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Serpins in arthropod biology. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2016; 62:105-119. [PMID: 27603121 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2016.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2016] [Revised: 08/31/2016] [Accepted: 09/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Serpins are the largest known family of serine proteinase inhibitors and perform a variety of physiological functions in arthropods. Herein, we review the field of serpins in arthropod biology, providing an overview of current knowledge and topics of interest. Serpins regulate insect innate immunity via inhibition of serine proteinase cascades that initiate immune responses such as melanization and antimicrobial peptide production. In addition, several serpins with anti-pathogen activity are expressed as acute-phase serpins in insects upon infection. Parasitoid wasps can downregulate host serpin expression to modulate the host immune system. In addition, examples of serpin activity in development and reproduction in Drosophila have also been discovered. Serpins also function in host-pathogen interactions beyond immunity as constituents of venom in parasitoid wasps and saliva of blood-feeding ticks and mosquitoes. These serpins have distinct effects on immunosuppression and anticoagulation and are of interest for vaccine development. Lastly, the known structures of arthropod serpins are discussed, which represent the serpin inhibitory mechanism and provide a detailed overview of the process.
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Cloning, expression and characterization of Ostrinia furnacalis serpin1, a regulator of the prophenoloxidase activation system. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2016; 192:9-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2015.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2015] [Revised: 11/10/2015] [Accepted: 11/11/2015] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Guo PC, Dong Z, Xiao L, Li T, Zhang Y, He H, Xia Q, Zhao P. Silk gland-specific proteinase inhibitor serpin16 from the Bombyx mori shows cysteine proteinase inhibitory activity. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2015; 457:31-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2014.12.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2014] [Accepted: 12/12/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Identification of immune response-related genes in the Chinese oak silkworm, Antheraea pernyi by suppression subtractive hybridization. J Invertebr Pathol 2013; 114:313-23. [PMID: 24076149 DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2013.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2013] [Revised: 08/26/2013] [Accepted: 09/05/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Insects possess an innate immune system that responds to invading microorganisms. In this study, a subtractive cDNA library was constructed to screen for immune response-related genes in the fat bodies of Antheraea pernyi (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) pupa challenged with Escherichia coli. Four hundred putative EST clones were identified by suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH), including 50 immune response-related genes, three cytoskeleton genes, eight cell cycle and apoptosis genes, five respiration and energy metabolism genes, five transport genes, 40 metabolism genes, ten stress response genes, four transcription and translation regulation genes and 77 unknown genes. To verify the reliability of the SSH data, the transcription of a set of randomly selected immune response-related genes were confirmed by semi-quantitative reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR) and real-time quantitative reverse transcription-PCR (qRT-PCR). These identified immune response-related genes provide insight into understanding the innate immunity in A. pernyi.
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Roy S, Ravipati VR, Ghorai S, Chakrabarti M, Das AK, Ghosh AK. Kinetic analysis, expression pattern, and production of a recombinant fungal protease inhibitor of tasar silkworm Antheraea mylitta. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2012; 168:1076-85. [PMID: 22935928 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-012-9842-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2012] [Accepted: 08/09/2012] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Antheraea mylitta, a tasar silk-producing insect of Saturniidae family, expresses a fungal protease inhibitor named as A. mylitta fungal protease inhibitor-1 (AmFPI-1). AmFPI-1 inhibits alkaline protease of Aspergillus oryzae but its mechanism of action is not known. To understand the mode of inhibition of AmFPI-1 against the fungal protease, it was purified from the hemolymph of A. mylitta larvae and inhibitory activity against A. oryzae protease was studied. Kinetic analysis of purified AmFPI-1 on alkaline protease of A. oryzae showed that AmFPI-1 acts as a canonical-type competitive inhibitor with equilibrium dissociation constant (K ( i )) of 60 nM. Expression of AmFPI-1 in different body tissues of fifth instar A. mylitta larvae was determined by real-time PCR, and the highest expression was observed in fat body followed by integument, silk gland, and gut, indicating that AmFPI-1 has pleiotropic functions including protection from invading fungi. The cDNA of AmFPI-1 was expressed in Escherichia coli, and recombinant His-tagged fusion protein was purified by Ni-NTA chromatography. Recombinant AmFPI-1 showed inhibitory activity against A. oryzae protease and suggested its use in various biological applications to prevent proteolysis.
