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Jangra S, Potts J, Ghosh A, Seal DR. Genome editing: a novel approach to manage insect vectors of plant viruses. INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2024:104189. [PMID: 39341259 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2024.104189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2024] [Revised: 09/10/2024] [Accepted: 09/22/2024] [Indexed: 09/30/2024]
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Insect vectors significantly threaten global agriculture by transmitting numerous viruses. Various measures, from conventional insecticides to genetic engineering, are used to mitigate this threat. However, none provide complete resistance. Therefore, researchers are looking for novel control options. In recent years with the advancements in genomic technologies, genomes and transcriptomes of various insect vectors have been generated. However, the lack of knowledge about gene function hinders the development of novel strategies to restrict virus spread. RNA interference (RNAi) is widely used to elucidate gene functions, but its variable efficacy hampers its use in insect vectors. Genome editing has the potential to overcome these challenges and has been extensively used in various insect pest species. This review summarizes the progress and potential of genome editing in plant virus vectors and its application as a functional genomic tool to elucidate virus-vector interactions. We also discuss the major challenges associated with editing insect vectors.
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- Sumit Jangra
- UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center, Homestead, Florida-33031, USA.
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- UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center, Homestead, Florida-33031, USA
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- Advanced Centre for Plant Virology, Division of Plant Pathology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110012, India.
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- UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center, Homestead, Florida-33031, USA
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Li L, Pang X, Wang C, Yang Y, Wu Y. piggyBac-based transgenic Helicoverpa armigera expressing the T92C allele of the tetraspanin gene HaTSPAN1 confers dominant resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis toxin Cry1Ac. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2024; 204:106096. [PMID: 39277420 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2024.106096] [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: 07/18/2024] [Revised: 08/15/2024] [Accepted: 08/18/2024] [Indexed: 09/17/2024]
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Transgenic crops producing insecticidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) have revolutionized pest control. However, the evolution of resistance by target pests poses a significant threat to the long-term success of Bt crops. Understanding the genetics and mechanisms underlying Bt resistance is crucial for developing resistance detection methods and management tactics. The T92C mutation in a tetraspanin gene (HaTSPAN1), resulting in the L31S substitution, is associated with dominant resistance to Cry1Ac in a major pest, Helicoverpa armigera. Previous studies using CRISPR/Cas9 technique have demonstrated that knockin of the HaTSPAN1 T92C mutation confers a 125-fold resistance to Cry1Ac in the susceptible SCD strain of H. armigera. In this study, we employed the piggyBac transposon system to create two transgenic H. armigera strains based on SCD: one expressing the wild-type HaTSPAN1 gene (SCD-TSPANwt) and another expressing the T92C mutant form of HaTSPAN1 (SCD-TSPANmt). The SCD-TSPANmt strain exhibited an 82-fold resistance to Cry1Ac compared to the recipient SCD strain, while the SCD-TSPANwt strain remained susceptible. The Cry1Ac resistance followed an autosomal dominant inheritance mode and was genetically linked with the transgene locus in the SCD-TSPANmt strain of H. armigera. Our results further confirm the causal association between the T92C mutation of HaTSPAN1 and dominant resistance to Cry1Ac in H. armigera. Additionally, they suggest that the piggyBac-mediated transformation system we used in H. armigera is promising for functional investigations of candidate Bt resistance genes from other lepidopteran pests.
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- Lin Li
- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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Cai Y, Hou B, Fabrick JA, Yang Y, Wu Y. The role of aquaporins in osmotic cell lysis induced by Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ac toxin in Helicoverpa armigera. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2024; 204:106068. [PMID: 39277415 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2024.106068] [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: 06/16/2024] [Revised: 07/30/2024] [Accepted: 07/31/2024] [Indexed: 09/17/2024]
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The insecticidal crystalline (Cry) and vegetative insecticidal (Vip) proteins derived from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) are used globally to manage insect pests, including the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera, one of the world's most damaging agricultural pests. Cry proteins bind to the ATP-binding cassette transporter C2 (ABCC2) receptor on the membrane surface of larval midgut cells, resulting in Cry toxin pores, and ultimately leading to cell swelling and/or lysis. Insect aquaporin (AQP) proteins within the membranes of larval midgut cells are proposed to allow the rapid influx of water into enterocytes following the osmotic imbalance triggered by the formation of Cry toxin pores. Here, we examined the involvement of H. armigera AQPs in Cry1Ac-induced osmotic cell swelling. We identified and characterized eight H. armigera AQPs and demonstrated that five are functional water channel proteins. Three of these (HaDrip1, HaPrip, and HaEglp1) were found to be expressed in the larval midgut. Xenopus laevis oocytes co-expressing the known Cry1Ac receptor HaABCC2 and each of the three HaAQPs displayed abnormal morphology and were lysed following exposure to Cry1Ac, suggesting a rapid influx of water was induced after Cry1Ac pore formation. In contrast, oocytes producing either HaABCC2 or HaAQP alone failed to swell or lyse after treatment with Cry1Ac, implying that both Cry1Ac pore formation and HaAQP function are needed for osmotic cell swelling. However, CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knockout of any one of the three HaAQP genes failed to cause significant changes in susceptibility to the Bt toxins Cry1Ac, Cry2Ab, or Vip3Aa. Our findings suggest that the multiple HaAQPs produced in larval midgut cells compensate for each other in allowing for the rapid influx of water in H. armigera midgut cells following Cry toxin pore formation, and that mutations affecting a single HaAQP are unlikely to confer resistance to Bt proteins.
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- Yanjun Cai
- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- USDA ARS, U.S. Arid Land Agricultural Research Center, Maricopa, AZ 85138, USA
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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Ruan J, Yang Y, Carrière Y, Wu Y. Development of resistance monitoring for Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) resistance to pyramided Bt cotton in China. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 2024:toae194. [PMID: 39186571 DOI: 10.1093/jee/toae194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2024] [Revised: 07/26/2024] [Accepted: 08/09/2024] [Indexed: 08/28/2024]
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The cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), is a significant cotton pest worldwide. Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton producing Cry1Ac has been used since 1997 for the control of this pest in China and a significant increase in H. armigera resistance to Cry1Ac has occurred in northern China. To mitigate resistance evolution, it is necessary to develop and plant pyramided 2- and 3-toxin Bt cotton to replace Cry1Ac cotton. For sustainable use of pyramided Bt cotton, we used diet overlay bioassays to measure the baseline susceptibility of H. armigera to Cry2Ab in 33 populations collected in 2017, 2018, and 2021 in 12 locations from major cotton-producing areas of China. The lethal concentration killing 50% (LC50) or 99% (LC99) of individuals from the populations ranged from 0.030 to 0.138 µg/cm2 and 0.365 to 2.964 µg/cm2, respectively. The ratio of the LC50 for the most resistant and susceptible population was 4.6, indicating moderate among-population variability in resistance. The susceptibility of H. armigera to Cry2Ab did not vary significantly over years. A diagnostic concentration of 2 µg/cm2 was calculated as twice the LC99 from an analysis of pooled data for the field-collected populations. This concentration discriminated well between susceptible and resistant individuals, as it killed all larvae from a susceptible laboratory strain and 0%, 0%, and 23% of larvae from 3 laboratory strains with > 100-fold resistance to Cry2Ab. These baseline susceptibility data and diagnostic concentration for Cry2Ab will be useful for monitoring the evolution of H. armigera resistance to pyramided Bt cotton in China.
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- Jianqiu Ruan
- Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Department of Entomology, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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Kumari R, Saha T, Kumar P, Singh AK. CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing technique to control fall armyworm ( Spodoptera frugiperda) in crop plants with special reference to maize. PHYSIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANTS : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2024; 30:1161-1173. [PMID: 39100879 PMCID: PMC11291824 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-024-01486-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2024] [Revised: 06/29/2024] [Accepted: 07/04/2024] [Indexed: 08/06/2024]
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Fall Armyworm imposes a major risk to agricultural losses. Insecticides have historically been used to manage its infestations, but it eventually becomes resistant to them. To combat the pest, a more recent strategy based on the use of transgenic maize that expresses Bt proteins such as Cry1F from the bacteria has been used. Nonetheless, there have been numerous reports of Cry1F maize resistance in FAW populations. Nowadays, the more effective and less time-consuming genome editing method known as CRISPR/Cas9 technology has gradually supplanted these various breeding techniques. This method successfully edits the genomes of various insects, including Spodoptera frugiperda. On the other hand, this new technique can change an insect's DNA to overcome its tolerance to specific insecticides or to generate a gene drive. The production of plant cultivars resistant to fall armyworms holds great potential for the sustainable management of this pest, given the swift advancement of CRISPR/Cas9 technology and its varied uses. Thus, this review article discussed and critically assessed the use of CRISPR/Cas9 genome-editing technology in long-term fall armyworm pest management. However, this review study focuses primarily on the mechanism of the CRISPR-Cas9 system in both crop plants and insects for FAW management.
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- Rima Kumari
- Division of Plant Biotechnology, College of Agricultural Biotechnology, Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bihar 813210 India
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- Department of Entomology, Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bihar 813210 India
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering, Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bihar 813210 India
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- Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, 813210 Bihar India
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Wang B, Zhang Y, Wei Y, Liao M, Cao H, Gao Q. Functional analysis of three odorant receptors in Plutella xylostella response to repellent activity of 2,3-dimethyl-6-(1-hydroxy)-pyrazine. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2024; 201:105856. [PMID: 38685238 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2024.105856] [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: 02/03/2024] [Revised: 02/26/2024] [Accepted: 03/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024]
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Plutella xylostella is an important pest showing resistance to various chemical pesticides, development of botanical pesticides is an effective strategy to resolve above problem and decrease utilization of chemical pesticides. Previous study showed that 2,3-dimethyl-6-(1-hydroxy)-pyrazine has significant repellent activity to P. xylostella adult which mainly effect to the olfactory system, however the molecular targets and mechanism are still unclear. Based on the RNA-Seq and RT-qPCR data, eight ORs (Odorant receptor) in P. xylostella were selected as candidate targets response to repellent activity of 2,3-dimethyl-6-(1-hydroxy)-pyrazine. Here, most of the ORs in P. xylostella were clustered into three branches, which showed similar functions such as recognition, feeding, and oviposition. PxylOR29, PxylOR31, and PxylOR46 were identified as the potential molecular targets based on the results of repellent activity and EAG response tests to the adults which have been injected with dsRNA, respectively. Additionally, the three ORs were higher expressed in antenna of P. xylostella, followed by those in the head segment. Furthermore, it was found that the bindings between these three ORs and 2,3-dimethyl-6-(1-hydroxy)-pyrazine mainly depend on the hydrophobic effect of active cavities, and the binding to PxylOR31 was more stabler and easier with an energy of -16.34 kcal/mol, together with the π-π T-shaped interaction at PHE195 site. These findings pave the way for the complete understanding of pyrazine repellent mechanisms.
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- Buguo Wang
- Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Quality and Biosafety (Ministry of Education), Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; Anhui Province Engineering Laboratory for Green Pesticide Development and Application, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Quality and Biosafety (Ministry of Education), Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; Anhui Province Engineering Laboratory for Green Pesticide Development and Application, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Quality and Biosafety (Ministry of Education), Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; Anhui Province Engineering Laboratory for Green Pesticide Development and Application, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Quality and Biosafety (Ministry of Education), Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; Anhui Province Engineering Laboratory for Green Pesticide Development and Application, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Quality and Biosafety (Ministry of Education), Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; Anhui Province Engineering Laboratory for Green Pesticide Development and Application, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Quality and Biosafety (Ministry of Education), Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; Anhui Province Engineering Laboratory for Green Pesticide Development and Application, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China.
