入侵云南草地贪夜蛾种群对5种常用Bt蛋白的敏感性评价

草地贪夜蛾Spodoptera frugiperda(J. E. Smith)是原分布于美洲大陆热带和亚热带地区的一种重要玉米害虫。在当地,种植抗虫转基因玉米是防控草地贪夜蛾危害的主要手段。该虫于2019年1月入侵我国云南省,为明确入侵我国云南的草地贪夜蛾种群对常用Bt蛋白的敏感性水平,本文通过饲料表面涂抹法测定了瑞丽草地贪夜蛾幼虫对Cry1Ab、Cry1Ac、Cry1F、Cry2Ab以及Vip3A等5种Bt蛋白的敏感性。结果表明:几种常用Bt蛋白对瑞丽草地贪夜蛾致死作用顺序为Vip3A>Cry1Ab>Cry1F>Cry2Ab>Cry1Ac,对草地贪夜蛾抑制生长发育的顺序为Cry1Ab>Cry1F>Vip3A>Cry1Ac>Cry2Ab。此外,与美国相对敏感种群比较,云南瑞丽草地贪夜蛾种群对Cry1Ab、Cry1Ac、Cry1F、Cry2Ab和Vip3A的敏感性指标在0.28～3.76之间,表明该入侵种群对此5种Bt蛋白均未产生抗性。此研究可为将来建立以转Bt基因玉米作为防控草地贪夜蛾的技术体系提供依据。     

RNAi as a management tool for the western corn rootworm,Diabrotica virgifera virgifera

The western corn rootworm (WCR), Diabrotica virgifera virgifera, is the most important pest of corn in the US Corn Belt. Economic estimates indicate that costs of control and yield loss associated with WCR damage exceed $US 1 billion annually. Historically, corn rootworm management has been extremely difficult because of its ability to evolve resistance to both chemical insecticides and cultural control practices. Since 2003, the only novel commercialized developments in rootworm management have been transgenic plants expressing Bt insecticidal proteins. Four transgenic insecticidal proteins are currently registered for rootworm management, and field resistance to proteins from the Cry3 family highlights the importance of developing traits with new modes of action. One of the newest approaches for controlling rootworm pests involves RNA interference (RNAi). This review describes the current understanding of the RNAi mechanisms in WCR and the use of this technology for WCR management. Further, the review addresses ecological risk assessment of RNAi and insect resistance management of RNAi for corn rootworm. © 2016 Society of Chemical Industry     

苏云金芽孢杆菌营养期杀虫蛋白Vips研究进展

苏云金芽孢杆菌Bt营养期杀虫蛋白Vips主要分为Vip1、Vip2和Vip33种。Vip1和Vip2构成二元毒素,对叶甲科昆虫具有特异杀虫活性。Vip3对鳞翅目昆虫具有广谱杀虫活性,该蛋白广泛存在于Bt中,与已知杀虫晶体蛋白ICPs没有序列相似性。Vip3通过诱发细胞凋亡,最终导致昆虫死亡,这与Btδ-内毒素的作用机理完全不同,Vips的发现对于Bt的进一步开发利用具有重要意义。本文主要对营养期杀虫蛋白Vips的分布、特性、作用机制及应用等进行报道。     

苏云金芽孢杆菌营养期杀虫蛋白Vips研究进展

苏云金芽孢杆菌Bt营养期杀虫蛋白Vips主要分为Vip1、Vip2和Vip33种。Vip1和Vip2构成二元毒素,对叶甲科昆虫具有特异杀虫活性。Vip3对鳞翅目昆虫具有广谱杀虫活性,该蛋白广泛存在于Bt中,与已知杀虫晶体蛋白ICPs没有序列相似性。Vip3通过诱发细胞凋亡,最终导致昆虫死亡,这与Btδ-内毒素的作用机理完全不同,Vips的发现对于Bt的进一步开发利用具有重要意义。本文主要对营养期杀虫蛋白Vips的分布、特性、作用机制及应用等进行报道。     

国产Bt-Cry1Ab和Bt-(Cry1Ab+Vip3Aa)玉米对草地贪夜蛾的抗性测定

草地贪夜蛾Spodoptera frugiperda(J.E.Smith)是世界性重大农业害虫。种植转基因Bt作物是主要的防治手段之一。我们利用室内生物测定方法评价了国产Bt-Cry1Ab玉米(转化体C0030.3.5)和Bt-(Cry1Ab+Vip3Aa)玉米(转化体DBN3601和DBN3608)对草地贪夜蛾1~4龄幼虫的毒力。结果显示,供试两种转基因玉米共6个品种皆可高效表达目标杀虫蛋白并对草地贪夜蛾具有很强的毒杀作用,对1龄幼虫的致死率达到59%~100%,存活幼虫的生长发育亦受到显著抑制。表明国内研发的Bt-Cry1Ab玉米和Bt-(Cry1Ab+Vip3Aa)玉米对草地贪夜蛾具有良好的控制效果,其中Bt-(Cry1Ab+Vip3Aa)玉米的防治效果显著优于Bt-Cry1Ab玉米,两种转基因玉米皆具有较好的商业化应用前景。     