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- Sobhan Roy
- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India
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Zhao P, Dong Z, Duan J, Wang G, Wang L, Li Y, Xiang Z, Xia Q. Genome-wide identification and immune response analysis of serine protease inhibitor genes in the silkworm, Bombyx mori. PLoS One 2012; 7:e31168. [PMID: 22348050 PMCID: PMC3278429 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0031168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2011] [Accepted: 01/03/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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In most insect species, a variety of serine protease inhibitors (SPIs) have been found in multiple tissues, including integument, gonad, salivary gland, and hemolymph, and are required for preventing unwanted proteolysis. These SPIs belong to different families and have distinct inhibitory mechanisms. Herein, we predicted and characterized potential SPI genes based on the genome sequences of silkworm, Bombyx mori. As a result, a total of eighty SPI genes were identified in B. mori. These SPI genes contain 10 kinds of SPI domains, including serpin, Kunitz_BPTI, Kazal, TIL, amfpi, Bowman-Birk, Antistasin, WAP, Pacifastin, and alpha-macroglobulin. Sixty-three SPIs contain single SPI domain while the others have at least two inhibitor units. Some SPIs also contain non-inhibitor domains for protein-protein interactions, including EGF, ADAM_spacer, spondin_N, reeler, TSP_1 and other modules. Microarray analysis showed that fourteen SPI genes from lineage-specific TIL family and Group F of serpin family had enriched expression in the silk gland. The roles of SPIs in resisting pathogens were investigated in silkworms when they were infected by four pathogens. Microarray and qRT-PCR experiments revealed obvious up-regulation of 8, 4, 3 and 3 SPI genes after infection with Escherichia coli, Bacillus bombysepticus, Beauveria bassiana or B. mori nuclear polyhedrosis virus (BmNPV), respectively. On the contrary, 4, 11, 7 and 9 SPI genes were down-regulated after infection with E. coli, B. bombysepticus, B. bassiana or BmNPV, respectively. These results suggested that these SPI genes may be involved in resistance to pathogenic microorganisms. These findings may provide valuable information for further clarifying the roles of SPIs in the development, immune defence, and efficient synthesis of silk gland protein.
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- Ping Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Institute of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Institute of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Institute of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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Foradori MJ, Tillinghast EK, Smith JS, Townley MA, Mooney RE. Astacin family metallopeptidases and serine peptidase inhibitors in spider digestive fluid. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2006; 143:257-68. [PMID: 16458560 PMCID: PMC1484416 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2005.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2004] [Revised: 06/11/2005] [Accepted: 08/15/2005] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Digestive fluid of the araneid spider Argiope aurantia is known to contain zinc metallopeptidases. Using anion-exchange chromatography, size-exclusion chromatography, sucrose density gradient centrifugation, and gel electrophoresis, we isolated two lower-molecular-mass peptidases, designated p16 and p18. The N-terminal amino acid sequences of p16 (37 residues) and p18 (20 residues) are 85% identical over the first 20 residues and are most similar to the N-terminal sequences of the fully active form of meprin (beta subunits) from several vertebrates (47-52% and 50-60% identical, respectively). Meprin is a peptidase in the astacin (M12A) subfamily of the astacin (M12) family. Additionally, a 66-residue internal sequence obtained from p16 aligns with the conserved astacin subfamily domain. Thus, at least some spider digestive peptidases appear related to astacin of decapod crustaceans. However, important differences between spider and crustacean metallopeptidases with regard to isoelectric point and their susceptibility to hemolymph-borne inhibitors are demonstrated. Anomalous behavior of the lower-molecular-mass Argiope peptidases during certain fractionation procedures indicates that these peptidases may take part in reversible associations with each other or with other proteins. A. aurantia digestive fluid also contains inhibitory activity effective against insect digestive peptidases. Here we present evidence for at least thirteen, heat-stable serine peptidase inhibitors ranging in molecular mass from about 15 to 32 kDa.
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- Matthew J Foradori
- Department of Zoology, Rudman Hall, 46 College Rd., University of New Hampshire, Durham, 03824-2617, USA.