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Zhao Y, Li P, Yao X, Li Y, Tian Y, Xie G, Deng Z, Xu S, Wei J, Li X, An S. V-ATPase E mediates Cry2Ab binding and toxicity in Helicoverpa armigera. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2024; 198:105744. [PMID: 38225087 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2023.105744] [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: 09/10/2023] [Revised: 11/28/2023] [Accepted: 12/09/2023] [Indexed: 01/17/2024]
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Cry2Ab is one of the important alternative Bt proteins that can be used to manage insect pests resistant to Cry1A toxins and to expand the insecticidal spectrum of pyramided Bt crops. Previous studies have showed that vacuolar H+-ATPase subunits A and B (V-ATPase A and B) may be involved in Bt insecticidal activities. The present study investigated the role of V-ATPases subunit E in the toxicity of Cry2Ab in Helicoverpa amigera. RT-PCR analysis revealed that oral exposure of H. amigera larvae to Cry2Ab led to a significant reduction in the expression of H. armigera V-ATPase E (HaV-ATPase E). Ligand blot, homologous and heterologous competition experiments confirmed that HaV-ATPases E physically and specifically bound to activated Cry2Ab toxin. Heterologous expressing of HaV-ATPase E in Sf9 cells made the cell line more susceptible to Cry2Ab, whereas knockdown of the endogenous V-ATPase E in H. zea midgut cells decreased Cry2Ab's cytotoxicity against this cell line. Further in vivo bioassay showed that H. armigera larvae fed a diet overlaid with both Cry2Ab and E. coli-expressed HaV-ATPase E protein suffered significantly higher mortality than those fed Cry2Ab alone. These results support that V-ATPases E is a putative receptor of Cry2Ab and can be used to improve Cry2Ab toxicity and manage Cry2Ab resistance at least in H. armigera.
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- Yuge Zhao
- College of Life Sciences, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China; State key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science/College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- State key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science/College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- State key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science/College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- State key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science/College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- State key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science/College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- State key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science/College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China.
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- State key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science/College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China.
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- Department of Entomology and BIO5 Institute, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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- State key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science/College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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Gan C, Zhang Z, Jin Z, Wang F, Fabrick JA, Wu Y. Helicoverpa armigera ATP-binding cassette transporter ABCA2 is a functional receptor of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry2Ab toxin. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2023; 197:105658. [PMID: 38072533 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2023.105658] [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: 08/05/2023] [Revised: 10/17/2023] [Accepted: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023]
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Crystalline (Cry) proteins from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) are widely used in transgenic crops to control important insect pests. Bt crops have many benefits compared with traditional broad-spectrum insecticides, including improved pest control with reduced negative impacts on off-target organisms and fewer environmental consequences. Transgenic corn and cotton producing Cry2Ab Bt toxin are used globally to control several major lepidopteran pests, including the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera. Resistance to the Cry2Ab toxin and to Bt crops producing Cry2Ab is associated with mutations in the midgut ATP-binding cassette transporter ABCA2 gene in several lepidopterans. Gene-editing knockout has further shown that ABCA2 plays an important functional role in Cry2Ab intoxication. However, the precise role of ABCA2 in the mode of action of Cry2Ab has yet to be reported. Here, we used two in vitro expression systems to study the roles of the H. armigera ABCA2 (HaABCA2) protein in Cry2Ab intoxication. Cry2Ab bound to cultured Sf9 insect cells producing HaABCA2, resulting in specific and dose-dependent susceptibility to Cry2Ab. In contrast, Sf9 cells expressing recombinant mutant proteins missing at least one of the extracellular loop regions 1, 3, 4, and 6 or the intracellular loop containing nucleotide-binding domain 1 lost susceptibility to Cry2Ab, indicating these regions are important for receptor function. Consistent with these results, Xenopus laevis oocytes expressing recombinant HaABCA2 showed strong ion membrane flux in the presence of Cry2Ab, suggesting that HaABCA2 is involved in promoting pore formation during Cry2Ab intoxication. Together with previously published data, our results support HaABCA2 being an important receptor of Cry2Ab where it functions to promote intoxication in H. armigera.
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- Chunxia Gan
- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- USDA ARS, U.S. Arid Land Agricultural Research Center, Maricopa, AZ, USA
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China.
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Li L, Zuo Y, Shi Y, Yang Y, Wu Y. Overexpression of the F116V allele of CYP9A186 in transgenic Helicoverpa armigera confers high-level resistance to emamectin benzoate. INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2023; 163:104042. [PMID: 38030045 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2023.104042] [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: 09/18/2023] [Revised: 11/21/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
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Insect cytochrome P450s play important roles in the detoxification of xenobiotics and the metabolic resistance to insecticides. However, the approach for in vivo validation of the contribution of specific candidate P450s to resistance is still limited in most non-model insect species. Previous studies with heterologous expression and in vitro functional assays have confirmed that a natural substitution (F116V) in the substrate recognition site 1 (SRS1) of the CYP9A186 of Spodoptera exigua is a gain-of-function mutation, which results in detoxification capability of and thus high-level resistance to both emamectin benzoate (EB) and abamectin. In this study, we established an effective piggyBac-based transformation system in the serious agricultural pest Helicoverpa armigera and overexpressed in vivo a resistance P450 allele, CYP9A186-F116V, from another lepidopteran pest Spodoptera exigua. Bioassays showed that transgenic H. armigera larvae expressing CYP9A186-F116V obtained 358-fold and 38.6-fold resistance to EB and abamectin, respectively. In contrast, a transgenic line of Drosophila melanogaster overexpressing this P450 variant only confers ∼20-fold resistance to the two insecticides. This bias towards the resistance level revealed that closely related species might provide a more appropriate cellular environment for gene expression and subsequent toxicokinetics of insecticides. These results not only present an alternative method for in vivo functional characterization of P450s in H. armigera and other phylogenetically close species but also provide a valuable genetic engineering toolkit for the genetic manipulation of H. armigera.
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- Lin Li
- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; Institute of Pesticide Science, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China.
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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Pradhan SK, Karuppannasamy A, Sujatha PM, Nagaraja BC, Narayanappa AC, Chalapathi P, Dhawane Y, Bynakal S, Riegler M, Maligeppagol M, Ramasamy A. Embryonic microinjection of ribonucleoprotein complex (Cas9+sgRNA) of white gene in melon fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett) (Diptera: Tephritidae) produced white eye phenotype. ARCHIVES OF INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2023; 114:e22059. [PMID: 37844014 DOI: 10.1002/arch.22059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2023] [Revised: 09/06/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 10/18/2023]
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Melon fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett) is a major pest of cucurbitaceous crops, and causes substantial yield losses and economic costs. CRISPR/Cas9 is a rapid and effective site-specific genome editing tool for the generation of genetic changes that are stable and heritable. The CRISPR/Cas9 tool uses synthetically designed single guide RNA (sgRNA) that is complementary to the target gene and guides the Cas9 enzyme to perform nuclease activity by making double-strand breaks in the target DNA sequences. This tool can be effectively exploited to improve traits critical for the management of insect pests by targeting specific genes encoding these traits without the need of extensive genetic information. The white gene is an important gene responsible for the transport of body pigment precursor molecules. In this study, we produced effective mutagenesis of the white gene of Z. cucurbitae using the CRISPR/Cas9 tool with double sgRNA to target multiple sites of white to increase the efficiency in the generation of frame-shift mutations resulting in the white eye phenotype in adults. This was achieved through embryonic microinjection of the ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complex in the pre-blastoderm embryo stage 1 h after embryo laying. Our success with the production of a white eye mutant fly by CRISPR/Cas9 mutagenesis is important for the research on gene function and protein-level modifications in melon fly and forms the basis for the development of new genetic control strategies such as precision guided sterile insect technique (pgSIT) for this pest of economic significance.
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- Sanjay Kumar Pradhan
- Division of Basic Sciences, ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru, India
- Department of Agricultural Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru, India
- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
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- Division of Basic Sciences, ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru, India
- Department of Agricultural Entomology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India
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- Division of Basic Sciences, ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru, India
- Department of Plant Biotechnology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru, India
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- Division of Basic Sciences, ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru, India
- Department of Agricultural Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru, India
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- Division of Basic Sciences, ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru, India
- Department of Agricultural Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru, India
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- Division of Basic Sciences, ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru, India
- Department of Plant Biotechnology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru, India
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- Division of Basic Sciences, ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru, India
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- Department of Agricultural Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru, India
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- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
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- Division of Basic Sciences, ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru, India
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- Division of Basic Sciences, ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru, India
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Misra V, Mall AK, Pandey H, Srivastava S, Sharma A. Advancements and prospects of CRISPR/Cas9 technologies for abiotic and biotic stresses in sugar beet. Front Genet 2023; 14:1235855. [PMID: 38028586 PMCID: PMC10665535 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2023.1235855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Sugar beet is a crop with high sucrose content, known for sugar production and recently being considered as an emerging raw material for bioethanol production. This crop is also utilized as cattle feed, mainly when animal green fodder is scarce. Bioethanol and hydrogen gas production from this crop is an essential source of clean energy. Environmental stresses (abiotic/biotic) severely affect the productivity of this crop. Over the past few decades, the molecular mechanisms of biotic and abiotic stress responses in sugar beet have been investigated using next-generation sequencing, gene editing/silencing, and over-expression approaches. This information can be efficiently utilized through CRISPR/Cas 9 technology to mitigate the effects of abiotic and biotic stresses in sugar beet cultivation. This review highlights the potential use of CRISPR/Cas 9 technology for abiotic and biotic stress management in sugar beet. Beet genes known to be involved in response to alkaline, cold, and heavy metal stresses can be precisely modified via CRISPR/Cas 9 technology for enhancing sugar beet's resilience to abiotic stresses with minimal off-target effects. Similarly, CRISPR/Cas 9 technology can help generate insect-resistant sugar beet varieties by targeting susceptibility-related genes, whereas incorporating Cry1Ab and Cry1C genes may provide defense against lepidopteron insects. Overall, CRISPR/Cas 9 technology may help enhance sugar beet's adaptability to challenging environments, ensuring sustainable, high-yield production.
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- Varucha Misra
- ICAR-Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow, India
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- ICAR-Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow, India
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- ICAR-Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow, India
- Khalsa College, Amritsar, India
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- Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Arunachal University of Studies, Namsai, India
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Zhao ZQ, Zheng KY, Zhu YT, Lv JL, Su ZH, Zhang XY, Lai WQ, Li MW, Wu YC, Wang XY. Transcriptomic analysis of the fat body of resistant and susceptible silkworm strains, Bombyx mori (Lepidoptera), after oral treatment with fenpropathrin. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2023; 194:105485. [PMID: 37532315 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2023.105485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2023] [Revised: 05/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 08/04/2023]
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The widespread use of pyrethroid pesticides has brought serious economic losses in sericulture, but there is still no viable solution. The key to solving the problem is to improve silkworm resistance to pesticides, which depends on understanding the resistance mechanism of silkworms to pesticides. This study aimed to use transcriptomes to understand the underlying mechanism of silkworm resistance to fenpropathrin, which will provide a theoretical molecular reference for breeding pesticide-resistant silkworm varieties. In this study, the fat bodies of two strains with differential resistance after 12 h of fenpropathrin feeding were analyzed using RNA-Seq. After feeding fenpropathrin, 760 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were obtained in the p50(r) strain and 671 DEGs in the 8y strain. The DEGs involved in resistance to fenpropathrin were further identified by comparing the two strains, including 207 upregulated DEGs in p50(r) and 175 downregulated DEGs in 8y. Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analysis showed that these fenpropathrin-related DEGs are mainly enriched in the metabolism and transporter pathways. Moreover, 28 DEGs involved in the metabolic pathway and 18 in the transporter pathway were identified. Furthermore, organic cation transporter protein 6 (BmOCT6), a transporter pathway member, was crucial in enhancing the tolerance of BmN cells to fenpropathrin. Finally, the knockdown of the expression of the homologs of BmOCT6 in Glyphodes pyloalis (G. pyloalis) significantly decreased the resistant level of larvae to fenpropathrin. The findings showed that the metabolism and transporter pathways are associated with resistance to fenpropathrin in silkworm, and OCT6 is an effective and potential target not only for silkworm breeding but also for pest biocontrol.
