛选获得115株有抑菌效果的生防菌株,采用盆栽试验获得1株对根肿病菌具有拮抗效果的菌株,命名为ZF480。结合形态学特征和系统发育分析结果将该菌株鉴定为副地衣芽胞杆菌Bacillus paralicheniformis。菌株ZF480对野油菜黄单胞野油菜变种Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris等10种病原菌具有拮抗效果,抑菌谱较宽,对白菜根肿病的盆栽防效和田间防效分别达到72.82%和64.08%。表明副地衣芽胞杆菌菌株ZF480对十字花科根肿病具有显著的防效,可作为生防菌进一步开发利用。     

Surface Disinfestation of Resting Spores of Plasmodiophora brassicae Used to Infect Hairy Roots of Brassica spp

ABSTRACT Resting spores of Plasmodiophora brassicae were surface-disinfested by treatment with 2% chloramine-T for 20 min and then with an antibiotic solution (1,000 ppm of colistin sulfate, 1,000 ppm of vancomycin hydrochloride, and 6,000 ppm of cefotaxime sodium) for 1 day. The disinfested resting spores were used to inoculate hairy roots of cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata cv. Fuji Wase), Chinese cabbage (B. pekinensis cv. Musou Hakusai), turnip (B. rapa var. rapifera cv. Wase Okabu), and rape (B. napus line Dc 119). Differences among hosts in susceptibility to clubroot in hairy roots were evident. Chinese cabbage and turnip hairy roots supported the highest percentages of root hair infection (53.3 to 80%) and the greatest production of zoosporangial groups (8.5 to 32.5 per root). Moreover, gall formation was observed only on Chinese cabbage and turnip hairy roots. The morphology of zoo-sporangia, plasmodia, and resting spores in diseased hairy roots was found to be identical to that in infected intact plants by both light and scanning electron microscopy. Pathogenicity tests confirmed the infectivity of resting spores produced in hairy roots. Thus, the hairy root culture technique should prove useful as a dual culture system for P. brassicae.     

Effect of temperature on cortical infection by Plasmodiophora brassicae and clubroot severity

A study was conducted to assess the effect of temperature on infection and development of Plasmodiophora brassicae in the root cortex of Shanghai pak choy (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis) and on subsequent clubroot severity. Ten-day-old seedlings were grown individually, inoculated with resting spores, and maintained in growth cabinets at 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30?C. Seedlings were harvested at 2-day intervals, starting 8 days after inoculation (DAI) and continuing until 42 DAI. Roots were assessed at 4-day intervals for the incidence of cortical infection and stage of infection (young plasmodia, mature plasmodia, and resting spores), at 2-day intervals for symptom development and clubroot severity, and at 8-day intervals for the number of spores per gram of gall. Temperature affected every stage of clubroot development. Cortical infection was highest and symptoms were observed earliest at 25?C, intermediate at 20 and 30?C, and lowest and latest at 15?C. No cortical infection or symptoms were observed at 42 DAI in plants grown at 10?C. A substantial delay in the development of the pathogen was observed at 15?C. Resting spores were first observed at 38 DAI in plants at 15?C, 26 DAI at 20 and 30?C, and 22 DAI at 25?C. The yield of resting spores from galls was higher in galls that developed at 20 to 30?C than those that developed at 15?C over 42 days of assessment. These results support the observation in companion studies that cool temperatures result in slower development of clubroot symptoms in brassica crops, and demonstrate that the temperature has a consistent pattern of effect throughout the life cycle of the pathogen.     

Effect of host and non‐host crops on Plasmodiophora brassicae resting spore concentrations and clubroot of canola

Plasmodiophora brassicae, causal agent of clubroot of crucifers, poses a serious threat to Canadian canola production. The effects of fallow (F) periods and bait crops (clubroot‐susceptible canola (B) and perennial ryegrass (R)) on clubroot severity and P. brassicae resting spore populations were evaluated in five sequences: R–B, B–R, R–F, B–F and F–F. Both host and non‐host bait crops reduced clubroot severity in a subsequent crop of a susceptible canola cultivar compared with fallow. Resting spore and P. brassicae DNA concentrations decreased in all treatments, but were lowest for the R–B and B–R bait crop sequences. In addition, two studies were conducted in mini‐plots under field conditions to assess the effect of rotation of susceptible or resistant canola cultivars on clubroot severity and P. brassicae resting spore populations. One study included three crops of susceptible canola compared with a 2‐year break of oat–pea, barley–pea, wheat–wheat or fallow–fallow. The other study assessed three crops of resistant canola, two crops of resistant canola with a 1‐year break, one crop of resistant canola and a 2‐year break, and a 3‐year break with barley followed by a susceptible canola. The rotations that included non‐host crops of barley, pea or oat reduced clubroot severity and resting spore concentrations, and increased yield, compared with continuous cropping of either resistant or susceptible canola. Growing of a susceptible canola cultivar contributed 23–250‐fold greater gall mass compared with resistant cultivars.