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Katak RDM, Cintra AM, Burini BC, Marinotti O, Souza-Neto JA, Rocha EM. Biotechnological Potential of Microorganisms for Mosquito Population Control and Reduction in Vector Competence. INSECTS 2023; 14:718. [PMID: 37754686 PMCID: PMC10532289 DOI: 10.3390/insects14090718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2023] [Revised: 08/11/2023] [Accepted: 08/19/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023]
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Mosquitoes transmit pathogens that cause human diseases such as malaria, dengue fever, chikungunya, yellow fever, Zika fever, and filariasis. Biotechnological approaches using microorganisms have a significant potential to control mosquito populations and reduce their vector competence, making them alternatives to synthetic insecticides. Ongoing research has identified many microorganisms that can be used effectively to control mosquito populations and disease transmission. However, the successful implementation of these newly proposed approaches requires a thorough understanding of the multipronged microorganism-mosquito-pathogen-environment interactions. Although much has been achieved in discovering new entomopathogenic microorganisms, antipathogen compounds, and their mechanisms of action, only a few have been turned into viable products for mosquito control. There is a discrepancy between the number of microorganisms with the potential for the development of new insecticides and/or antipathogen products and the actual available products, highlighting the need for investments in the intersection of basic research and biotechnology.
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- Ricardo de Melo Katak
- Malaria and Dengue Laboratory, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia-INPA, Manaus 69060-001, AM, Brazil;
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- Multiuser Central Laboratory, Department of Bioprocesses and Biotechnology, School of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu 18610-034, SP, Brazil; (A.M.C.); (J.A.S.-N.)
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- Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida, Vero Beach, FL 32962, USA;
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA;
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- Multiuser Central Laboratory, Department of Bioprocesses and Biotechnology, School of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu 18610-034, SP, Brazil; (A.M.C.); (J.A.S.-N.)
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- Multiuser Central Laboratory, Department of Bioprocesses and Biotechnology, School of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu 18610-034, SP, Brazil; (A.M.C.); (J.A.S.-N.)
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The Cry48Aa N-terminal Domain is Responsible for Cry48Aa–Cry49Aa Interaction in Lysinibacillus sphaericus Toxin. Curr Microbiol 2020; 77:1217-1222. [DOI: 10.1007/s00284-020-01907-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2019] [Accepted: 01/29/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Kotha S, Todeti S. Synthesis of C 3-symmetric star-shaped molecules containing α-amino acids and dipeptides via Negishi coupling as a key step. Beilstein J Org Chem 2019; 15:371-377. [PMID: 30800186 PMCID: PMC6369998 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.15.33] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2018] [Accepted: 01/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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We demonstrate a new synthetic strategy toward star-shaped C3-symmetric molecules containing α-amino acid (AAA) derivatives and dipeptides. In this regard, trimerization and Negishi cross-coupling reactions are used as the key steps starting from readily available 4’-iodoacetophenone and L-serine. These C3-symmetric molecules containing AAA moieties are useful to design new ligands suitable for asymmetric synthesis and peptide dendrimers.
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- Sambasivarao Kotha
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay, Powai, Mumbai-400076, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay, Powai, Mumbai-400076, India
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Kotha S, Todeti S, Gopal MB, Datta A. Synthesis and Photophysical Properties of C 3-Symmetric Star-Shaped Molecules Containing Heterocycles Such as Furan, Thiophene, and Oxazole. ACS OMEGA 2017; 2:6291-6297. [PMID: 31457237 PMCID: PMC6645079 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.7b00941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2017] [Accepted: 08/30/2017] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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We report simple strategies to synthesize star-shaped molecules containing different heterocycles integrated with a number of variations. Here, cyclotrimerization, Vilsmeier-Haack reaction, Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling, and Van Leusen oxazole synthesis have been used as key steps to introduce diverse five-membered heterocycles such as furan, thiophene, and oxazole. More importantly, readily available starting materials such as thiophene, 2-formyl furan, and 2-acetyl furan were utilized. Also, the fluorescent behavior of these π-conjugated systems was studied. C 3-Symmetric molecules containing furan moieties show a stronger fluorescence than thiophene-containing star-shaped compounds.