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- Zi-Qin Zhao
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212100, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212100, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212100, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212100, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212100, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212100, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212100, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212100, Jiangsu, China; The Key Laboratory of Silkworm and Mulberry Genetic Improvement, Ministry of Agriculture, Sericultural Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Zhenjiang 212100, Jiangsu, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212100, Jiangsu, China; The Key Laboratory of Silkworm and Mulberry Genetic Improvement, Ministry of Agriculture, Sericultural Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Zhenjiang 212100, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212100, Jiangsu, China; The Key Laboratory of Silkworm and Mulberry Genetic Improvement, Ministry of Agriculture, Sericultural Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Zhenjiang 212100, Jiangsu, China.
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Naing ZL, Soe ET, Zhang C, Niu L, Tang J, Ding Z, Yu S, Lu J, Fang F, Liang G. Cadherin Is a Binding Protein but Not a Functional Receptor of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry2Ab in Helicoverpa armigera. Appl Environ Microbiol 2023; 89:e0062523. [PMID: 37378519 PMCID: PMC10370303 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00625-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2023] [Accepted: 05/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Midgut receptors play a critical role in the specificity of Cry toxins for individual insect species. Cadherin proteins are essential putative receptors of Cry1A toxins in lepidopteran larvae. Cry2A family members share common binding sites in Helicoverpa armigera, and one of them, Cry2Aa, has been widely reported to interact with midgut cadherin. Here, we studied the binding interaction and functional role of H. armigera cadherin in the mechanism of Cry2Ab toxicity. A region spanning from cadherin repeat 6 (CR6) to the membrane-proximal region (MPR) of cadherin protein was produced as six overlapping peptides to identify the specific binding regions of Cry2Ab. Binding assays showed that Cry2Ab binds nonspecifically to peptides containing CR7 and CR11 regions in a denatured state but binds specifically only to CR7-containing peptides in the native state. The peptides CR6-11 and CR6-8 were transiently expressed in Sf9 cells to assess the functional role of cadherin. Cytotoxicity assays showed that Cry2Ab is not toxic to the cells expressing any of the cadherin peptides. However, ABCA2-expressing cells showed high sensitivity to Cry2Ab toxin. Neither increased nor decreased sensitivity to Cry2Ab was observed when the peptide CR6-11 was coexpressed with the ABCA2 gene in Sf9 cells. Instead, treating ABCA2-expressing cells with a mixture of Cry2Ab and CR6-8 peptides resulted in significantly reduced cell death compared with treatment with Cry2Ab alone. Moreover, silencing of the cadherin gene in H. armigera larvae showed no significant effect on Cry2Ab toxicity, in contrast to the reduced mortality in ABCA2-silenced larvae. IMPORTANCE To improve the efficiency of production of a single toxin in crops and to delay the evolution of insect resistance to the toxin, the second generation of Bt cotton, expressing Cry1Ac and Cry2Ab, was introduced. Understanding the mode action of the Cry proteins in the insect midgut and the mechanisms insects use to overcome these toxins plays a crucial role in developing measures to counter them. Extensive studies have been conducted on the receptors of Cry1A toxins, but relatively little has been done about those of Cry2Ab. By showing the nonfunctional binding of cadherin protein with Cry2Ab, we have furthered the understanding of Cry2Ab receptors.
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- Zaw Lin Naing
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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Panteleri R, Anthousi A, Denecke S, Boaventura D, Nauen R, Vontas J. Transgenic Drosophila to Functionally Validate Fall Armyworm ABCC2 Mutations Conferring Bt Resistance. Toxins (Basel) 2023; 15:386. [PMID: 37368687 DOI: 10.3390/toxins15060386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Revised: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith; Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is an invasive agricultural pest with a global distribution, causing major crop losses annually. Its control strategies largely rely on chemical insecticides and transgenic crops expressing Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal proteins (Cry and Vip toxins); however, the development of high resistance poses a significant issue. The ATP-binding cassette transporter C2 (ABCC2) has been linked to Cry toxin pore formation, acting as a receptor of some Cry toxins. Recently detected mutations in the SfABCC2 gene in extracellular loop 4 (ECL4) have been associated with Bt toxin resistance in FAW. In the present study, we expressed the SfABCC2 gene in Drosophila melanogaster, a species normally unaffected by the Bt toxins. We demonstrate that susceptibility can be introduced by the ectopic and tissue-specific expression of wildtype SfABCC2. Next, we introduced mutations into ECL4-both individually and in combination-that have been recently described in Brazilian FAW and functionally validated by toxicity bioassays against the foliar Bt product Xentari. Our results provide an efficient demonstration of the suitability of transgenic Drosophila for validating FAW ABCC2 resistance mutations in ECL4 against Bt toxins, and potential cross-resistance issues between closely related proteins that use ABCC2.
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- Rafaela Panteleri
- Department of Biology, University of Crete, Vassilika Vouton, 71409 Heraklion, Greece
- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, 71409 Heraklion, Greece
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- Department of Biology, University of Crete, Vassilika Vouton, 71409 Heraklion, Greece
- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, 71409 Heraklion, Greece
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, 71409 Heraklion, Greece
- Department of Pathobiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Bayer AG, Crop Science Division, R&D, Pest Control, 40789 Monheim, Germany
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- Bayer AG, Crop Science Division, R&D, Pest Control, 40789 Monheim, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, 71409 Heraklion, Greece
- Pesticide Science Laboratory, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 11855 Athens, Greece
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IPD072Aa from Pseudomonas chlororaphis Targets Midgut Epithelial Cells in Killing Western Corn Rootworm ( Diabrotica virgifera virgifera). Appl Environ Microbiol 2023; 89:e0162222. [PMID: 36847510 PMCID: PMC10057879 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01622-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/01/2023] Open
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IPD072Aa from Pseudomonas chlororaphis is a new insecticidal protein that has been shown to have high activity against western corn rootworm (WCR). IPD072 has no sequence signatures or predicted structural motifs with any known protein revealing little insight into its mode of action using bioinformatic tools. As many bacterially derived insecticidal proteins are known to act through mechanisms that lead to death of midgut cells, we evaluated whether IPD072Aa also acts by targeting the cells of WCR midgut. IPD072Aa exhibits specific binding to brush border membrane vesicles (BBMVs) prepared from WCR guts. The binding was found to occur at binding sites that are different than those recognized by Cry3A or Cry34Ab1/Cry35Ab1, proteins expressed by current maize traits that target WCR. Using fluorescence confocal microscopy, immuno-detection of IPD072Aa in longitudinal sections from whole WCR larvae that were fed IPD072Aa revealed the association of the protein with the cells that line the gut. High-resolution scanning electron microscopy of similar whole larval sections revealed the disruption of the gut lining resulting from cell death caused by IPD072Aa exposure. These data show that the insecticidal activity of IPD072Aa results from specific targeting and killing of rootworm midgut cells. IMPORTANCE Transgenic traits targeting WCR based on insecticidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis have proven effective in protecting maize yield in North America. High adoption has led to WCR populations that are resistant to the trait proteins. Four proteins have been developed into commercial traits, but they represent only two modes of action due to cross-resistance among three. New proteins suited for trait development are needed. IPD072Aa, identified from the bacterium Pseudomonas chlororaphis, was shown to be effective in protecting transgenic maize against WCR. To be useful, IPD072Aa must work through binding to different receptors than those utilized by current traits to reduce risk of cross-resistance and understanding its mechanism of toxicity could aid in countering resistance development. Our results show that IPD072Aa binds to receptors in WCR gut that are different than those utilized by current commercial traits and its targeted killing of midgut cells results in larval death.
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Fabrick JA, Li X, Carrière Y, Tabashnik BE. Molecular Genetic Basis of Lab- and Field-Selected Bt Resistance in Pink Bollworm. INSECTS 2023; 14:insects14020201. [PMID: 36835770 PMCID: PMC9959750 DOI: 10.3390/insects14020201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Revised: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Transgenic crops producing insecticidal proteins from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) control some important insect pests. However, evolution of resistance by pests reduces the efficacy of Bt crops. Here we review resistance to Bt cotton in the pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella, one of the world's most damaging pests of cotton. Field outcomes with Bt cotton and pink bollworm during the past quarter century differ markedly among the world's top three cotton-producing countries: practical resistance in India, sustained susceptibility in China, and eradication of this invasive lepidopteran pest from the United States achieved with Bt cotton and other tactics. We compared the molecular genetic basis of pink bollworm resistance between lab-selected strains from the U.S. and China and field-selected populations from India for two Bt proteins (Cry1Ac and Cry2Ab) produced in widely adopted Bt cotton. Both lab- and field-selected resistance are associated with mutations affecting the cadherin protein PgCad1 for Cry1Ac and the ATP-binding cassette transporter protein PgABCA2 for Cry2Ab. The results imply lab selection is useful for identifying genes important in field-evolved resistance to Bt crops, but not necessarily the specific mutations in those genes. The results also suggest that differences in management practices, rather than genetic constraints, caused the strikingly different outcomes among countries.
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- Jeffrey A. Fabrick
- USDA ARS, U.S. Arid Land Agricultural Research Center, Maricopa, AZ 85138, USA
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- Department of Entomology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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- Department of Entomology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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Tay WT, Rane RV, James W, Gordon KHJ, Downes S, Kim J, Kuniata L, Walsh TK. Resistance Bioassays and Allele Characterization Inform Analysis of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Introduction Pathways in Asia and Australia. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 2022; 115:1790-1805. [PMID: 36515109 PMCID: PMC9748595 DOI: 10.1093/jee/toac151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The fall armyworm (FAW) Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith; Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is present in over 70 countries in Africa, Asia, and Oceania. Its rapid dispersal since 2016 when it was first reported in western Africa, and associated devastation to agricultural productivity, highlight the challenges posed by this pest. Currently, its management largely relies on insecticide sprays and transgenic Bacillus thuringiensis toxins, therefore understanding their responses to these agents and characteristics of any resistance genes enables adaptive strategies. In Australia, S. frugiperda was reported at the end of January 2020 in northern Queensland and by March 2020, also in northern Western Australia. As an urgent first response we undertook bioassays on two Australian populations, one each from these initial points of establishment. To assist with preliminary sensitivity assessment, two endemic noctuid pest species, Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner; Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) and Spodoptera litura (Fabricius; Lepidoptera, Noctuidae), were concurrently screened to obtain larval LC50 estimates against various insecticides. We characterized known resistance alleles from the VGSC, ACE-1, RyR, and ABCC2 genes to compare with published allele frequencies and bioassay responses from native and invasive S. frugiperda populations. An approximately 10× LC50 difference for indoxacarb was detected between Australian populations, which was approximately 28× higher than that reported from an Indian population. Characterization of ACE-1 and VGSC alleles provided further evidence of multiple introductions in Asia, and multiple pathways involving genetically distinct individuals in Australia. The preliminary bioassay results and resistance allele patterns from invasive S. frugiperda populations suggest multiple introductions have contributed to the pest's spread and challenge the axiom of its rapid 'west-to-east' spread.
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- W T Tay
- CSIRO Black Mountain Laboratories, Clunies Ross Street, Acton, ACT 2601, Australia
- Applied BioSciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2100, Australia
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- Applied BioSciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2100, Australia
- CSIRO, 343 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
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- CSIRO Black Mountain Laboratories, Clunies Ross Street, Acton, ACT 2601, Australia
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- CSIRO Black Mountain Laboratories, Clunies Ross Street, Acton, ACT 2601, Australia
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- CSIRO McMaster Laboratories, New England Highway, Armidale, NSW 2350, Australia
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- College of Agriculture and Life Science, Kangwon National University, Republic of Korea
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- CSIRO Black Mountain Laboratories, Clunies Ross Street, Acton, ACT 2601, Australia
- Applied BioSciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2100, Australia
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CRISPR-Cas Genome Editing for Insect Pest Stress Management in Crop Plants. STRESSES 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/stresses2040034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Global crop yield and food security are being threatened by phytophagous insects. Innovative methods are required to increase agricultural output while reducing reliance on hazardous synthetic insecticides. Using the revolutionary CRISPR-Cas technology to develop insect-resistant plants appears to be highly efficient at lowering production costs and increasing farm profitability. The genomes of both a model insect, Drosophila melanogaster, and major phytophagous insect genera, viz. Spodoptera, Helicoverpa, Nilaparvata, Locusta, Tribolium, Agrotis, etc., were successfully edited by the CRISPR-Cas toolkits. This new method, however, has the ability to alter an insect’s DNA in order to either induce a gene drive or overcome an insect’s tolerance to certain insecticides. The rapid progress in the methodologies of CRISPR technology and their diverse applications show a high promise in the development of insect-resistant plant varieties or other strategies for the sustainable management of insect pests to ensure food security. This paper reviewed and critically discussed the use of CRISPR-Cas genome-editing technology in long-term insect pest management. The emphasis of this review was on the prospective uses of the CRISPR-Cas system for insect stress management in crop production through the creation of genome-edited crop plants or insects. The potential and the difficulties of using CRISPR-Cas technology to reduce pest stress in crop plants were critically examined and discussed.
