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Zhou YM, Xie W, Zhi JR, Zou X. Frankliniella occidentalis pathogenic fungus Lecanicillium interacts with internal microbes and produces sublethal effects. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2023; 197:105679. [PMID: 38072536 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2023.105679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2023] [Revised: 10/21/2023] [Accepted: 10/25/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023]
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Frankliniella occidentalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) is a pest that feeds on various crops worldwide. A prior study identified Lecanicillium attenuatum and L. cauligalbarum as pathogens of F. occidentalis. Unfortunately, the potential of these two entomopathogenic fungi for the biocontrol of F. occidentalis has not been effectively evaluated. The internal microbes (endosymbionts and the gut microbiota) of insects, especially gut bacteria, are crucial in regulating the interactions between the host and intestinal pathogens. The role of thrips internal microbes in the infection of these two entomopathogenic fungi is also unknown. Therefore, biological control of thrips is immediately needed, and to accomplish that, an improved understanding of the internal microbes of thrips against Lecanicillium infection is essential. The virulence of the two pathogenic fungi against F. occidentalis increased with the conidia concentration. Overall, the LC50 of L. cauligalbarum was lower than that of L. attenuatum, and the pathogenicity degree was adult > pupa > nymphs. The activities of protective enzymes include superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), peroxidase (POD); detoxification enzymes include polyphenol oxidase (PPO), glutathione s-transferase (GSTs), and carboxylesterase (CarE); hormones include ecdysone and juvenile hormone; and the composition and proportion of microorganisms (fungi and bacteria) in F. occidentalis infected by L. cauligalbarum and L. attenuatum have changed significantly. According to the network correlation results, there was a considerable correlation among the internal microbes (including bacteria and fungi), enzyme activities, and hormones, which indicates that in addition to bacteria, internal fungi of F. occidentalis are also involved in the L. cauligalbarum and L. attenuatum infection process. In addition, the development time of the surviving F. occidentalis exposed to L. cauligalbarum or L. attenuatum was significantly shorter than that of the control group. Furthermore, the intrinsic rate of increase (rm), finite rate of increase (λ), net reproductive rate (R0), mean generation time (T), and gross reproductive rate (GRR) were significantly lower in the treatment groups than in the control group. L. attenuatum and L. cauligalbarum have biocontrol potential against F. occidentalis. In addition to bacteria, internal fungi of F. occidentalis are also involved in the infection process of insect pathogenic fungi. Disruption of the internal microbial balance results in discernible sublethal effects. Such prevention and control potential should not be ignored. These findings provide an improved understanding of physiological responses in thrips with altered immunity against entomopathogenic fungal infections, which can guide us toward the development of novel biocontrol strategies against thrips.
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- Ye-Ming Zhou
- Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, The Provincial Key Laboratory for Agricultural Pest Management of the Mountainous Region, Guiyang 550025, Guizhou, China; Institute of Fungus Resources, Key laboratory of Plant Resource Conservation and Germplasm Innovation in Mountainous Region (Ministry of Education), College of life Sciences, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, Guizhou, China
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- Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, The Provincial Key Laboratory for Agricultural Pest Management of the Mountainous Region, Guiyang 550025, Guizhou, China
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- Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, The Provincial Key Laboratory for Agricultural Pest Management of the Mountainous Region, Guiyang 550025, Guizhou, China.