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Zou Z, Jiang H. Manduca sexta serpin-6 regulates immune serine proteinases PAP-3 and HP8. cDNA cloning, protein expression, inhibition kinetics, and function elucidation. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:14341-8. [PMID: 15691825 PMCID: PMC2047605 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m500570200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Analogous to blood coagulation and complement activation in mammals, some insect defense responses (e.g. prophenoloxidase (proPO) activation and Toll pathway initiation) are mediated by serine proteinase cascades and regulated by serpins in hemolymph. We recently isolated Manduca sexta serpin-6 from hemolymph of the bacteria-challenged larvae, which selectively inhibited proPO-activating proteinase-3 (PAP-3) (Wang, Y., and Jiang, H. (2004) Insect Biochem. Mol. Biol. 34, 387-395). To further characterize its structure and function, we cloned serpin-6 from an induced fat body cDNA library using a PCR-derived probe. M. sexta serpin-6 is 55% similar in amino acid sequence to Drosophila melanogaster serpin-5, an immune-responsive protein. We produced serpin-6 in an Escherichia coli expression system and purified the soluble protein by nickel affinity and hydrophobic interaction chromatography. The recombinant protein specifically inhibited PAP-3 and blocked proPO activation in vitro in a concentration-dependent manner. Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry indicated that the cleavage site of serpin-6 is between Arg373 and Ser374. Serpin-6 is constitutively present in hemolymph of naive larvae, and its mRNA and protein levels significantly increase after a bacterial injection. The association rate constant of serpin-6 and PAP-3 is 2.6 x 10(4) m(-1) s(-1), indicating that serpin-6 may contribute to the inhibitory regulation of PAP-3 in the hemolymph. We also identified the covalent complex of serpin-6 and PAP-3 in induced hemolymph by immunoaffinity chromatography and mass spectrometry. Furthermore, immulectin-2, serine proteinase homologs, proPO, PO, attacin-2, and a complex of serpin-6 and hemolymph proteinase-8 were also detected in the proteins eluted from the immunoaffinity column using serpin-6 antibody. These results suggest that serpin-6 plays important roles in the regulation of immune proteinases in the hemolymph.
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- To whom correspondence should be addressed: Dept. of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Oklahoma State University, 127 Noble Research Ctr., Stillwater, OK 74078. Tel.: 405-744-9400; Fax: 405-744-6039; E-mail:
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Many innate immune mechanisms are conserved throughout the animal kingdom. Manduca sexta, a widely used model for insect biochemical research, employs these mechanisms to defend against invading pathogens and parasites. We have isolated from M. sexta hemolymph a group of proteins (hemolin, peptidoglycan recognition proteins, beta-1,3-glucan recognition proteins, and C-type lectins), which serve as a surveillance mechanism by binding to microbial surface molecules (e.g. peptidoglycan, lipopolysaccharide, lipoteichoic acid, and beta-1,3-glucan). The binding triggers diverse responses such as phagocytosis, nodule formation, encapsulation, melanization, and synthesis of anti-microbial peptides/proteins. Some of these responses are mediated and coordinated by serine proteinase cascades, analogous to the complement system in mammals. Our current research is focused on the proteolytic activation of prophenoloxidase (proPO)--a reaction implicated in melanotic encapsulation, wound healing, and protein cross-linking. We have isolated three proPO-activating proteinases, each of which requires serine proteinase homologs as a cofactor for generating active phenoloxidase. The proteinases and proteinase-like molecules, containing one to two clip domains at their amino-terminus, are acute-phase proteins induced upon an immune challenge. Inhibitory regulation of the proteinases by serpins and association of the proteinase homologs with a bacteria-binding lectin are important for ensuring a localized defense response. Additional serine proteinases expressed in M. sexta hemocytes and fat body have been discovered. Future research efforts will be aimed at elucidating the proteinase cascade for proPO activation and investigating the roles of proteinases in other immune responses such as processing of plasmatocyte-spreading peptide.
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- Michael R Kanost
- Department of Biochemistry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA.