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Liu L, Hong B, Wei JW, Wu YT, Song LW, Wang SS. Transcriptional response and functional analysis of ATP-binding cassette transporters to tannic acid in pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum (Harris). Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 220:250-257. [PMID: 35981673 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.08.091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Although tannins are widely distributed in broad beans and alfalfa, the pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum) can still destroy them. The ATP binding cassette (ABC) transporters participate in the metabolism of plant secondary metabolites and pesticides in insects. However, whether ABC transporter genes play a role in the metabolism of tannins in the pea aphid is unclear. Here, we found that verapamil (an ABC transporter inhibitor) significantly increased the mortality of tannic acid to pea aphid, which indicated that ABC transporter gene was related to the metabolism of tannic acid by pea aphid. Then, we identified 54 putative ABC transporter genes from the genome database of A. pisum. These genes were divided into eight subfamilies, ApABCA to ApABCH, of which subfamily G has the largest number of genes with 19, followed by the subfamily C with 14. RT-qPCR results show that the expression levels of ApABCA2, ApABCC7, ApABCG2, and ApABCG3 were highly expressed in the first instar, while those of ApABCA3, ApABCG6, ApABCG7, ApABCH3, and ApABCH4 were highly expressed in adults. Furthermore, transcription levels of many ABC transporter genes were induced by tannic acid. Especially, ApABCG17 and ApABCH2 were obviously induced after being exposed to tannic acid. Meanwhile, knockdown of ApABCG17 by RNA interference resulted in increased sensitivity of pea aphid to tannic acid. These results suggest that ApABCG17 may be involved in tannic acid metabolism in pea aphid. This study will help us to understand the mechanism of tannic acid metabolism in pea aphid, and provides a basis for further research on the physiological function of ABC transporter genes in pea aphid.
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- Lei Liu
- Biocontrol Engineering Laboratory of Crop Diseases and Pests of Gansu Province, College of Plant Protection, Gansu Agricultural University, No. 1 Yingmen Village, Anning District, Lanzhou 730070, Gansu Province, China
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- Biocontrol Engineering Laboratory of Crop Diseases and Pests of Gansu Province, College of Plant Protection, Gansu Agricultural University, No. 1 Yingmen Village, Anning District, Lanzhou 730070, Gansu Province, China
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- Biocontrol Engineering Laboratory of Crop Diseases and Pests of Gansu Province, College of Plant Protection, Gansu Agricultural University, No. 1 Yingmen Village, Anning District, Lanzhou 730070, Gansu Province, China
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- Biocontrol Engineering Laboratory of Crop Diseases and Pests of Gansu Province, College of Plant Protection, Gansu Agricultural University, No. 1 Yingmen Village, Anning District, Lanzhou 730070, Gansu Province, China
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- Biocontrol Engineering Laboratory of Crop Diseases and Pests of Gansu Province, College of Plant Protection, Gansu Agricultural University, No. 1 Yingmen Village, Anning District, Lanzhou 730070, Gansu Province, China.
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- Biocontrol Engineering Laboratory of Crop Diseases and Pests of Gansu Province, College of Plant Protection, Gansu Agricultural University, No. 1 Yingmen Village, Anning District, Lanzhou 730070, Gansu Province, China.
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Fabrick JA, Heu CC, LeRoy DM, DeGain BA, Yelich AJ, Unnithan GC, Wu Y, Li X, Carrière Y, Tabashnik BE. Knockout of ABC transporter gene ABCA2 confers resistance to Bt toxin Cry2Ab in Helicoverpa zea. Sci Rep 2022; 12:16706. [PMID: 36202979 PMCID: PMC9537329 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-21061-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 09/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Evolution of pest resistance reduces the benefits of widely cultivated genetically engineered crops that produce insecticidal proteins derived from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). Better understanding of the genetic basis of pest resistance to Bt crops is needed to monitor, manage, and counter resistance. Previous work shows that in several lepidopterans, resistance to Bt toxin Cry2Ab is associated with mutations in the gene encoding the ATP-binding cassette protein ABCA2. The results here show that mutations introduced by CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing in the Helicoverpa zea (corn earworm or bollworm) gene encoding ABCA2 (HzABCA2) can cause resistance to Cry2Ab. Disruptive mutations in HzABCA2 facilitated the creation of two Cry2Ab-resistant strains. A multiple concentration bioassay with one of these strains revealed it had > 200-fold resistance to Cry2Ab relative to its parental susceptible strain. All Cry2Ab-resistant individuals tested had disruptive mutations in HzABCA2. We identified five disruptive mutations in HzABCA2 gDNA. The most common mutation was a 4-bp deletion in the expected Cas9 guide RNA target site. The results here indicate that HzABCA2 is a leading candidate for monitoring Cry2Ab resistance in field populations of H. zea.
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- Jeffrey A Fabrick
- USDA ARS, U.S. Arid Land Agricultural Research Center, 21881 N. Cardon Lane, Maricopa, AZ, 85138, USA.
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- USDA ARS, U.S. Arid Land Agricultural Research Center, 21881 N. Cardon Lane, Maricopa, AZ, 85138, USA
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- USDA ARS, U.S. Arid Land Agricultural Research Center, 21881 N. Cardon Lane, Maricopa, AZ, 85138, USA
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- Department of Entomology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA
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- Department of Entomology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Department of Entomology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA
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- Department of Entomology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA
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- Department of Entomology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA
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Xu L, Li B, Liu H, Zhang H, Liu R, Yu H, Li D. CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Knockout Reveals the Involvement of CYP304F1 in β-Cypermethrin and Chlorpyrifos Resistance in Spodoptera litura. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2022; 70:11192-11200. [PMID: 36043880 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c04352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Functions of insect CYP2 clan P450s in insecticide resistance are relatively less reported. In Spodoptera litura, a gene from the CYP2 clan (CYP304F1) was validated to be up-regulated significantly in a pyrethroid- and organophosphate-resistant population (QJ) than a susceptible population by RNA-Seq and qRT-PCR. Spatial-temporal expression indicated the high expression of CYP304F1 in the fourth, fifth, and sixth instar larvae and the metabolism-related tissue fat body and malpighian tubules. CYP304F1 was knocked out by CRISPR/Cas9, and a homozygous population (QJ-CYP304F1) with a G-base deletion at exon 2 was obtained after selection. Bioassay results showed that the LD50 values to β-cypermethrin and chlorpyrifos in the QJ-CYP304F1 population decreased significantly, and the resistance ratio was both 1.81-fold in the QJ population compared with that in the QJ-CYP304F1 population. The toxicity of fenvalerate, cyhalothrin, or phoxim showed no significant change. These results suggested that CYP304F1 is involved in β-cypermethrin and chlorpyrifos resistance in S. litura.
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- Li Xu
- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, Henan Province, China
- Henan Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Creation & Intelligent Pesticide Residue Sensor Detection, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, Henan Province, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, Henan Province, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, Henan Province, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, Henan Province, China
- Henan Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Creation & Intelligent Pesticide Residue Sensor Detection, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, Henan Province, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, Henan Province, China
- Henan Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Creation & Intelligent Pesticide Residue Sensor Detection, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, Henan Province, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, Henan Province, China
- Henan Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Creation & Intelligent Pesticide Residue Sensor Detection, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, Henan Province, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, Henan Province, China
- Henan Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Creation & Intelligent Pesticide Residue Sensor Detection, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, Henan Province, China
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Pacheco ID, Walling LL, Atkinson PW. Gene Editing and Genetic Control of Hemipteran Pests: Progress, Challenges and Perspectives. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:900785. [PMID: 35747496 PMCID: PMC9209771 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.900785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The origin of the order Hemiptera can be traced to the late Permian Period more than 230 MYA, well before the origin of flowering plants 100 MY later in during the Cretaceous period. Hemipteran species consume their liquid diets using a sucking proboscis; for phytophagous hemipterans their mouthparts (stylets) are elegant structures that enable voracious feeding from plant xylem or phloem. This adaptation has resulted in some hemipteran species becoming globally significant pests of agriculture resulting in significant annual crop losses. Due to the reliance on chemical insecticides for the control of insect pests in agricultural settings, many hemipteran pests have evolved resistance to insecticides resulting in an urgent need to develop new, species-specific and environmentally friendly methods of pest control. The rapid advances in CRISPR/Cas9 technologies in model insects such as Drosophila melanogaster, Tribolium castaneum, Bombyx mori, and Aedes aegypti has spurred a new round of innovative genetic control strategies in the Diptera and Lepidoptera and an increased interest in assessing genetic control technologies for the Hemiptera. Genetic control approaches in the Hemiptera have, to date, been largely overlooked due to the problems of introducing genetic material into the germline of these insects. The high frequency of CRISPR-mediated mutagenesis in model insect species suggest that, if the delivery problem for Hemiptera could be solved, then gene editing in the Hemiptera might be quickly achieved. Significant advances in CRISPR/Cas9 editing have been realized in nine species of Hemiptera over the past 4 years. Here we review progress in the Hemiptera and discuss the challenges and opportunities for extending contemporary genetic control strategies into species in this agriculturally important insect orderr.
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- Inaiara D. Pacheco
- Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States
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- Department of Botany & Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States
- Institute for Integrative Genome Biology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States
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- Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States
- Institute for Integrative Genome Biology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States
- *Correspondence: Peter W. Atkinson,
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Transcriptional Analysis of Cotton Bollworm Strains with Different Genetic Mechanisms of Resistance and Their Response to Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ac Toxin. Toxins (Basel) 2022; 14:toxins14060366. [PMID: 35737027 PMCID: PMC9228822 DOI: 10.3390/toxins14060366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2022] [Revised: 05/19/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Transgenic crops producing Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) insecticidal proteins are grown widely for pest control, but the evolution of resistance in target pests could reduce their efficacy. Mutations in genes encoding cadherin, ABC transporter or tetraspanin were linked with resistance to Cry1Ac in several lepidopteran insects, including the cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera), a worldwide agricultural pest. However, the detailed molecular mechanisms by which these mutations confer insect resistance to Cry1Ac remain largely unknown. In this study, we analyzed the midgut transcriptomes of a susceptible SCD strain and three SCD-derived Cry1Ac-resistant strains of H. armigera (SCD-r1, with a naturally occurring deletion mutation of cadherin; SCD-KI, with a knock-in T92C point mutation in tetraspanin; and C2/3-KO, with both ABCC2 and ABCC3 knocked out). Evaluation of midgut transcript profiles of the four strains without Cry1Ac exposure identified many constitutively differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in the resistant SCD-r1 (n = 1355), SCD-KI (n = 1254) and C2/3-KO (n = 2055) strains. Analysis of DEGs in the midguts of each strain after Cry1Ac exposure revealed similar patterns of response to Cry1Ac in the SCD and SCD-r1 strains, but unique responses in the SCD-KI and C2/3-KO strains. Expression of midgut epithelium healing and defense-related genes was strongly induced by Cry1Ac intoxication in the SCD and SCD-r1 strains, while immune-related pattern recognition receptor and effector genes were highly expressed in the SCD-KI strain after Cry1Ac exposure. This study advances our knowledge of the transcriptomic basis for insect resistance to Bt toxins and provides a valuable resource for further molecular characterization of insect response to Cry1Ac toxin in H. armigera and other pest species.