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- Institute of Fungus Resources, Key laboratory of Plant Resource Conservation and Germplasm Innovation in Mountainous Region (Ministry of Education), College of life Sciences, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, Guizhou, China
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Farooq T, Lin Q, She X, Chen T, Li Z, Yu L, Lan G, Tang Y, He Z. Cotton leaf curl Multan virus differentially regulates innate antiviral immunity of whitefly ( Bemisia tabaci) vector to promote cryptic species-dependent virus acquisition. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:1040547. [PMID: 36452094 PMCID: PMC9702342 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1040547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2022] [Accepted: 10/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Begomoviruses represent the largest group of economically important, highly pathogenic, DNA plant viruses that contribute a substantial amount of global crop disease burden. The exclusive transmission of begomoviruses by whiteflies (Bemisia tabaci) requires them to interact and efficiently manipulate host responses at physiological, biological and molecular scales. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying complex begomovirus-whitefly interactions that consequently substantiate efficient virus transmission largely remain unknown. Previously, we found that whitefly Asia II 7 cryptic species can efficiently transmit cotton leaf curl Multan virus (CLCuMuV) while MEAM1 cryptic species is a poor carrier and incompetent vector of CLCuMuV. To investigate the potential mechanism/s that facilitate the higher acquisition of CLCuMuV by its whitefly vector (Asia II 7) and to identify novel whitefly proteins that putatively interact with CLCuMuV-AV1 (coat protein), we employed yeast two-hybrid system, bioinformatics, bimolecular fluorescence complementation, RNA interference, RT-qPCR and bioassays. We identified a total of 21 Asia II 7 proteins putatively interacting with CLCuMuV-AV1. Further analyses by molecular docking, Y2H and BiFC experiments validated the interaction between a whitefly innate immunity-related protein (BTB/POZ) and viral AV1 (coat protein). Gene transcription analysis showed that the viral infection significantly suppressed the transcription of BTB/POZ and enhanced the accumulation of CLCuMuV in Asia II 7, but not in MEAM1 cryptic species. In contrast to MEAM1, the targeted knock-down of BTB/POZ substantially reduced the ability of Asia II 7 to acquire and accumulate CLCuMuV. Additionally, antiviral immune signaling pathways (Toll, Imd, Jnk and Jak/STAT) were significantly suppressed following viral infection of Asia II 7 whiteflies. Taken together, the begomovirus CLCuMuV potentiates efficient virus accumulation in its vector B. tabaci Asia II 7 by targeting and suppressing the transcription of an innate immunity-related BTB/POZ gene and other antiviral immune responses in a cryptic species-specific manner.
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- *Correspondence: Yafei Tang, ; Zifu He,
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Zhao X, Zhang J, Yang Y, Liu W, Zhang J. BTB domain-containing protein 6 is involved in the development of locust wings during the nymph to adult transition. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 150:965-973. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.10.267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2019] [Revised: 07/16/2019] [Accepted: 10/28/2019] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Jiang D, Du X, Wang C, Zhang S, Wang G. CD109 antigen-like gene is induced by ecdysone signaling and involved in the cellular immunity of Helicoverpa armigera. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2020; 84:1183-1190. [PMID: 32141410 DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2020.1737504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Cellular immunity is evolutionarily conserved in invertebrates and vertebrates. In insects, cellular immune response is provided by the hemocytes, and its molecular mechanisms are currently not fully understood. Here, we identified a CD109 antigen-like gene (HaCD109) from Helicoverpa armigera which is highly expressed in the hemocytes of larvae. Stimulation by Escherichia coli and chromatography beads significantly upregulated HaCD109 expression. In vivo HaCD109 silencing significantly increased bacterial load in larval hemolymphs and reduced the hemocyte spread. 20-Hydroxyecdysone (20E) can induce HaCD109 expression through its receptors, EcR and USP. In vivo HaCD109 silencing nearly abolished 20E-induced bacterial clearance and hemocyte spread. These results suggested that HaCD109 plays an important role in cellular immunity, and the 20E-induced cellular immune response in H. armigera requires HaCD109 involvement. Our study contributes to the understanding of regulatory mechanisms for innate immune response and provides new insights into the interaction between innate immunity and steroid hormone signaling.