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Shrivastava B, Ghosh AK. Protein purification, cDNA cloning and characterization of a protease inhibitor from the Indian tasar silkworm, Antheraea mylitta. INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2003; 33:1025-1033. [PMID: 14505696 DOI: 10.1016/s0965-1748(03)00117-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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An inhibitor of Aspergillus oryzae fungal protease was purified to homogeneity from the hemolymph of fifth instar larvae of Antheraea mylitta by ammonium sulfate precipitation, anion exchange and gel filtration (FPLC) chromatography, and termed as AmFPI-1. The extent of purification was checked by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis, and the molecular weight of purified inhibitor was determined by SDS-PAGE as 10.4 kDa. Fifteen N-terminal amino acid sequences of this protein were determined, and degenerate oligonucleotides were synthesized on the basis of these sequences. A cDNA library of A. mylitta integument was constructed, and protease inhibitor cDNA was partially amplified by PCR using degenerate oligonucleotides and CDS primers. A full-length inhibitor cDNA clone obtained by screening the library with PCR amplified DNA as probe was sequenced. The cDNA consists of 543 nucleotides with an ORF of 315 bp and encodes a protein of 105 amino acids. The sequence exhibits similarity to several Bombyx mori ESTs, and in particular to N-terminal amino acid sequence of an inducible serine protease inhibitor (ISPI-1) from Galleria mellonella indicating its relatedness to ISPI-1 of G. mellonella. The presence of this protease inhibitor in the hemolymph may play an important role as a natural defense system against invading microorganisms.
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- Binita Shrivastava
- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur-721302, West Bengal, India
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Chamankhah M, Braun L, Visal-Shah S, O'Grady M, Baldwin D, Shi X, Hemmingsen SM, Alting-Mees M, Hegedus DD. Mamestra configurata serpin-1 homologues: cloning, localization and developmental regulation. INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2003; 33:355-369. [PMID: 12609520 DOI: 10.1016/s0965-1748(02)00263-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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A screen of a Mamestra configurata (bertha armyworm) midgut cDNA library identified three types of cDNA clones that resemble the Manduca sexta serpin-1 gene family. Two serpins, 1b and 1c, possess a common conserved serpin amino terminal scaffold domain but bear no similarity to any members of the M. sexta gene family within the reactive centre loop. These serpins differ from one another by only two amino acids in the reactive centre loop (S(363)-->P) and serpin signature (M(369)-->T) regions. The other member, denoted serpin-1a, is closely related to the M. sexta serpin-1Z. M. configurata serpins as a group were expressed in all insect developmental stages including eggs, larvae and adult moths. Within larvae, serpin gene expression was restricted to the early to middle instar developmental phase and mainly in the fat body and hemocytes. Stress imposed by starvation strongly induced expression in fat body and to a lesser degree in alimentary organs, nervous system and Malphigian tubules. Conversely, starvation decreased expression in hemocytes. Wounding or inoculation with bacteria did not induce serpin gene transcription but did lead to the formation of higher and lower molecular weight forms, presumably serpin-protease complexes and resultant truncated serpin, respectively. Two dimensional PAGE and western blotting analysis revealed at least 12 distinct serpins consisting primarily of neutral, but also highly acidic and basic isoforms, as well as additional high and low molecular weight immuno-reactive species. Serpins-1b/1c are the more prominent serpin isoforms and are expressed predominantly in the fat body and subsequently exported to the hemolymph as revealed by western blotting and immunolocalization. The serpin-1b/1c isoform was found only as the fully glycosylated species within the hemolymph. Hemolymph protease activity was comprised mostly of serine proteases whose overall activity increased dramatically at the onset of the molt concomitant with a sharp decline in serpin gene expression.