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Functional Diversity of the Lepidopteran ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters. J Mol Evol 2022; 90:258-270. [PMID: 35513601 DOI: 10.1007/s00239-022-10056-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter gene family is ubiquitous in the living world. ABC proteins bind and hydrolyze ATP to transport a myriad of molecules across various lipid-containing membrane systems. They have been studied well in plants for transport of a variety of compounds and particularly, in vertebrates due to their direct involvement in resistance mechanisms against several toxic molecules/metabolites. ABC transporters in insects are found within large multigene families involved in the efflux of chemical insecticides and toxic/undesired metabolites originating from food and endogenous metabolism. This review deals with ABC transporter subfamilies of few agronomically important Lepidopteran pests. The transcriptional dynamics and regulation of ABC transporters during insect development emphasizes their functional diversity against insecticides, Cry toxins, and plant specialized metabolites. To generate insights about molecular function and physiological roles of ABCs, functional and structural characterization is necessary. Also, expansion and divergence of ABC transporter gene subfamilies in Lepidopteran insects needs more systematic investigation. We anticipate that newer methods of insect control in agriculture can benefit from an understanding of ABC transporter interactions with a vast range of natural specialized molecules and synthetic compounds.
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Ma X, Shao E, Chen W, Cotto-Rivera RO, Yang X, Kain W, Fei Z, Wang P. Bt Cry1Ac resistance in Trichoplusia ni is conferred by multi-gene mutations. INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2022; 140:103678. [PMID: 34780898 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2021.103678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2021] [Revised: 10/28/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The three-domain Cry toxin Cry1Ac from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is an important insecticidal toxin in Bt sprays and has been used in transgenic Bt-crops to confer insect resistance. The cabbage looper, Trichoplusia ni, has developed resistance to Bt sprays in commercial greenhouses, and the resistance to Cry1Ac has been previously identified to be associated with altered expression of the APN1 and APN6 genes and be genetically linked to a locus on chromosome 15. In this study, the Cry1Ac resistance locus in T. ni was further finely mapped, and the specific Cry1Ac resistance-conferring mutation in the resistance locus was identified to be a 4 bp frameshift insertion in the ABCC2 gene by whole genome resequencing, midgut transcriptome analysis, candidate gene cDNA sequencing and mutation site genomic DNA sequencing. By CRISPR/Cas9 mutagenesis, a series of ABCC2 and ABCC3 mutant T. ni strains were generated, and the role of ABCC2 in the toxicity of Cry1Ac in T. ni was confirmed. The results from this study also showed that knockout of ABCC2 in T. ni conferred resistance to Cry1Ac at a level lower than that in the greenhouse-derived resistant T. ni strain and that the Cry1Ac resistance-associated alteration of APN1 and APN6 expression was independent of ABCC2 gene mutations, indicating that the altered expression of APN1 and APN6 was controlled by another gene mutation in Cry1Ac resistant T. ni. Furthermore, T. ni larval bioassays showed that the level of Cry1Ac resistance in F1 families from reciprocal crosses of the Cry1Ac resistant strain with an ABCC2 knockout CRISPR strain was significantly higher than that in ABCC2 knockout strain, indicating the presence of additional Cry1Ac resistance-conferring mutation(s) in the Cry1Ac resistant strain. Therefore, the resistance to Cry1Ac in T. ni is conferred by a mutation in ABCC2 and an additional mutation (or mutations) which leads to altered expression of APN1 and APN6. The additional Cry1Ac resistance mutation or mutations remain to be identified.
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- Xiaoli Ma
- Department of Entomology, Cornell University, Geneva, NY, 14456, USA
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- Department of Entomology, Cornell University, Geneva, NY, 14456, USA
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- Boyce Thompson Institute, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- Department of Entomology, Cornell University, Geneva, NY, 14456, USA
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- Department of Entomology, Cornell University, Geneva, NY, 14456, USA
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- Boyce Thompson Institute, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA; USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture and Health, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- Department of Entomology, Cornell University, Geneva, NY, 14456, USA.
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Li BJ, Wang KK, Chen DP, Yan Y, Cai XL, Chen HM, Dong K, Lin F, Xu HH. Distinct roles of two RDL GABA receptors in fipronil action in the diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella). INSECT SCIENCE 2021; 28:1721-1733. [PMID: 33442958 DOI: 10.1111/1744-7917.12892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2020] [Revised: 10/21/2020] [Accepted: 11/10/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The phenylpyrazole insecticide fipronil blocks resistance to dieldrin (RDL) γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptors in insects, thereby impairing inhibitory neurotransmission. Some insect species, such as the diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella), possess more than one Rdl gene. The involvement of multiple Rdls in fipronil toxicity and resistance remains largely unknown. In this study, we investigated the roles of two Rdl genes, PxRdl1 and PxRdl2, in P. xylostella fipronil action. In Xenopus oocytes, PxRDL2 receptors were 40 times less sensitive to fipronil than PxRDL1. PxRDL2 receptors were also less sensitive to GABA compared with PxRDL1. Knockout of the fipronil-sensitive PxRdl1 reduced the fipronil potency 10-fold, whereas knockout of the fipronil-resistant PxRdl2 enhanced the fipronil potency 4.4-fold. Furthermore, in two fipronil-resistant diamondback moth field populations, PxRdl2 expression was elevated 3.7- and 4.1-fold compared with a susceptible strain, whereas PxRdl1 expression was comparable among the resistant and susceptible strains. Collectively, our results indicate antagonistic effects of PxRDL1 and PxRDL2 on fipronil action in vivo and suggest that enhanced expression of fipronil-resistant PxRdl2 is potentially a new mechanism of fipronil resistance in insects.
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- Ben-Jie Li
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources/Key Laboratory of Natural Pesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education South, China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources/Key Laboratory of Natural Pesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education South, China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources/Key Laboratory of Natural Pesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education South, China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources/Key Laboratory of Natural Pesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education South, China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources/Key Laboratory of Natural Pesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education South, China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources/Key Laboratory of Natural Pesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education South, China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- Department of Entomology, Genetics Program and Neuroscience Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources/Key Laboratory of Natural Pesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education South, China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources/Key Laboratory of Natural Pesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education South, China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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Li JJ, Shi Y, Wu JN, Li H, Smagghe G, Liu TX. CRISPR/Cas9 in lepidopteran insects: Progress, application and prospects. JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY 2021; 135:104325. [PMID: 34743972 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2021.104325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Revised: 09/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Clustered regularly spaced short palindrome repeats (CRISPR) structure family forms the acquired immune system in bacteria and archaea. Recent advances in CRISPR/Cas genome editing as derived from prokaryotes, confirmed the characteristics of robustness, high target specificity and programmability, and also revolutionized the insect sciences field. The successful application of CRISPR in a wide variety of lepidopteran insects, with a high genetic diversity, provided opportunities to explore gene functions, insect modification and pest control. In this review, we present a detailed overview on the recent progress of CRISPR in lepidopteran insects, and described the basic principles of the system and its application. Major interest is on wing development, pigmentation, mating, reproduction, sex determination, metamorphosis, resistance and silkworm breeding innovation. Finally, we outlined the limitations of CRISPR/Cas system and discussed its application prospects in lepidopteran insects.
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- Jiang-Jie Li
- Key Lab of Integrated Crop Pest Management of Shandong Province, College of Plant Health and Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, Shandong 266109, PR China; Laboratory of Agrozoology, Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Key Lab of Integrated Crop Pest Management of Shandong Province, College of Plant Health and Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, Shandong 266109, PR China; Laboratory of Agrozoology, Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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- Key Lab of Integrated Crop Pest Management of Shandong Province, College of Plant Health and Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, Shandong 266109, PR China
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- Key Lab of Integrated Crop Pest Management of Shandong Province, College of Plant Health and Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, Shandong 266109, PR China
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- Laboratory of Agrozoology, Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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- Key Lab of Integrated Crop Pest Management of Shandong Province, College of Plant Health and Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, Shandong 266109, PR China.
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Adegawa S, Yamaguchi N, Sato R. The base and root of domain II loops of Cry toxins contribute to binding to Bombyx mori ABC transporter C2. FEBS J 2021; 289:965-984. [PMID: 34618400 DOI: 10.1111/febs.16224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2021] [Revised: 08/28/2021] [Accepted: 10/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Little information is available regarding the region of Cry toxins involved in binding to their major receptors, the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters. We analyzed which Cry1Aa amino acid residues contribute to binding to Bombyx mori ABC transporter C2 (BmABCC2). Several two oxidized double-cysteine substitution mutant toxins were made. In these, two amino acids at distant positions on toxin loop α8 and loop 2 or loop 2 and loop 3 were substituted with cysteine residues and crosslinked. These mutants exhibited a marked reduction in binding affinity to BmABCC2, suggesting that the binding site comprises complex cavities formed by loops α8, 2, and 3. Loop swapping between Cry1Aa and other BmABCC2-incompatible toxins indicated that loop 2 acts as a binding affinity-generating part of Cry1Aa toxin. Using single amino acid substitution mutants, the results of surface plasmon resonance (SPR) analysis and response assays with BmABCC2-expressing Sf9 cells indicated that Y366, R367, R368, and L447 in the Cry1Aa root and base region of loops 2 and 3 play important roles in binding. Furthermore, SPR analyses of these mutants suggested that a two-state binding model fits best the data obtained. Moreover, complex cavities and the above-mentioned amino acid residues contribute to the generation of multiple binding points and high-affinity binding. Finally, we found that the binding site of B. mori cadherin-like protein consists of complex cavities comprising loops 1, 2, and 3, partially overlapping that of BmABCC2, suggesting that the loop region of Cry1Aa toxin acts as a promiscuous binding site.
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- Satomi Adegawa
- Graduate School of Bio-Applications and Systems Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei, Japan.,Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Research Fellowship for Young Scientists, Chiyoda, Japan
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- Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bio-Applications and Systems Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei, Japan
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Liu Y, Jin M, Wang L, Wang H, Xia Z, Yang Y, Bravo A, Soberón M, Xiao Y, Liu K. SfABCC2 transporter extracellular loops 2 and 4 are responsible for the Cry1Fa insecticidal specificity against Spodoptera frugiperda. INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2021; 135:103608. [PMID: 34119653 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2021.103608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2021] [Revised: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 06/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) bacteria produce Cry toxins that kill insect pests. Insect specificity of Cry toxins relies on their binding to larval gut membrane proteins such as cadherin and ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter proteins. Mutations in ABC transporters have been implicated in high levels of resistance to Cry toxins in multiple pests. Spodoptera frugiperda is an insect pest susceptible to Cry1Fa and Cry1Ab toxins while Mythimna separata is tolerant to Cry1Fa and less susceptible to Cry1Ab. Here, we analyzed the potential role of ABCC2 in determining the susceptibility of S. frugiperda to Cry1Fa and Cry1Ab, by expressing SfABCC2 or MsABCC2 in Hi5 insect cell line and by the systematic replacements of extracellular loops (ECLs) between these two proteins. Expression of SfABCC2 in Hi5 conferred susceptibility to both Cry1Fa and Cry1Ab, in contrast to the expression of MsABCC2 that mediated low toxicity to Cry1Ab and no toxicity to Cry1Fa in agreement with their larvicidal toxicities. The SfABCC2 and MsABCC2 amino acid sequences showed differential residues among ECL1, ECL2, ECL4 and ECL6 loops, while ECL3 and ECL5 share the same primary sequence. The exchange of ECLs between SfABCC2 and MsABCC2 demonstrated that ECL4 and ECL2 contribute to Cry1Fa toxicity, where ECL4 plays a major role. The medium region (named M2) of ECL4 was identified as the most important region of SfABCC2 involved in Cry1Fa toxicity as shown by point mutations in this region. These findings will be helpful to understand the mechanisms of action of Bt toxins in S. frugiperda.