Engineering of Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal proteins

Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) has been used as sprayable pesticides for many decades. Bt strains utilized in these products produce multiple insecticidal proteins to complement a narrow insect specificity of each protein. In the late 1990s, genes encoding Bt insecticidal proteins were expressed in crop plants such as cotton and corn to protect these crops from insect damage. The first Bt protein used in transgenic cotton was Cry1Ac to control Heliothis virescens (tobacco budworm). Cry1Ab was applied to corn to control Ostrinia nubilalis (European corn borer). Since these insects have developed resistance to Cry1Ac and Cry1Ab, new Bt proteins are required to overcome the resistance. In order to protect corn furthermore, it is desired to control Diabrotica virgifera (Western corn rootworm), Helicoverpa zea (corn earworm) and Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm). Recently, many new Bt insecticidal proteins have been discovered, but most of them require protein engineering to meet the high activity standard for commercialization. The engineering process for higher activity necessary for Bt crops is called optimization. The seed industry has been optimizing Bt insecticidal proteins to improve their insecticidal activity. In this review, several optimization projects, which have led to substantial activity increases of Bt insecticidal proteins, are described.     

Bt营养期杀虫蛋白Vip3及其作用受体的研究进展

营养期杀虫蛋白Vip3是苏云金芽胞杆菌在对数生长中期开始分泌表达的一类对鳞翅目害虫具有广谱杀虫活性的蛋白质,它与已知的杀虫晶体蛋白相似性很低。本文主要从Vip3基因的挖掘,Vip3蛋白的特性、作用受体及其应用等方面作简要综述。     

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。     

对黏虫具有杀虫活性的Bt蛋白筛选及分析

为筛选对黏虫[Mythimna separata(Walker)]具有毒杀作用的苏云金芽胞杆菌杀虫蛋白,本研究提取Cry1类、Cry2类、Cry9类及Vip3A类等11种蛋白,通过人工饲料喂毒方法对黏虫进行生物活性测定。结果表明,Cry1Ac、Cry1Ab、Cry2Ab、Cry1Be及Cry1Bb蛋白对黏虫具有杀虫活性,其致死中浓度依次为5.09、17.71、26.75、27.42及43.93μg/g;Cry9Aa、Cry9Eb、Cry9Ee蛋白对黏虫生长具有抑制作用,其浓度为10μg/g时的体重抑制率分别为78.4%、79.0%、86.9%,浓度为100μg/g时的体重抑制率分别为92.8%、95.7%、96.7%;Cry1Ba、Cry1Ca和Vip3Aa蛋白对黏虫无显著活性。本研究为黏虫的生物防治奠定了基础,并为抗虫转基因作物的研究提供优良的候选基因。     

Impact of seed blend and structured maize refuge on Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) potential phenological resistance development parameters in pupae and adults

BACKGROUND

Helicoverpa zea, an economic pest in the south-eastern United States, has evolved practical resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) Cry toxins in maize and cotton. Insect resistance management (IRM) programs have historically required planting of structured non-Bt maize, but because of its low adoption, the use of seed blends has been considered. To generate knowledge on target pest biology and ecology to help improve IRM strategies, nine field trials were conducted in 2019 and 2020 in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina to evaluate the impact of Bt (Cry1Ab + Cry1F or Cry1Ab + Cry1F + Vip3A) and non-Bt maize plants in blended and structured refuge treatments on H. zea pupal survival, weight, soil pupation depth, adult flight parameters, and adult time to eclosion.

RESULTS

From a very large sample size and geography, we found a significant difference in pupal mortality and weight among treatments in seed blends with Vip3A, implying that cross-pollination occurred between Bt and non-Bt maize ears. There was no treatment effect for pupation depth, adult flight distance, and eclosion time.

CONCLUSION

Results of this study demonstrate the potential impact of different refuge strategies on phenological development and survival of an important pest species of regulatory concern. © 2023 The Authors. Pest Management Science published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.     