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- M Chamankhah
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Saskatoon SK, Canada
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Gan H, Wang Y, Jiang H, Mita K, Kanost MR. A bacteria-induced, intracellular serpin in granular hemocytes of Manduca sexta. INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2001; 31:887-898. [PMID: 11439248 DOI: 10.1016/s0965-1748(01)00034-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Serine proteinase inhibitors from the serpin superfamily have been identified as hemolymph proteins from several groups of arthropods, including horseshoe crabs, crayfish, and insects. In the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta, one group of serpins present in plasma is generated by alternate exon splicing from serpin gene-1. We have identified a second serpin gene from this insect, M. sexta serpin-2. A serpin-2 DNA clone was isolated from a fifth instar larval cDNA library. The full-length cDNA is 1.5 kb long and encodes a protein of 381 amino acid residues. Amino acid sequence comparisons with other invertebrate serpins reveal approximately 25-40% identity with serpin-2. An expressed sequence tag from Bombyx mori, which is very similar to M. sexta serpin-2, was identified, and the corresponding full-length cDNA sequence was determined. This silkworm homolog of serpin-2 is 57% identical to M. sexta serpin-2. Recombinant M. sexta serpin-2 was used as an antigen to generate a rabbit polyclonal antiserum. This antiserum recognized a 43 kDa protein present in hemocytes but absent from plasma. Western and Northern blot results revealed that serpin-2 gene expression increased dramatically after larvae were injected with bacteria. In situ hybridization showed that the serpin-2 mRNA is present in granular hemocytes of immune-stimulated larvae. Serpin-2 purified from hemocytes obtained 24 h after injection of larvae with bacteria lacked inhibitory activity for all proteinases tested except for human cathepsin G. The intracellular location of serpin-2 suggests a function for serpin-2 different from the plasma serpin-1 proteins.
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- H Gan
- Department of Biochemistry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
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Cherqui A, Cruz N, Simões N. Purification and characterization of two serine protease inhibitors from the hemolymph of Mythimna unipuncta. INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2001; 31:761-769. [PMID: 11378411 DOI: 10.1016/s0965-1748(00)00172-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Two serine protease inhibitors, trypsin inhibitor and alpha-chymotrypsin inhibitor, were isolated from the hemolymph of Mythimna unipuncta. Mythimna trypsin and alpha-chymotrypsin inhibitors were purified by gel filtration and anion-exchange chromatography. They displayed molecular masses of 52 kDa and 43 kDa, respectively, as determined by electrophoresis under reducing and non-reducing conditions on denaturing polyacrylamide gels. Their isoelectric points were evaluated by isoelectric focusing and two-dimensional electrophoresis. Their N-terminal sequences have been analyzed as APSDTTIAETLTITEEFFPD and FDESFGFQGPSTYEKTPLGEP, respectively. The role of these inhibitors in the regulation of the defense reaction of the insect is discussed.
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- A Cherqui
- Departamento da Biologia, Universidade dos Açores, Rua Mãe Deus, 9500 Ponta Delgada, Portugal.
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Shirai K, Fujii H, Doira H, Iwamoto H. Synthesis and resorption of a humoral chymotrypsin inhibitor, CI-8, by fat body of the silkworm, Bombyx mori. INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2000; 30:363-368. [PMID: 10745159 DOI: 10.1016/s0965-1748(00)00003-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The Bombyx mori hemolymph contains up to 16 chymotrypsin inhibitors (CIs). The present in vitro culture of tissues in Grace's medium indicated that CI-8, which belongs to the largest molecular-size group of CIs with sugar moiety, is synthesized in the fat body and secreted from it during the feeding period. When the fat body from other strain which synthesizes an allelic component (CI-7) instead of CI-8 was incubated in vitro in hemolymph from the strain which has CI-8, the fat body was found to receive CI-8. Thus it was concluded that CI-8, once secreted into the hemolymph, was again sequestered into the fat body after the onset of spinning. Protein granules isolated from the pupal fat body were shown to contain CI-8, indicating that the sequestered CI-8 is present in the protein granules.