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Fu P, Xiang X, Ge Y, Yuan Z, Hu X. Differential expression of duplicated binary toxin genesbinA/binBinLysinibacillus sphaericusC3-41. Lett Appl Microbiol 2017; 65:90-97. [DOI: 10.1111/lam.12752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2017] [Revised: 04/25/2017] [Accepted: 04/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- P. Fu
- Wuhan Institute of Virology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Wuhan China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing China
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- Wuhan Institute of Virology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Wuhan China
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- Wuhan Institute of Virology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Wuhan China
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- Wuhan Institute of Virology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Wuhan China
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- Wuhan Institute of Virology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Wuhan China
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Luo W, Liu C, Zhang R, He J, Han B. Anticancer Activity of Binary Toxins from Lysinibacillus sphaericus IAB872 against Human Lung Cancer Cell Line A549. Nat Prod Commun 2014. [DOI: 10.1177/1934578x1400900131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The inhibitory effect of binary toxic (Bin) protein produced by Lysinibacillus sphaericus IAB872 on cell proliferation of human lung, liver, stomach and cervical tumor cell lines was assessed using MTT assay. The effect of Bin protein on A549 cell proliferation, apoptosis, cell cycle, migration and invasion were examined by MTT assay, Western blotting, Immunocytochemical staining, flow cytometry assay and wound-healing assay. Results showed that Bin protein inhibits proliferation of a range of human cancer cells in vitro. The anti-proliferative effect of Bin is associated with cell apoptosis as a result of an increased ratio of cellular Bax/bcl-2, up-regulated CyclinB1and down-regulated Cdc25c expression, and its anti-proliferative action was associated with cell cycle arrest in the G2/M-phase. Bin protein could promote apoptosis and inhibit motility and invasion of A549 cancer cells. The anti-proliferative effect of Bin protein was associated with the induction of apoptotic cell death and cell cycle disruption. These results show that Bin protein has the potential to be developed as a chemotherapeutic agent by induction of human tumor cell apoptosis.
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- Wenjuan Luo
- School of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, China
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- School of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, China
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- School of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, China
- Nutrition and Food Safety Engineering Research Center of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an, 710061, China
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- Central affiliated hospital of medical college of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, China
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- School of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, China
- Nutrition and Food Safety Engineering Research Center of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an, 710061, China
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Wu Y, Hu X, Ge Y, Zheng D, Yuan Z. Generation of mariner-based transposon insertion mutant library of Bacillus sphaericus 2297 and investigation of genes involved in sporulation and mosquito-larvicidal crystal protein synthesis. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2012; 330:105-12. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2012.02539.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2012] [Revised: 03/01/2012] [Accepted: 03/01/2012] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology; Wuhan Institute of Virology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Wuhan; China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology; Wuhan Institute of Virology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Wuhan; China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology; Wuhan Institute of Virology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Wuhan; China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology; Wuhan Institute of Virology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Wuhan; China
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Berry C. The bacterium, Lysinibacillus sphaericus, as an insect pathogen. J Invertebr Pathol 2011; 109:1-10. [PMID: 22137877 DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2011.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2011] [Accepted: 10/12/2011] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Since the first bacteria with insecticidal activity against mosquito larvae were reported in the 1960s, many have been described, with the most potent being isolates of Bacillus thuringiensis or Lysinibacillus sphaericus (formerly and best known as Bacillus sphaericus). Given environmental concerns over the use of broad spectrum synthetic chemical insecticides and the evolution of resistance to these, industry placed emphasis on the development of bacteria as alternative control agents. To date, numerous commercial formulations of B. thuringiensis subsp. israelensis (Bti) are available in many countries for control of nuisance and vector mosquitoes. Within the past few years, commercial formulations of L. sphaericus (Ls) have become available. Because Bti has been in use for more than 30 years, its properties are well know, more so than those of Ls. Thus, the purpose of this review is to summarise the most critical aspects of Ls and the various proteins that account for its insecticidal properties, especially the mosquitocidal activity of the most common isolates studied. Data are reviewed for the binary toxin, which accounts for the activity of sporulated cells, as well as for other toxins produced during vegetative growth, including sphaericolysin (active against cockroaches and caterpillars) and the different mosquitocidal Mtx and Cry toxins. Future studies of these could well lead to novel potent and environmentally compatible insecticidal products for controlling a range of insect pests and vectors of disease.