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- Yuanyuan Liu
- Institute of Entomology, School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, PR China
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- Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, 518120, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crops in Central China, Ministry of Agriculture, Hubei Key Laboratory of Crop Disease, Insect Pests and Weeds Control, Institute of Plant Protection and Soil Fertility, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan, 430064, China
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- Institute of Entomology, School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, PR China
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- Institute of Entomology, School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, PR China
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- Institute of Entomology, School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, PR China
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- Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apdo. Postal 510-3, Cuernavaca, 62250, Morelos, Mexico
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- Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apdo. Postal 510-3, Cuernavaca, 62250, Morelos, Mexico
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- Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, 518120, China.
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- Institute of Entomology, School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, PR China.
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Qi L, Dai H, Jin Z, Shen H, Guan F, Yang Y, Tabashnik BE, Wu Y. Evaluating Cross-Resistance to Cry and Vip Toxins in Four Strains of Helicoverpa armigera With Different Genetic Mechanisms of Resistance to Bt Toxin Cry1Ac. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:670402. [PMID: 34054780 PMCID: PMC8160511 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.670402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2021] [Accepted: 03/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Evolution of resistance by pests has diminished the efficacy of transgenic crops producing insecticidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). In China, where transgenic cotton producing Bt toxin Cry1Ac has been planted since 1997, field control failures have not been reported but the frequency of resistance to Cry1Ac has increased in the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera. This provides incentive to switch to multi-toxin Bt cotton, which is grown in many other countries. Previous work created four laboratory strains of H. armigera with >100-fold resistance to Cry1Ac, with the genetic basis of resistance known in all but the LF256 strain. Here, we analyzed the genetic basis of resistance in Cry1Ac in LF256 and evaluated cross-resistance of all four strains to three toxins produced by widely planted multi-toxin Bt cotton: Cry1Fa, Cry2Ab, and Vip3Aa. DNA sequencing revealed that LF256 lacked the mutations in three genes (HaTSPAN1, HaABCC2, and HaABCC3) that confer resistance to Cry1Ac in two other strains of H. armigera we analyzed. Together with previous results, the data reported here show that each of the four strains examined has a different genetic basis of resistance to Cry1Ac. Significant positive cross-resistance occurred to Cry1Fa in three of the four strains tested but not to Cry2Ab or Vip3Aa in any strain. Thus, Cry2Ab and Vip3Aa are likely to be especially valuable for increasing the efficacy and durability of Bt cotton against H. armigera populations that have some resistance to Cry1Ac.
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- Liangxuan Qi
- Key Laboratory of Plant Immunity, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Immunity, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Immunity, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Immunity, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Immunity, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Immunity, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Entomology, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Immunity, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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CRISPR-mediated mutations in the ABC transporter gene ABCA2 confer pink bollworm resistance to Bt toxin Cry2Ab. Sci Rep 2021; 11:10377. [PMID: 34001946 PMCID: PMC8128902 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-89771-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2021] [Accepted: 04/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Crops genetically engineered to produce insecticidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) have many benefits and are important globally for managing insect pests. However, the evolution of pest resistance to Bt crops reduces their benefits. Understanding the genetic basis of such resistance is needed to better monitor, manage, and counter pest resistance to Bt crops. Previous work shows that resistance to Bt toxin Cry2Ab is associated with mutations in the gene encoding the ATP-binding cassette protein ABCA2 in lab- and field-selected populations of the pink bollworm (Pectinophora gossypiella), one of the world’s most destructive pests of cotton. Here we used CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing to test the hypothesis that mutations in the pink bollworm gene encoding ABCA2 (PgABCA2) can cause resistance to Cry2Ab. Consistent with this hypothesis, introduction of disruptive mutations in PgABCA2 in a susceptible strain of pink bollworm increased the frequency of resistance to Cry2Ab and facilitated creation of a Cry2Ab-resistant strain. All Cry2Ab-resistant individuals tested in this study had disruptive mutations in PgABCA2. Overall, we found 17 different disruptive mutations in PgABCA2 gDNA and 26 in PgABCA2 cDNA, including novel mutations corresponding precisely to single-guide (sgRNA) sites used for CRISPR/Cas9. Together with previous results, these findings provide the first case of practical resistance to Cry2Ab where evidence identifies a specific gene in which disruptive mutations can cause resistance and are associated with resistance in field-selected populations.
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The Essential and Enigmatic Role of ABC Transporters in Bt Resistance of Noctuids and Other Insect Pests of Agriculture. INSECTS 2021; 12:insects12050389. [PMID: 33924857 PMCID: PMC8145640 DOI: 10.3390/insects12050389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2021] [Revised: 04/25/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Simple Summary The insect family, Noctuidae, contains some of the most damaging pests of agriculture, including bollworms, budworms, and armyworms. Transgenic cotton and maize expressing Cry-type insecticidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) are protected from such pests and greatly reduce the need for chemical insecticides. However, evolution of Bt resistance in the insects threatens the sustainability of this environmentally beneficial pest control strategy. Understanding the interaction between Bt toxins and their targets in the insect midgut is necessary to evaluate the risk of resistance evolution. ABC transporters, which in eukaryotes typically expel small molecules from cells, have recently been proposed as a target for the pore-forming Cry toxins. Here we review the literature surrounding this hypothesis in noctuids and other insects. Appreciation of the critical role of ABC transporters will be useful in discovering counterstrategies to resistance, which is already evolving in some field populations of noctuids and other insects. Abstract In the last ten years, ABC transporters have emerged as unexpected yet significant contributors to pest resistance to insecticidal pore-forming proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). Evidence includes the presence of mutations in resistant insects, heterologous expression to probe interactions with the three-domain Cry toxins, and CRISPR/Cas9 knockouts. Yet the mechanisms by which ABC transporters facilitate pore formation remain obscure. The three major classes of Cry toxins used in agriculture have been found to target the three major classes of ABC transporters, which requires a mechanistic explanation. Many other families of bacterial pore-forming toxins exhibit conformational changes in their mode of action, which are not yet described for the Cry toxins. Three-dimensional structures of the relevant ABC transporters, the multimeric pore in the membrane, and other proteins that assist in the process are required to test the hypothesis that the ATP-switch mechanism provides a motive force that drives Cry toxins into the membrane. Knowledge of the mechanism of pore insertion will be required to combat the resistance that is now evolving in field populations of insects, including noctuids.
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Wei J, Yang S, Zhou S, Liu S, Cao P, Liu X, Du M, An S. Suppressing calcineurin activity increases the toxicity of Cry2Ab to Helicoverpa armigera. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2021; 77:2142-2150. [PMID: 33336541 DOI: 10.1002/ps.6243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2020] [Revised: 12/12/2020] [Accepted: 12/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Extensive planting of transgenetic Bacillus thuringiensis crops has driven the evolution of pest resistance to Cry1Ac. Adjustment of cropping structures has promoted further outbreak of Helicoverpa armigera in China. To control this pest, a combination of pyramiding RNA interference (RNAi) and Cry2Ab is considered a promising strategy for countering cross-resistance and enhancing the toxicity of Cry2Ab to cotton bollworm. We explored the possibility of using calcineurin (CAN) as a target RNAi gene, because it is involved in cotton bollworm responses to the toxicity of Cry2Ab. RESULTS Cry2Ab treatment led to a significant increase in HaCAN mRNA level and HaCAN activity. Suppression of HaCAN activity due to RNAi-mediated knockdown of HaCAN increased the susceptibility of midgut cells to Cry2Ab. The increase in HaCAN activity shown by heterologous expression of HaCAN reduced the cytotoxicity of Cry2Ab to Sf9 cells. Moreover, ingestion of HaCAN-specific inhibitor FK506 increased the toxicity of Cry2Ab in larvae. Interestingly, HaCAN does not function as a Cry2Ab direct binding protein that participates in Cry2Ab toxicity. CONCLUSIONS The results in this study provide evidence that suppression of HaCAN not only affected the development of the cotton bollworm, but also enhanced the toxicity of Cry2Ab to the pest. HaCAN is therefore an important candidate gene in cotton bollworm that can be targeted for pest control when the pest infests RNAi+Cry2Ab crops. Meanwhile, the mechanism of action of HaCAN in Cry2Ab toxicity suggested that protein dephosphorylation was involved. © 2020 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Jizhen Wei
- State Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science/College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science/College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science/College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science/College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Kaifeng Agricultural Technology Extension Station, Kaifeng, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science/College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science/College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science/College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China
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Knockout of Two Cry-Binding Aminopeptidase N Isoforms Does Not Change Susceptibility of Aedes aegypti Larvae to Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis Cry4Ba and Cry11Aa Toxins. INSECTS 2021; 12:insects12030223. [PMID: 33807543 PMCID: PMC8002144 DOI: 10.3390/insects12030223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Revised: 02/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Simple Summary The midgut aminopeptidase N (APN) isoforms have been identified as the binding receptor of insecticidal Cry toxins in numerous insects, including the major arbovirus vector Aedes aegypti (Ae. aegypti). However, whether the Cry-binding APN acts as an essential functional receptor to mediate Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis (Bti) toxicity in Ae. aegypti larvae remains to be determined. In this study, our results provide the direct molecular evidence demonstrating that two Cry-binding APN isoforms (AeAPN1 and AeAPN2) did not play a key role in mediating Bti Cry4Ba and Cry11Aa toxicity in Ae. aegypti larvae. Abstract The insecticidal Cry4Ba and Cry11Aa crystal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis (Bti) are highly toxic to Ae. aegypti larvae. The glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored APN was identified as an important membrane-bound receptor for multiple Cry toxins in numerous Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, and Diptera insects. However, there is no direct molecular evidence to link APN of Ae. aegypti to Bti toxicity in vivo. In this study, two Cry4Ba/Cry11Aa-binding Ae. aegypti GPI-APN isoforms (AeAPN1 and AeAPN2) were individually knocked-out using CRISPR/Cas9 mutagenesis, and the AeAPN1/AeAPN2 double-mutant homozygous strain was generated using the reverse genetics approach. ELISA assays showed that the high binding affinity of Cry4Ba and Cry11Aa protoxins to the midgut brush border membrane vesicles (BBMVs) from these APN knockouts was similar to the background from the wild-type (WT) strain. Likewise, the bioassay results showed that neither the single knockout of AeAPN1 or AeAPN2, nor the simultaneous disruption of AeAPN1 and AeAPN2 resulted in significant changes in susceptibility of Ae. aegypti larvae to Cry4Ba and Cry11Aa toxins. Accordingly, our results suggest that AeAPN1 and AeAPN2 may not mediate Bti Cry4Ba and Cry11Aa toxicity in Ae. aegypti larvae as their binding proteins.
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Kim DH, Lee J, Suh Y, Lee K. Necessity for Validation of Effectiveness of Selected Guide RNA In Silico for Application of CRISPR/Cas9. Mol Biotechnol 2021; 63:140-149. [PMID: 33386580 DOI: 10.1007/s12033-020-00290-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Selection of guide RNA (gRNA) is important to increase the efficiency of gene editing in the CRISPR/Cas9 system. Due to the variation in actual efficiency of insertion/deletion (indel) mutation among selected gRNAs in silico, reliable methods for validation of efficiency of gRNA need to be developed. Three gRNAs with high on-target scores (72.0 for target 1, 65.4 for target 2, and 62.9 for target 3) were designed to target the quail retinol binding protein 7 (qRbp7) gene, and indel efficiencies were predicted by the Sanger sequencing and Inference of CRISPR Edits (ICE) analysis of sorted cell populations receiving the CRISPR/Cas9 vector. Unlike the order of on-target scores among 3 gRNAs, predicted rates of indel mutations were highest in gRNA2, intermediate in gRNA1, and lowest in gRNA3. This was confirmed by actual indel mutation rates, 51.8% in gRNA2, 31% in gRNA1, and 12.9% in gRNA3, which were calculated by sequencing individual allele cloned into a vector. These data showed a rapid and reliable method for estimation of the efficiency of selected gRNAs, providing a critical necessary step for successful gene editing for further applications.
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- Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
- Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in Nutrition, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA.
- Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in Nutrition, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA.