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- K Shirai
- Institute of Genetic Resources, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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Kanost MR, Jiang H. Serpins from an insect, Manduca sexta. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 1998; 425:155-61. [PMID: 9433498 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-5391-5_15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- M R Kanost
- Department of Biochemistry, Kansas State University, Manhattan 66506, USA
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Jiang H, Mulnix AB, Kanost MR. Expression and characterization of recombinant Manduca sexta serpin-1B and site-directed mutants that change its inhibitory selectivity. INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 1995; 25:1093-1100. [PMID: 8580909 DOI: 10.1016/0965-1748(95)00042-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Hemolymph of Manduca sexta contains a number of serine proteinase inhibitors from the serpin superfamily. During formation of a stable complex between a serpin and a serine proteinase, the enzyme cleaves a specific peptide bond in an exposed loop (the reactive-site region) at the surface of the serpin. The amino acid residue on the amino-terminal side of this scissile bond, the P1 residue, is important in defining the selectivity of a serpin for inhibiting different types of serine proteinases. M. sexta serpin-1B, with alanine at the position predicted from sequence alignments to be the P1 residue, was previously named alaserpin. This alanyl residue was changed by site-directed mutagenesis to lysine (A343K) and phenylalanine (A343F). The serpin-1B cDNA and its mutants were inserted into an expression vector, H6pQE-60, and the serpin proteins were expressed in Escherichia coli. Affinity-purified recombinant serpins selectively inhibited mammalian serine proteinases: serpin-1B inhibited elastase; serpin-1B(A343K) inhibited trypsin, plasmin, and thrombin; serpin-1B(A343F) inhibited chymotrypsin as well as trypsin. All three serpins inhibited human cathepsin G. This insect serpin and its site-directed mutants associated with mammalian serine proteinases at rates similar to those reported for mammalian serpins. Serpin-1B and its mutants formed SDS-stable complexes with the enzymes they inhibited. The scissile bond was determined to be between residues 343 and 344 in wild-type serpin-1B and in serpin-1B with mutations at residue 343. These results demonstrate that the P1 alanine residue defines the primary selectivity of serpin-1B for elastase-like enzymes, and that this selectivity can be altered by mutations at this position.
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- H Jiang
- Department of Biochemistry, Kansas State University, Manhattan 66506, USA
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Kanost MR, Prasad SV, Huang Y, Willott E. Regulation of serpin gene-1 in Manduca sexta. INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 1995; 25:285-291. [PMID: 7711756 DOI: 10.1016/0965-1748(94)00067-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Hemolymph of Manduca sexta contains proteins from the serpin superfamily, which are inhibitors of serine proteinases. We have used probes specific for M. sexta serpin gene-1 mRNA and protein to study the expression and hormonal regulation of this gene. Serpin gene-1 is expressed at a high level in larval fat body and at a lower abundance in hemocytes, where serpin protein is localized in the granules of granular cells. Serpin gene-1 mRNA is abundant in the fat body of feeding fourth and fifth instar larvae, but disappears abruptly at molts and at the wandering stage. The concentration of serpin proteins in hemolymph during development is correlated with the abundance of serpin mRNA in fat body. Results of in vivo and in vitro experiments indicate that 20-hydroxyecdysone has a role in negative regulation of serpin gene-1.
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- M R Kanost
- Department of Biochemistry, Kansas State University, Manhattan 66506
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Johansson MW, Keyser P, Söderhäll K. Purification and cDNA cloning of a four-domain Kazal proteinase inhibitor from crayfish blood cells. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 1994; 223:389-94. [PMID: 8055907 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1994.tb19005.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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A cDNA with an open reading frame of 684 base pairs was isolated from a library from blood cells of the crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus. It codes for a signal sequence and a mature protein of 209 amino acids with a predicted molecular mass of 22.7 kDa. The amino acid sequence consists of four repeated stretches (45-73% identical to each other), indicating that the protein has four domains. The domains have significant sequence similarity to serine proteinase inhibitors of the Kazal family. The three first domains have a leucine residue in the putative reactive site, suggesting that the protein is a chymotrypsin inhibitor. A monomeric 23-kDa proteinase inhibitor, which by amino terminal sequencing of the mature protein was confirmed to be the cloned Kazal inhibitor, was purified from crayfish blood cells. It inhibited chymotrypsin or subtilisin, but not trypsin, elastase or thrombin. The inhibitor seemed to form a 1:1 complex with chymotrypsin or subtilisin. This protein seems to be the first described Kazal inhibitor from blood cells of any animal and the first one with four domains.
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- M W Johansson
- Department of Physiological Botany, University of Uppsala, Sweden
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Jiang H, Wang Y, Kanost M. Mutually exclusive exon use and reactive center diversity in insect serpins. J Biol Chem 1994. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(17)42311-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Eguchi M. Protein protease inhibitors in insects and comparison with mammalian inhibitors. COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY. B, COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY 1993; 105:449-56. [PMID: 8365101 DOI: 10.1016/0305-0491(93)90073-e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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1. Studies on insect protein protease inhibitors are summarized. Biochemical, genetic and physiological investigations of the silkworm are performed. 2. In addition, the properties and characteristics of fungal protease inhibitors from the silkworm (Bombyx mori) are described and their importance as defensive functions is emphasized. 3. This review also concerns comparative and evolutionary studies of protease inhibitors from various sources. 4. The biological significance of inhibitors is discussed in view of the extensive experimental results.