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- Colin Berry
- Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, UK.
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Production of mosquitocidal Bacillus sphaericus by solid state fermentation using agricultural wastes. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/s11274-009-0154-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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El-Bendary MA, Moharam ME, Foda M. Efficient mosquitocidal toxin production by Bacillus sphaericus using cheese whey permeate under both submerged and solid state fermentations. J Invertebr Pathol 2008; 98:46-53. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2007.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2007] [Revised: 11/25/2007] [Accepted: 12/17/2007] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Nishiwaki H, Nakashima K, Ishida C, Kawamura T, Matsuda K. Cloning, functional characterization, and mode of action of a novel insecticidal pore-forming toxin, sphaericolysin, produced by Bacillus sphaericus. Appl Environ Microbiol 2007; 73:3404-11. [PMID: 17400778 PMCID: PMC1907092 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00021-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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An insecticidal protein produced by Bacillus sphaericus A3-2 was purified to elucidate its structure and mode of action. The active principle purified from the culture broth of A3-2 was a protein with a molecular mass of 53 kDa that rapidly intoxicated German cockroaches (Blattela germanica) at a dose of about 100 ng when injected. The insecticidal protein sphaericolysin possessed the undecapeptide motif of cholesterol-dependent cytolysins and had a unique N-terminal sequence. The recombinant protein expressed in Escherichia coli was equally as potent as the native protein. Sphaericolysin-induced hemolysis resulted from the protein's pore-forming action. This activity as well as the insecticidal activity was markedly reduced by a Y159A mutation. Also, coapplication of sphaericolysin with cholesterol abolished the insecticidal action, suggesting that cholesterol binding plays an important role in insecticidal activity. Sphaericolysin-lysed neurons dissociated from the thoracic ganglia of the German cockroaches. In addition, sphaericolysin's activity in ganglia was suppressed by the Y159A mutation. The sphaericolysin-induced damage to the cockroach ganglia was greater than the damage to the ganglia of common cutworms (Spodoptera litura), which accounts, at least in part, for the higher sensitivity to sphaericolysin displayed by the cockroaches than that displayed by cutworms.
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- Hisashi Nishiwaki
- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, School of Agriculture, Kinki University, 3327-204 Nakamachi, Nara 631-8505, Japan
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Bongiorni C, Stoessel R, Perego M. Negative regulation of Bacillus anthracis sporulation by the Spo0E family of phosphatases. J Bacteriol 2007; 189:2637-45. [PMID: 17259308 PMCID: PMC1855805 DOI: 10.1128/jb.01798-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The initiation of sporulation in Bacillus species is controlled by the phosphorelay signal transduction system. Multiple regulatory elements act on the phosphorelay to modulate the level of protein phosphorylation in response to cellular, environmental, and metabolic signals. In Bacillus anthracis nine possible histidine sensor kinases can positively activate the system, while two response regulator aspartyl phosphate phosphatases of the Rap family negatively impact the pathway by dephosphorylating the Spo0F intermediate response regulator. In this study, we have characterized the B. anthracis members of the Spo0E family of phosphatases that specifically dephosphorylate the Spo0A response regulator of the phosphorelay and master regulator of sporulation. The products of four genes were able to promote the dephosphorylation of Spo0A approximately P in vitro. The overexpression of two of these B. anthracis Spo0E-like proteins from a multicopy vector consistently resulted in a sporulation-deficient phenotype. A third gene was found to be not transcribed in vivo. A fourth gene encoded a prematurely truncated protein due to a base pair deletion that nevertheless was subject to translational frameshift repair in an Escherichia coli protein expression system. A fifth Spo0E-like protein has been structurally and functionally characterized as a phosphatase of Spo0A approximately P by R. N. Grenha et al. (J. Biol. Chem. 281:37993-38003, 2006). We propose that these proteins may contribute to maintain B. anthracis in the transition phase of growth during an active infection and therefore contribute to the virulence of this organism.
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- Cristina Bongiorni
- Division of Cellular Biology, Mail Code MEM-116, Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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