Isoflucypram,the first representative of a new succinate dehydrogenase inhibitor fungicide subclass: Its chemical discovery and unusual binding mode

Succinate dehydrogenase inhibitors (SDHIs) have played a crucial role in disease control to protect cereals as well as fruit and vegetables for more than a decade. Isoflucypram, the first representative of a newly installed subclass of SDHIs inside the Fungicide Resistance Action Committee (FRAC) family of complex II inhibitors, offers unparalleled long‐lasting efficacy against major foliar diseases in cereals. Herein we report the chemical optimization from early discovery towards isoflucypram and the first hypothesis of its altered binding mode in the ubiquinone binding site of succinate dehydrogenase. © 2020 The Authors. Pest Management Science published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.     

棉铃虫脂肪酸结合蛋白的克隆与表达

为深入了解棉铃虫Helicoverpa armigera脂肪酸结合蛋白HaFABP1在参与细胞内脂肪酸代谢过程中的功能,基于酵母单杂交结果从幼虫中肠cDNA中扩增得到HaFABP1的开发阅读框,构建重组菌株BL21-pET28a-HaFABP1,进行融合蛋白His-HaFABP1的诱导和纯化,并利用实时荧光定量PCR检测棉铃虫不同时期和组织中HaFABP1的表达规律,最后检测2-十三烷酮处理下棉铃虫6龄幼虫中肠组织内HaFABP1的变化情况。结果显示,克隆获得的棉铃虫HaFABP1为405 bp,编码134个氨基酸,相对分子量和等电点分别为15.08 kD和5.54;在37℃下用0.5 mmol/L异丙基硫代半乳糖苷(IPTG)诱导重组菌株4 h后,得到约18.4 kD的可溶性蛋白His-HaFABP1,纯化后的融合蛋白条带单一且大小符合预期;HaFABP1在棉铃虫的脂肪体、中肠、体壁和头部中都有表达,在头部的表达量最低,在中肠中的表达量最高;HaFABP1在棉铃虫幼虫的每个发育时期都有表达,表达量总体呈现先降低后升高的趋势,4龄时最低而1龄时最高;10 mg/g 2-十三烷酮处理饲料饲喂棉铃虫6龄幼虫6 h和15 h后,中肠内HaFABP1的表达量与对照相比显著提高,且随着时间的延长逐渐增加。表明HaFABP1与棉铃虫的生长发育有关,并且有可能参与了昆虫的解毒过程。     

东亚飞蝗FK506结合蛋白基因克隆及其免疫功能分析

为明确东亚飞蝗Locusta migratoria manilensis免疫相关FK506结合蛋白(FK506 binding protein,FKBP)的功能,了解FKBP对金龟子绿僵菌Metarhizium anisopliae侵染东亚飞蝗的影响,分离克隆获得FKBP46基因及其纯化蛋白,采用荧光定量PCR方法测定...     

欧洲鳗鲡血清免疫球蛋白纯化及其结构分析

应用亲和层析技术提纯欧洲鳗鲡免疫球蛋白（Ig），并对欧鳗Ig的结构和抗原性进行分析。层析结果表明：Ig蛋白呈现一个锐形曲线，蛋白峰与抗原活性峰高度重叠。SDSPAGE分析表明：欧鳗Ig重链分子量为68 kD，轻链有3条，分子量分别为21 kD、23 kD和26 kD。凝胶电泳结果显示：在非变性非还原条件下，欧鳗Ig有790 kD和350 kD 2条蛋白带，在变性非还原条件下有790 kD、593 kD和350 kD 3条蛋白带。Western-blotting试验证实：兔抗欧鳗Ig能识别欧鳗Ig的多种不同聚合体和Ig的重链，但不能识别Ig的轻链。结论：欧鳗Ig在自然条件下可能以四聚体和二聚体的形式存在，这与其它硬骨鱼的Ig形式有差异。欧鳗Ig链间二硫键不健全,在SDS作用下可解聚产生多种不同分子量的聚合体，首次揭示欧鳗Ig的轻链有3种异型。     

Competition of infectious hypodermal and haematopoietic necrosis virus (IHHNV) with white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) for binding to shrimp cellular membrane

Infectious hypodermal and haematopoietic necrosis virus (IHHNV) and white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) are two widespread shrimp viruses. The interference of IHHNV on WSSV was the first reported case of viral interference that involved crustacean viruses and has been subsequently confirmed. However, the mechanisms underlying the induction of WSSV resistance through IHHNV infection are practically unknown. In this study, the interference mechanisms between IHHNV and WSSV were studied using a competitive ELISA. The binding of WSSV and IHHNV to cellular membrane of Litopenaeus vannamei was examined. The results suggested that there existed a mutual competition between IHHNV and WSSV for binding to receptors present on cellular membrane of L. vannamei and that the inhibitory effects of WSSV towards IHHNV were more distinct than those of IHHNV towards WSSV.     

Salmonid fish viruses and cell interactions at early steps of the infective cycle

A flow cytometric virus-binding assay that directly visualizes the binding and entry of infectious pancreatic necrosis virus (IPNV), infectious haematopoietic necrosis virus (IHNV) and virus haemorrhagic septicaemia virus (VHSV) to several cell lines was established. The highest efficiency of binding was shown by the BF-2 cell line and this was used to study, at the attachment level, the interactions of these cells with salmonid fish viruses in coinfections, and to further determine if the earliest stage of the viral growth cycle could explain the previously described loss of infectivity of IHNV when IPNV is present. Our results demonstrated that IPNV binds to around 88% of cells either in single or dual infections, whereas IHNV attachment always decreased in the presence of any of the other viruses. VHSV binding was not affected by IPNV, but coinfection with IHNV reduced the percentage of virus-binding cells, which suggests competition for viral receptors or co-receptors. Internalization of the adsorbed IHNV was not decreased by coinfection with IPNV, so the hypothetical competence could be restricted to the binding step. Treatment of the cells with antiviral agents, such as amantadine or chloroquine, did not affect the binding of IPNV and VHSV, but reduced IHNV binding by more than 30%. Tributylamine affected viral binding of the three viruses to different degrees and inhibited IPNV or IHNV entry in a large percentage of cells treated for 30 min. Tributylamine also inhibited IHNV cytopathic effects in a dose-dependent manner, decreasing the virus yield by 4 log of the 50% endpoint titre, at 10 mm concentration. IPNV was also inhibited, but at a lower level. The results of this study support the hypothesis that IHNV, in contrast to VHSV or IPNV, is less efficient at completing its growth cycle in cells with a simultaneous infection with IPNV. It can be affected at several stages of viral infection and is more sensitive to the action of antiviral compounds.     

Insulin and IGF-I receptors and tyrosine kinase activity in carp ovaries: changes with reproductive cycle

Insulin and insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) receptors from carp ovaries were semipurified with wheat germ agglutinin at different moments of the reproductive cycle and their binding characteristics and tyrosine kinase activity were studied. Specific receptors for insulin and IGF-I were found. IGF-I receptors presented higher binding (23.8 ± 1.5%), number of receptors (965 ± 20fm/mg) and affinity (K_D 0.24 ± 0.03nM) than those shown for insulin receptors (4.1 ± 1%, 530 ± 85fm/mg and 0.85 ± 0.1nM, respectively). Insulin and IGF-I receptors have a tyrosine kinase activity which is not different from that found in muscle of the same species. Seasonal changes were found in binding, with maximum values for insulin and IGF-I reached at the end of pre-spawning period (June). However, while IGF-I binding was observed in all stages, insulin binding decreased in autumn and disappeared in winter, which suggests a different role for the two peptides in ovarian physiology.