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- M Eguchi
- Department of Applied Biology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan
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Beckage NE, Kanost MR. Effects of parasitism by the braconid wasp Cotesia congregata on host hemolymph proteins of the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta. INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 1993; 23:643-653. [PMID: 8353522 DOI: 10.1016/0965-1748(93)90038-t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Parasitism by the braconid wasp Cotesia congregata causes major alterations in the hemolymph proteins of host tobacco hornworm larvae. Earlier studies showed that the total amount of hemolymph protein is reduced during parasitism, beginning almost immediately after the host is parasitized. Simultaneously, parasitism induces synthesis of large amounts of novel proteins that appear in the blood as early as 1-2 h post-parasitization. The present report confirms earlier studies describing the presence of novel proteins in last instar hosts, and also characterizes the effects of parasitism in altering the titers of several endogenous host hemolymph proteins normally produced by the fat body and other tissues. Analysis of hemolymph plasma using SDS-PAGE and densitometry, as well as immunodiffusion assays, showed that in terminal stage fifth instar host larvae, the titers of serpins and arylphorin were dramatically reduced relative to the levels of these proteins detected in nonparasitized gate II fifth instar larvae of the same age. The relative differences between parasitized and nonparasitized larvae increased with time following ecdysis to the fifth instar, so that the day 4 nonparasitized larvae had arylphorin titers of c. 30 mg/ml, whereas parasitized day 4 larvae with newly emerged wasps had only one sixth that amount of storage protein circulating in the hemolymph. Similarly, in nonparasitized larvae the hemolymph serpin concentration increased from c. 200 micrograms/ml (on day 0) to > 600 micrograms/ml (on day 4) in prewandering gate II larvae, but in parasitized larvae the hemolymph serpin concentration was maintained in the range of 100-200 micrograms per ml hemolymph until the pharate third instar parasites emerged from the host larva on day 4. In contrast, the level of hemolymph lipophorin was unaffected by parasitism, and lipophorin increased from c. 1.3 to > 3 mg/ml during the time interval between days 0 and 4 in both nonparasitized and parasitized larvae. Hemolymph titers of insecticyanin also were not significantly different in parasitized vs nonparasitized larvae, and in both types of larvae the concentration of this pigment decreased by c. 50% during the same time interval when lipophorin was increased significantly. Instead of causing a generalized inhibition of host hemolymph protein synthesis, parasitism causes a complex array of changes in the hemolymph protein profile of Manduca sexta, possibly via the mediation of hormonal modulators of host protein synthesis, or transcriptional or translational regulation of host gene expression by factors associated with the polydnavirus or molecules secreted by the parasites.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
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- N E Beckage
- Department of Entomology, University of California-Riverside, CA 92521-0314
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Polanowski A, Wilusz T, Blum MS, Escoubas P, Schmidt JO, Travis J. Serine proteinase inhibitor profiles in the hemolymph of a wide range of insect species. COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY. B, COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY 1992; 102:757-60. [PMID: 1395509 DOI: 10.1016/0305-0491(92)90075-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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1. The inhibition of trypsin, chymotrypsin, neutrophil elastase and cathepsin G, and pancreatic elastase by the hemolymph of 14 insect species in six orders has been investigated. 2. All samples showed great diversity in terms of both total proteinase inhibitory capacity and specificity. 3. The highest total inhibitory capacity was found in the larval hemolymph of species in the beetle family Tenebrionidae and the lowest in that of an adult coreid bug, Acanthocephala femorata.
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- A Polanowski
- Institute of Biochemistry, Wroclaw University, Poland
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Isolation and identification of paralytic peptides from hemolymph of the lepidopteran insects Manduca sexta, Spodoptera exigua, and Heliothis virescens. J Biol Chem 1991. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)98775-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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