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Jurat-Fuentes JL, Heckel DG, Ferré J. Mechanisms of Resistance to Insecticidal Proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis. ANNUAL REVIEW OF ENTOMOLOGY 2021; 66:121-140. [PMID: 33417820 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-ento-052620-073348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Insecticidal proteins from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) are used in sprayable formulations or produced in transgenic crops as the most successful alternatives to synthetic pesticides. The most relevant threat to sustainability of Bt insecticidal proteins (toxins) is the evolution of resistance in target pests. To date, high-level resistance to Bt sprays has been limited to one species in the field and another in commercial greenhouses. In contrast, there are currently seven lepidopteran and one coleopteran species that have evolved practical resistance to transgenic plants producing insecticidal Bt proteins. In this article, we present a review of the current knowledge on mechanisms of resistance to Bt toxins, with emphasis on key resistance genes and field-evolved resistance, to support improvement of Bt technology and its sustainability.
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- Juan Luis Jurat-Fuentes
- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA;
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- Department of Entomology, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena 07745, Germany;
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- ERI of Biotechnology and Biomedicine (BIOTECMED), Universitat de València, Burjassot 46100, Spain;
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Independent and Synergistic Effects of Knocking out Two ABC Transporter Genes on Resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins Cry1Ac and Cry1Fa in Diamondback Moth. Toxins (Basel) 2020; 13:toxins13010009. [PMID: 33374143 PMCID: PMC7823965 DOI: 10.3390/toxins13010009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2020] [Revised: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 12/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Insecticidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) are used widely in sprays and transgenic crops to control insect pests. However, evolution of resistance by pests can reduce the efficacy of Bt toxins. Here we analyzed resistance to Bt toxins Cry1Ac and Cry1Fa in the diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella), one of the world's most destructive pests of vegetable crops. We used CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing to create strains with knockouts of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter genes PxABCC2, PxABCC3, or both. Bioassay results show that knocking out either gene alone caused at most 2.9-fold resistance but knocking out both caused >10,320-fold resistance to Cry1Ac and 380-fold resistance to Cry1Fa. Cry1Ac resistance in the double knockout strain was recessive and genetically linked with the PxABCC2/PxABCC3 loci. The results provide insight into the mechanism of cross-resistance to Cry1Fa in diamondback moth. They also confirm previous work with this pest showing that mutations disrupting both genes cause higher resistance to Cry1Ac than mutations affecting either PxABCC2 or PxABCC3 alone. Together with previous work, the results here highlight the value of using single and multiple gene knockouts to better understand the independent and synergistic effects of putative Bt toxin receptors on resistance to Bt toxins.
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Wang J, Zhao X, Yan R, Wu S, Wu Y, Yang Y. Reverse genetics reveals contrary effects of two Rdl-homologous GABA receptors of Helicoverpa armigera on the toxicity of cyclodiene insecticides. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2020; 170:104699. [PMID: 32980057 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2020.104699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2020] [Revised: 08/11/2020] [Accepted: 09/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The resistance to dieldrin gene (Rdl) encodes a subunit of the insect γ-amino butyric acid (GABA) receptor, and the encoded Rdl subunit is a major target site for cyclodiene and phenylpyrazole insecticides. Since the substitution of a single amino acid (Ala to Ser/Gly at position 302) of the Drosophila melanogaster Rdl gene was first identified to confer high level resistance to dieldrin, mutations at the equivalent positions have been reported to confer resistance to dieldrin and/or fipronil in a wide range of different insects. In the cotton bollworm Helicoverpa armigera, there are two Rdl homologs (HaRdl-1 and HaRdl-2) in close proximity on the Z chromosome, which as wild-type sequences, encode alanine and serine respectively at amino acid position 302. In the present study, we used the CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing approach to knock out HaRdl-1 and HaRdl-2 and establish two homozygous knockout strains (ΔRdl-1 and ΔRdl-2). The ΔRdl-1 strain showed low levels of resistance (8.0- to 9.3-fold) to three cyclodiene insecticides (endosulfan, aldrin and dieldrin) compared with the background SCD strain. In contrast, toxicity of the three cyclodiene insecticides to the ΔRdl-2 strain increased significantly (3.6- to 6.3-fold) when compared with the SCD strain. Genetic analysis indicated the obtained resistance to endosulfan and dieldrin in the ΔRdl-1 strain was sex-linked, which is consistent with the fact that HaRdl-1 locus is located on the Z chromosome. The above results demonstrate that both HaRdl-1 and HaRdl-2 are important determinants for the susceptibility of H. armigera SCD strain to the three cyclodiene insecticides, but have opposite effects. It was also found that HaRdl-1 and HaRdl-2 are involved, to some extent, in mediating sensitivity of H. armigera to avermectin and fipronil respectively. We speculate that the HaRdl-1 and HaRdl-2 subunits have different pharmacological properties, which contribute to the differential sensitivities of H. armigera to the tested cyclodienes and other insecticides.
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- Jing Wang
- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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Functional validation of DvABCB1 as a receptor of Cry3 toxins in western corn rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera. Sci Rep 2020; 10:15830. [PMID: 32985523 PMCID: PMC7522262 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-72572-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Western corn rootworm (WCR), Diabrotica virgifera virgifera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), is a serious insect pest in the major corn growing areas of North America and in parts of Europe. WCR populations with resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) toxins utilized in commercial transgenic traits have been reported, raising concerns over their continued efficacy in WCR management. Understanding the modes of action of Bt toxins is important for WCR control and resistance management. Although different classes of proteins have been identified as Bt receptors for lepidopteran insects, identification of receptors in WCR has been limited with no reports of functional validation. Our results demonstrate that heterologous expression of DvABCB1 in Sf9 and HEK293 cells conferred sensitivity to the cytotoxic effects of Cry3A toxins. The result was further validated using knockdown of DvABCB1 by RNAi which rendered WCR larvae insensitive to a Cry3A toxin. However, silencing of DvABCB2 which is highly homologous to DvABCB1 at the amino acid level, did not reduce the sensitivity of WCR larvae to a Cry3A toxin. Furthermore, our functional studies corroborate different mode-of-actions for other insecticidal proteins including Cry34Ab1/35Ab1, Cry6Aa1, and IPD072Aa against WCR. Finally, reduced expression and alternatively spliced transcripts of DvABCB1 were identified in a mCry3A-resistant strain of WCR. Our results provide the first clear demonstration of a functional receptor in the molecular mechanism of Cry3A toxicity in WCR and confirmed its role in the mechanism of resistance in a mCry3A resistant strain of WCR.
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Noriega DD, Arraes FBM, Antonino JD, Macedo LLP, Fonseca FCA, Togawa RC, Grynberg P, Silva MCM, Negrisoli AS, Morgante CV, Grossi-de-Sa MF. Comparative gut transcriptome analysis of Diatraea saccharalis in response to the dietary source. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0235575. [PMID: 32745084 PMCID: PMC7398519 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0235575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2020] [Accepted: 06/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The sugarcane borer (Diatraea saccharalis, Fabricius, 1794) is a devastating pest that causes millions of dollars of losses each year to sugarcane producers by reducing sugar and ethanol yields. The control of this pest is difficult due to its endophytic behavior and rapid development. Pest management through biotechnological approaches has emerged in recent years as an alternative to currently applied methods. Genetic information about the target pests is often required to perform biotechnology-based management. The genomic and transcriptomic data for D. saccharalis are very limited. Herein, we report a tissue-specific transcriptome of D. saccharalis larvae and a differential expression analysis highlighting the physiological characteristics of this pest in response to two different diets: sugarcane and an artificial diet. Sequencing was performed on the Illumina HiSeq 2000 platform, and a de novo assembly was generated. A total of 27,626 protein-coding unigenes were identified, among which 1,934 sequences were differentially expressed between treatments. Processes such as defence, digestion, detoxification, signaling, and transport were highly represented among the differentially expressed genes (DEGs). Furthermore, seven aminopeptidase genes were identified as candidates to encode receptors of Cry proteins, which are toxins of Bacillus thuringiensis used to control lepidopteran pests. Since plant-insect interactions have produced a considerable number of adaptive responses in hosts and herbivorous insects, the success of phytophagous insects relies on their ability to overcome challenges such as the response to plant defences and the intake of nutrients. In this study, we identified metabolic pathways and specific genes involved in these processes. Thus, our data strongly contribute to the knowledge advancement of insect transcripts, which can be a source of target genes for pest management.
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- Daniel D. Noriega
- Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Brasília-DF, Brazil
- Department of Cellular Biology, University of Brasília, Brasília-DF, Brazil
- Catholic University of Brasília, Brasília-DF, Brazil
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- Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Brasília-DF, Brazil
- Biotechnology Center, UFRGS, Porto Alegre-RS, Brazil
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- Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Brasília-DF, Brazil
- Departamento de Agronomia/Entomologia, UFRPE, Recife-PE, Brazil
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- Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Brasília-DF, Brazil
- Department of Cellular Biology, University of Brasília, Brasília-DF, Brazil
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- Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Brasília-DF, Brazil
- Embrapa Semi Arid, Petrolina-PE, Brazil
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- Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Brasília-DF, Brazil
- Catholic University of Brasília, Brasília-DF, Brazil
- National Institute of Science and Technology–INCT PlantStress Biotech–EMBRAPA, Brasilia-DF, Brazil
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Koidou V, Denecke S, Ioannidis P, Vlatakis I, Livadaras I, Vontas J. Efficient genome editing in the olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae. INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2020; 29:363-372. [PMID: 32141659 DOI: 10.1111/imb.12640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2020] [Revised: 02/29/2020] [Accepted: 03/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae, causes great damage to the quality and quantity of olive production worldwide. Pest management approaches have proved difficult for a variety of reasons, a fact that has brought about a need for alternative tools and approaches. Here we report for the first time in B. oleae the development of the clustered regularly interspaced palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR associated protein 9 (Cas9) gene editing tool, using the well-known eye colour marker gene scarlet. Two synthetic guide RNAs targeting the coding region of the scarlet gene were synthesized and shown to work efficiently in vitro. These reagents were then microinjected along with purified Cas9 protein into early-stage embryos. Successful CRISPR-induced mutations of both copies of the scarlet gene showed a striking yellow eye phenotype, indicative of gene disruption. Multiple successful CRISPR events were confirmed by PCR and sequencing. The establishment of an efficient CRISPR-based gene editing tool in B. oleae will enable the study of critical molecular mechanisms in olive fruit fly biology and physiology, including the analysis of insecticide resistance mechanisms and the discovery of novel insecticide targets, as well as facilitate the development of novel biotechnology-based pest control strategies.
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- V Koidou
- Department of Biology, University of Crete, Voutes University Campus, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
- Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, Foundation for Research & Technology, Hellas, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, Foundation for Research & Technology, Hellas, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, Foundation for Research & Technology, Hellas, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, Foundation for Research & Technology, Hellas, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, Foundation for Research & Technology, Hellas, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, Foundation for Research & Technology, Hellas, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
- Laboratory of Pesticide Science, Faculty of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Douris V, Denecke S, Van Leeuwen T, Bass C, Nauen R, Vontas J. Using CRISPR/Cas9 genome modification to understand the genetic basis of insecticide resistance: Drosophila and beyond. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2020; 167:104595. [PMID: 32527434 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2020.104595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2020] [Revised: 04/27/2020] [Accepted: 04/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Chemical insecticides are a major tool for the control of many of the world's most damaging arthropod pests. However, their intensive application is often associated with the emergence of resistance, sometimes with serious implications for sustainable pest control. To mitigate failure of insecticide-based control tools, the mechanisms by which insects have evolved resistance must be elucidated. This includes both identification and functional characterization of putative resistance genes and/or mutations. Research on this topic has been greatly facilitated by using powerful genetic model insects like Drosophila melanogaster, and more recently by advances in genome modification technology, notably CRISPR/Cas9. Here, we present the advances that have been made through the application of genome modification technology in insecticide resistance research. The majority of the work conducted in the field to date has made use of genetic tools and resources available in D. melanogaster. This has greatly enhanced our understanding of resistance mechanisms, especially those mediated by insensitivity of the pesticide target-site. We discuss this progress for a series of different insecticide targets, but also report a number of unsuccessful or inconclusive attempts that highlight some inherent limitations of using Drosophila to characterize resistance mechanisms identified in arthropod pests. We also discuss an experimental framework that may circumvent current limitations while retaining the genetic versatility and robustness that Drosophila has to offer. Finally, we describe examples of direct CRISPR/Cas9 use in non-model pest species, an approach that will likely find much wider application in the near future.