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- Di Jiang
- College of Nursing, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, China
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- School of Bioscience and Technology, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, China
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- School of Bioscience and Technology, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, China
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- School of Bioscience and Technology, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, China
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- School of Bioscience and Technology, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, China
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Cai MJ, Li XR, Pei XY, Liu W, Wang JX, Zhao XF. Heat shock protein 90 maintains the stability and function of transcription factor Broad Z7 by interacting with its Broad-Complex-Tramtrack-Bric-a-brac domain. INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2014; 23:720-732. [PMID: 25060629 DOI: 10.1111/imb.12118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) is a highly conserved chaperone protein that interacts with various client proteins to mediate their folding and stability. The Broad-Complex-Tramtrack-Bric-a-brac (BTB) domain, also known as poxvirus and zinc finger (POZ) domain, exists widely in different proteins and is highly conserved. However, the stability mechanism of BTB domain-containing proteins has not been fully understood. Co-immunoprecipitation and a protein pull-down assay were performed to investigate the interaction between Hsp90 and the transcription factor Broad isoform Z7 (BrZ7) in vivo and in vitro. The middle domain of Hsp90 directly associated with the BTB domain of BrZ7. The Hsp90 inhibitor 17-(Allylamino)-17-demethoxygeldanamycin (17-AAG) interrupted the interaction between Hsp90 and BrZ7 and decreased the protein level of BrZ7 but did not affect the mRNA level of BrZ7. The addition of the proteasome inhibitor peptide aldehyde Cbz-leu-leu leucinal suppressed the 17-AAG-induced degradation of BrZ7. BTB domain deletion and 17-AAG treatment resulted in inhibition of BrZ7 function in gene expression in the 20-hydroxyecdysone and juvenile hormone pathways. These results reveal that the middle domain of Hsp90 associates with the BTB domain of BrZ7 to prevent BrZ7 degradation and maintain BrZ7 function in gene expression in the lepidopteran insect Helicoverpa armigera.
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- M-J Cai
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Cells and Developmental Biology, School of Life Science, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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Wang JL, Chen L, Tang L, Zhao HB, Liu XS, Wang YF. 20-hydroxyecdysone transcriptionally regulates humoral immunity in the fat body of Helicoverpa armigera. INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2014; 23:842-856. [PMID: 25224836 DOI: 10.1111/imb.12131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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20-hydroxyecdysone (20E) increases its titre level during the wandering stage and influences innate immunity in many holometabolous insects. However, the function of 20E as an immune-activator or -suppressor needs to be determined. Here, the transcriptome of the peptidoglycan-challenged fat body of the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera, was analysed using Illumina sequencing technology. Overall, 32 073 unigenes were assembled with a mean length of 643 nucleotides. Gene expression dynamics in the fat body during the wandering stage and of peptidoglycan-challenged individuals were investigated by the digital gene expression system. Pattern recognition receptors [such as peptidoglycan recognition protein B (PGRP B), PGRP S2 precursor, C-type lectin 5, hemolin and β-1,3-glucan recognition protein 2a] and antimicrobial peptides (namely attacin, gloverin, gloverin precursor, gloverin-like, cecropin 2, cecropin D, cecropin D-like and i-type lysozyme) significantly increased their mRNA levels during the wandering stage. 20E treatment significantly induced the expression of these genes. Antibacterial activities were also enhanced during the wandering stage and after 20E injections. Bacillus subtilis peptidoglycan induced the expression of PGRP D, PGRP B, PGRP S2 precursor, gloverin, gloverin precursor, gloverin-like, cecropin 2, cecropin D and lebocin-like genes. These results demonstrate that 20E acts by enhancing humoral immunity in H. armigera.
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- J-L Wang
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
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Mod(mdg4) participates in hormonally regulated midgut programmed cell death during metamorphosis. Apoptosis 2012; 17:1327-39. [DOI: 10.1007/s10495-012-0761-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Wu WJ, Wang Y, Huang HJ, Bao YY, Zhang CX. Ecdysone receptor controls wing morphogenesis and melanization during rice planthopper metamorphosis. JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY 2012; 58:420-426. [PMID: 22326762 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2012.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2011] [Revised: 01/18/2012] [Accepted: 01/19/2012] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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In this study, we cloned full-length EcR cDNAs from the small brown planthopper Laodelphgax striatellus, the brown planthopper Nilaparvata lugens and the white back planthopper Sogatella furciferas. This is the first reporting of EcRs from either L. striatellus or S. furciferas. The deduced amino acid sequences of the EcRs show high levels of similarity to each other. The highest transcriptional level of the EcR gene was detected in the mid-fifth instar nymphs of N. lugens. Silencing of EcR expression by in vivo RNAi generated phenotypic defects in molting and resulted in lethality in most of the treated nymphs. Intriguingly, apparent wing defects in morphogenesis and melanization occurred during EcR knockdown in L. striatellus nymphs.
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- Wen-Juan Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology, Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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