Plant and insect virus-like particles: emerging nanoparticles for agricultural pest management

Virus-like particles (VLPs) represent a biodegradable, biocompatible nanomaterial made from viral coat proteins that can improve the delivery of antigens, drugs, nucleic acids, and other substances, with most applications in human and veterinary medicine. Regarding agricultural viruses, many insect and plant virus coat proteins have been shown to assemble into VLPs accurately. In addition, some plant virus-based VLPs have been used in medical studies. However, to our knowledge, the potential application of plant/insect virus-based VLPs in agriculture remains largely underexplored. This review focuses on why and how to engineer coat proteins of plant/insect viruses as functionalized VLPs, and how to exploit VLPs in agricultural pest control. The first part of the review describes four different engineering strategies for loading cargo at the inner or the outer surface of VLPs depending on the type of cargo and purpose. Second, the literature on plant and insect viruses the coat proteins of which have been confirmed to self-assemble into VLPs is reviewed. These VLPs are good candidates for developing VLP-based agricultural pest control strategies. Lastly, the concepts of plant/insect virus-based VLPs for delivering insecticidal and antiviral components (e.g., double-stranded RNA, peptides, and chemicals) are discussed, which provides future prospects of VLP application in agricultural pest control. In addition, some concerns are raised about VLP production on a large scale and the short-term resistance of hosts to VLP uptake. Overall, this review is expected to stimulate interest and research exploring plant/insect virus-based VLP applications in agricultural pest management. © 2023 Society of Chemical Industry.     

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。     

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。     

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.     

植物蛋白酶抑制剂抗虫基因工程研究进展

蛋白酶抑制剂抗虫基因工程为提高植物的抗虫能力提供了一种新的策略。与其它来源的抗虫蛋白相比，植物蛋白酶抑制剂有很多独特的优点。蛋白酶抑制剂的抗虫机理尚不完全清楚，影响其抗虫效果的因素也很多。文中列举分析了PI抗虫作用的机理以及目前研究的新进展，提出植物蛋白酶抑制剂抗虫基因工程中存在的问题和进一步解决的办法。     

苏云金芽胞杆菌Vip3Aa11蛋白C端点突变对其杀虫活性的影响

为研究Vip3Aa11羧基端对其杀虫活性和敏感性的影响,本研究利用定点突变技术构建了Vip3Aa11的3个突变体S543N、D547E和T681V。经SDS-PAGE分析证实3个突变体蛋白均能在大肠杆菌中表达分子量约88 kD的目的蛋白,生物活性测定显示,与Vip3Aa11相比,突变体S543N对甜菜夜蛾Helicoverpa armigera的杀虫活性提高了5倍。突变体D547E对甜菜夜蛾杀虫活性显著降低。突变体S543N、D547E和T681V对棉铃虫Spodoptera exigua的杀虫活性无明显变化。说明Vip3Aa11 C端部分氨基酸的定点突变对其杀虫活性有影响,且对不同害虫的杀虫活性变化趋势不同。本研究比较了Vip3Aa11蛋白与突变蛋白之间杀虫活性的差异,为研究Vip3Aa类蛋白的结构和机理奠定基础。     

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。     

Cry1Ac杀虫蛋白对甜菜夜蛾飞行能力的影响

转Bt基因作物上害虫取食Bt杀虫蛋白后存活并羽化的成虫飞行能力对于其飞离Bt作物,寻找庇护所中敏感个体进行交配、产卵,从而稀释抗性基因频率,实现“高剂量/庇护所”抗性治理策略具有重要意义。本文对取食含不同浓度Cry1Ac杀虫蛋白人工饲料的初羽化（未取食补充营养）甜菜夜蛾飞行能力进行了测试,结果表明,幼虫取食含25、50、100 μg/g和200 μg/g Cry1Ac杀虫蛋白人工饲料存活并羽化的成虫飞行距离、飞行速度和飞行时间均差异显著（p<0.05）。取食含较低浓度Cry1Ac杀虫蛋白（25 μg/g和50 μg/g）的人工饲料有促进成虫飞行的倾向,尽管与取食不含Cry1Ac杀虫蛋白的对照相比,成虫飞行距离、飞行速度和飞行时间均未达到显著增加的水平,但强飞行个体比例明显增加。随着饲料中Cry1Ac杀虫蛋白浓度的升高,羽化的成虫飞行能力显著下降。雄蛾飞行能力下降的程度比雌蛾更加明显。这些数据为转Bt基因作物上迁飞性害虫的种群动态规律及其潜在的抗性治理策略提供了科学依据。     

转Bt 基因抗虫玉米对棉铃虫杀虫活性的初步评价

国内外在转 Bt基因抗虫作物的研究和应用上已取得重大进展 ,其中 Bt抗虫棉已在美国、澳大利亚、中国等进入商品化应用阶段 ,近年来种植面积增长很快 ,并取得了显著的经济、生态和社会效益。 1 997年下半年 ,我国农业部分别批准了孟山都公司申报的保铃棉○R在河北省商业化生产和 Bt玉米在我国多省份的田间种植。其中保铃棉 ○R已由河北省定名为新棉 33B,1 998年在全省实际种植了近 1 0万 hm2 ,1 999年的种植面积已达 1 5万 hm2 。我国自主研制的 Bt抗虫棉也于 1 998年开始商品化应用 ,当年种植面积即达 1 0万 hm2以上 ,1 999年推广总面积…