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- Vassilis Douris
- Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, Foundation for Research & Technology Hellas, 100 N. Plastira Street, 700 13 Heraklion, Crete, Greece; Department of Biological Applications and Technology, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
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- Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, Foundation for Research & Technology Hellas, 100 N. Plastira Street, 700 13 Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Laboratory of Agrozoology, Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure links 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Penryn, Cornwall TR10 9FE, UK
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- Bayer AG, CropScience Division, R&D Pest Control, D-40789 Monheim, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, Foundation for Research & Technology Hellas, 100 N. Plastira Street, 700 13 Heraklion, Crete, Greece; Laboratory of Pesticide Science, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Greece.
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Lin T, Chen P, Chen X, Shen J, Zhong S, Sun Q, Guo M, Cheng X. Geographical Classification of Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) through Mineral Component Analysis. ANAL LETT 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/00032719.2020.1777560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- Tao Lin
- Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Sichuan Province Tobacco Corporation, Chengdu, China
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- School of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- Tobacco Research Institute/Maize Research Institute, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hefei, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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Huang J, Xu Y, Zuo Y, Yang Y, Tabashnik BE, Wu Y. Evaluation of five candidate receptors for three Bt toxins in the beet armyworm using CRISPR-mediated gene knockouts. INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2020; 121:103361. [PMID: 32199887 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2020.103361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2020] [Revised: 03/06/2020] [Accepted: 03/15/2020] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Insecticidal proteins from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) can provide safe and effective control of some major pests, but evolution of resistance by pests diminishes these benefits. Better understanding of the genetics and mechanisms of resistance is urgently needed to improve methods for monitoring, managing, and countering pest resistance to Bt toxins. Here we used CRISPR-mediated knockouts to evaluate the role of five genes encoding candidate Bt toxin receptors in Spodoptera exigua (beet armyworm), a devastating pest of vegetable, field and flower crops. We compared susceptibility to Bt toxins Cry1Ac, Cry1Fa, and Cry1Ca between the parent susceptible strain and each of five strains homozygous for the knockout of one of the candidate genes (SeAPN1, SeCad1, SeABCC1, SeABCC2 or SeABCC3). The results from the 15 pairwise comparisons reveal that SeABCC2 has a major role and SeCad1 a minor role in mediating toxicity of Cry1Ac and Cry1Fa. SeABCC2 also has a minor role in toxicity of Cry1Ca. In addition, the results imply little or no role for the other three candidate receptors in toxicity of Cry1Ac or Cry1Fa; or for the four candidate receptors other than SeABCC2 in toxicity of Cry1Ca.
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- Jianlei Huang
- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
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- Department of Entomology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA.
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
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Wang J, Zuo Y, Li L, Wang H, Liu S, Yang Y, Wu Y. Knockout of three aminopeptidase N genes does not affect susceptibility of Helicoverpa armigera larvae to Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1A and Cry2A toxins. INSECT SCIENCE 2020; 27:440-448. [PMID: 30767423 PMCID: PMC7277041 DOI: 10.1111/1744-7917.12666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2018] [Revised: 01/19/2019] [Accepted: 01/30/2019] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) insecticidal toxins have been globally utilized for control of agricultural insects through spraying or transgenic crops. Binding of Bt toxins to special receptors on midgut epithelial cells of target insects is a key step in the mode of action. Previous studies suggested aminopeptidase N1 (APN1) as a receptor or putative receptor in several lepidopteran insects including Helicoverpa armigera through evidence from RNA interefence-based gene silencing approaches. In the current study we tested the role of APNs in the mode of action of Bt toxins using clustered regularly interspaced palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated protein 9-mediated gene knockout. Three APN genes (HaAPN1, HaAPN2 and HaAPN5) were individually knocked out in a susceptible strain (SCD) of H. armigera to establish three homozygous knockout strains. Qualitative in vitro binding studies indicated binding of Cry1Ac or Cry2Ab to midgut brush border membrane vesicles was not obviously affected by APN knockout. Bioassay results showed that none of the three knockouts had significant changes in susceptibility to Cry1A or Cry2A toxins when compared with the SCD strain. This suggests that the three HaAPN genes we tested may not be critical in the mode of action of Cry1A or Cry2A toxins in H. armigera.
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- Jing Wang
- College of Plant ProtectionNanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjingChina
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- College of Plant ProtectionNanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjingChina
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- College of Plant ProtectionNanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjingChina
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- College of Plant ProtectionNanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjingChina
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- College of Plant ProtectionNanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjingChina
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- College of Plant ProtectionNanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjingChina
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- College of Plant ProtectionNanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjingChina
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Zheng JC, Yue XR, Kuang WQ, Li SL, Tang R, Zhang ZF, Kurban A, Zhao C, Liu TX, Jing X. NPC1b as a novel target in controlling the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2020; 76:2233-2242. [PMID: 31976620 DOI: 10.1002/ps.5761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2019] [Revised: 01/06/2020] [Accepted: 01/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Insects cannot synthesize sterols and must acquire them from food. The mechanisms underlying how insects uptake dietary sterols are largely unknown except that NPC1b, an integral membrane protein, has been shown to be responsible for dietary cholesterol uptake in Drosophila melanogaster. However, whether NPC1b orthologs in other insect species, particularly the economically important pests, function similarly remains to be determined. RESULTS In this study, we characterized the function of NPC1b in Helicoverpa armigera, a global pest that causes severe yield losses to many important crops. Limiting dietary cholesterol uptake to insects significantly inhibited food ingestion and weight gain. Compared to the wild-type H. armigera, the CRISPR/Cas9-edited NPC1b mutant larvae were incapable of getting adequate cholesterol and died in their early life stage. Gene expression profile and in situ hybridization analyses indicated that NPC1b was mainly expressed in the midgut where dietary cholesterol was absorbed. Expression of NPC1b was also correlated with the feeding life stages and was especially upregulated during early larval instars. Protein-ligand docking and sequence similarity analyses further demonstrated that NPC1b proteins of lepidopteran insects shared a relatively conserved cholesterol binding region, NPC1b_NTD, which, however, was highly divergent from bees-derived sequences. CONCLUSION NPC1b was crucial for dietary cholesterol uptake and growth of H. armigera, and therefore could serve as an insecticide target for the development of a novel pest-management approach to control this economically significant insect pest with little off-target effect on bees and sterol-autotrophic animals. © 2020 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Jin-Cheng Zheng
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on the Loess Plateau of Ministry of Agriculture, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
- Basic Medical School, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on the Loess Plateau of Ministry of Agriculture, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on the Loess Plateau of Ministry of Agriculture, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on the Loess Plateau of Ministry of Agriculture, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on the Loess Plateau of Ministry of Agriculture, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on the Loess Plateau of Ministry of Agriculture, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Agronomy, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
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- College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on the Loess Plateau of Ministry of Agriculture, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on the Loess Plateau of Ministry of Agriculture, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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Fabrick JA, LeRoy DM, Unnithan GC, Yelich AJ, Carrière Y, Li X, Tabashnik BE. Shared and Independent Genetic Basis of Resistance to Bt Toxin Cry2Ab in Two Strains of Pink Bollworm. Sci Rep 2020; 10:7988. [PMID: 32409635 PMCID: PMC7224296 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-64811-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2020] [Accepted: 04/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Evolution of pest resistance threatens the benefits of crops genetically engineered to produce insecticidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). Field populations of the pink bollworm (Pectinophora gossypiella), a global pest of cotton, have evolved practical resistance to transgenic cotton producing Bt toxin Cry2Ab in India, but not in the United States. Previous results show that recessive mutations disrupting an autosomal ATP-binding cassette gene (PgABCA2) are associated with pink bollworm resistance to Cry2Ab in field-selected populations from India and in one lab-selected strain from the United States (Bt4-R2). Here we discovered that an independently derived, lab-selected Cry2Ab-resistant pink bollworm strain from the United States (BX-R) also harbors mutations that disrupt PgABCA2. Premature stop codons introduced by mis-splicing of PgABCA2 pre-mRNA were prevalent in field-selected larvae from India and in both lab-selected strains. The most common mutation in field-selected larvae from India was also detected in both lab-selected strains. Results from interstrain crosses indicate BX-R has at least one additional mechanism of resistance to Cry2Ab that does not involve PgABCA2 and is not completely recessive or autosomal. We conclude that recessive mutations disrupting PgABCA2 are the primary, but not the only, mechanism of resistance to Cry2Ab in pink bollworm.
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- Jeffrey A Fabrick
- USDA ARS, U.S. Arid Land Agricultural Research Center, Maricopa, AZ, 85138, USA.
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- USDA ARS, U.S. Arid Land Agricultural Research Center, Maricopa, AZ, 85138, USA
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- Department of Entomology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA
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- Department of Entomology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA
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- Department of Entomology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA
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- Department of Entomology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA
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Wang X, Ma Y, Wang F, Yang Y, Wu S, Wu Y. Disruption of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor α6 mediated by CRISPR/Cas9 confers resistance to spinosyns in Plutella xylostella. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2020; 76:1618-1625. [PMID: 31756263 DOI: 10.1002/ps.5689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2019] [Revised: 10/22/2019] [Accepted: 11/12/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND The clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/Cas9 system provides some advantages over other reverse genetic techniques to investigate the causal relationship between insecticide resistance phenotype and candidate gene. Several studies published to date point to the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) α6 subunit strongly associated with spinosyns resistance in insects, including Plutella xylostella. However, reverse genetic verification of the P. xylostella nAChRα6 has not yet been achieved via an in vivo approach. RESULTS Here, we successfully constructed a homozygous strain (Pxα6-KO) with a 2-nt deletion mutation of nAChRα6 by CRISPR/Cas9 coupled with non-homologous end joining approach in P. xylostella. The manipulated mutation results in a frame shift in the open reading frame of transcripts, which produces a predicted protein truncated in the TM3-TM4 loop region. When compared to the background strain IPP-S, the knockout strain Pxα6-KO exhibited 229- and 1462-fold resistance to spinosad and spinetoram, respectively, but no or limited (resistance ratios <3-fold) effects on the toxicities of imidacloprid, abamectin, β-cypermethrin, indoxacarb, metaflumizone and chlorantraniliprole. Furthermore, the mode of inheritance of the acquired spinetoram resistance was autosomal recessive and significantly linked with the 2-nt deletion mutation of nAChRα6 in the Pxα6-KO strain. CONCLUSION In vivo functional investigation demonstrates the causality of the Pxα6 truncating mutation with high levels of resistance to spinosyns in P. xylostella. Our results suggest the Pxα6-KO strain underlies an autosomal, recessive mode of inheritance for spinetoram resistance, and reinforces the association of this gene to the mode of action of spinosyns. © 2019 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Xingliang Wang
- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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Wang B, Wei J, Wang Y, Chen L, Liang G. Polycalin is involved in the toxicity and resistance to Cry1Ac toxin in Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner). ARCHIVES OF INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2020; 104:e21661. [PMID: 32011765 DOI: 10.1002/arch.21661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2019] [Revised: 01/02/2020] [Accepted: 01/19/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Polycalin has been confirmed as a binding protein of the Cry toxins in a few Lepidoptera insects, but its function in the action mechanism of Cry1Ac and whether it is involved in resistance evolution are still unclear. In this study, Ligand blot and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays showed that Helicoverpa armigera polycalin could specifically interact with Cry1Ac with a high affinity (Kd = 118.80 nM). Importantly, antisera blocking polycalin in H. armigera larvae decreased the toxicity of Cry1Ac by 31.84%. Furthermore, the relative gene and protein expressions were lower in Cry1Ac-resistant strain (LF60) than that in Cry1Ac-susceptible strain (LF). These findings indicated that H. armigera polycalin was a possible receptor of Cry1Ac and may be contributed to the resistance to Cry1Ac.
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- Bingjie Wang
- Environment and Plant Protection Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management of Tropical Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Haikou, China
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science, College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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