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AnnaDurai KS, Chandrasekaran N, Velraja S, Hikku GS, Parvathi VD. Essential oil nanoemulsion: An emerging eco-friendly strategy towards mosquito control. Acta Trop 2024; 257:107290. [PMID: 38909722 DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2024.107290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2024] [Revised: 06/12/2024] [Accepted: 06/12/2024] [Indexed: 06/25/2024]
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Mosquito borne diseases are impeding to human health due to their uncontrolled proliferation. Various commercial insecticides currently used become ineffective due to the resistance acquired by mosquitoes. It is necessary and a priority to combat mosquito population. Plant-based products are gaining interest over the past few decades due to their environment friendliness and their effectiveness in controlling mosquitoes along with their lack of toxicity. Essential oil nanoemulsions are found to be highly effective when compared to their bulk counterparts. Due to their nano size, they can effectively interact and yield 100 % mortality with the mosquito larvae and encounter with minimal concentrations. This is the main advantage of the nano-sized particles due to which they find application in various disciplines and have also received the attention of researchers globally. There are various components present in essential oils that have been analysed using GC-MS. These findings reflect the challenge to mosquitoes to gain resistance against each component and therefore it requires time. Commercially used repellants are synthesised using materials like DEET are not advisable for topical application on human skin and essential oil nanoemulsions could be an ideal non toxic candidate that can be used against mosquito adults and larvae. However, there are other synthesis, optimisation parameters, and toxicity towards non-target organisms that have to be taken into account when essential oil nanoemulsions are considered for commercial applications. Here we review the strategies used by the nanoemulsions against the mosquito population. Apart from the positive effects, their minor drawbacks also have to be scrutinised in the future.
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- Kavitha Sri AnnaDurai
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences and Technology, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (SRIHER), Chennai-600116, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (SRIHER), Chennai 600116, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Center for Global Health Research, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Chennai 602105, Tamilnadu, India; Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education (CARE), Kelambakkam, Chennai 603103, India
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences and Technology, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (SRIHER), Chennai-600116, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Ibrahim SS, Kouamo MFM, Muhammad A, Irving H, Riveron JM, Tchouakui M, Wondji CS. Functional Validation of Endogenous Redox Partner Cytochrome P450 Reductase Reveals the Key P450s CYP6P9a/- b as Broad Substrate Metabolizers Conferring Cross-Resistance to Different Insecticide Classes in Anopheles funestus. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:8092. [PMID: 39125661 PMCID: PMC11311542 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25158092] [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: 05/21/2024] [Revised: 06/10/2024] [Accepted: 06/13/2024] [Indexed: 08/12/2024] Open
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The versatility of cytochrome P450 reductase (CPR) in transferring electrons to P450s from other closely related species has been extensively exploited, e.g., by using An. gambiae CPR (AgCPR), as a homologous surrogate, to validate the role of An. funestus P450s in insecticide resistance. However, genomic variation between the AgCPR and An. funestus CPR (AfCPR) suggests that the full metabolism spectrum of An. funestus P450s might be missed when using AgCPR. To test this hypothesis, we expressed AgCPR and AfCPR side-by-side with CYP6P9a and CYP6P9b and functionally validated their role in the detoxification of insecticides from five different classes. Major variations were observed within the FAD- and NADP-binding domains of AgCPR and AfCPR, e.g., the coordinates of the second FAD stacking residue AfCPR-Y456 differ from that of AgCPR-His456. While no significant differences were observed in the cytochrome c reductase activities, when co-expressed with their endogenous AfCPR, the P450s significantly metabolized higher amounts of permethrin and deltamethrin, with CYP6P9b-AfCPR membrane metabolizing α-cypermethrin as well. Only the CYP6P9a-AfCPR membrane significantly metabolized DDT (producing dicofol), bendiocarb, clothianidin, and chlorfenapyr (bioactivation into tralopyril). This demonstrates the broad substrate specificity of An. funestus CYP6P9a/-b, capturing their role in conferring cross-resistance towards unrelated insecticide classes, which can complicate resistance management.
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- Sulaiman S. Ibrahim
- Department of Biochemistry, Bayero University, Kano PMB 3011, Nigeria
- Center for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID), Yaoundé P.O. Box 13591, Cameroon; (M.F.M.K.); (J.M.R.); (M.T.)
- Vector Biology Department, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), Liverpool L3 5QA, UK; (A.M.); (H.I.)
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- Center for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID), Yaoundé P.O. Box 13591, Cameroon; (M.F.M.K.); (J.M.R.); (M.T.)
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- Vector Biology Department, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), Liverpool L3 5QA, UK; (A.M.); (H.I.)
- Center of Biotechnology Research, Bayero University, Kano PMB 3011, Nigeria
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- Vector Biology Department, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), Liverpool L3 5QA, UK; (A.M.); (H.I.)
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- Center for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID), Yaoundé P.O. Box 13591, Cameroon; (M.F.M.K.); (J.M.R.); (M.T.)
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- Center for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID), Yaoundé P.O. Box 13591, Cameroon; (M.F.M.K.); (J.M.R.); (M.T.)
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- Center for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID), Yaoundé P.O. Box 13591, Cameroon; (M.F.M.K.); (J.M.R.); (M.T.)
- Vector Biology Department, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), Liverpool L3 5QA, UK; (A.M.); (H.I.)
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Li W, Wu X, Hu T, Liu L, Wang S, Song L. The role of cytochrome P450 3A2 and 4V2 in response to high-temperature stress in Tetranychus truncatus (Acari: Tetranychidae). EXPERIMENTAL & APPLIED ACAROLOGY 2023; 91:263-277. [PMID: 37749457 DOI: 10.1007/s10493-023-00837-9] [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: 09/09/2022] [Accepted: 09/09/2023] [Indexed: 09/27/2023]
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Temperature is an important factor influencing the physiological activities of agricultural pests. Therefore, understanding pest physiological activities and the molecular response to high-temperature stress is of paramount importance for pest management. Tetranychus truncatus Ehara (Acari: Tetranychidae) is a harmful organism, that may cause serious harm to crops such as corn and cotton in high-temperature environments. Cytochrome P450 (CYP450) is induced by high-temperature stress, and it plays an important role in the resistance of spider mites to high temperatures. Because of their role in high-temperature tolerance, the cytochrome P450 genes of the spider mite are attracting more and more attention. In this study, we identified and analyzed CYP450 genes in T. truncatus to investigate their potential roles in growth and development and the resistance to high-temperature stress. Based on phylogenetic and structural analyses, we identified 17 CYP450 genes in T. truncatus. RNA-seq and real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) revealed differential expression patterns of these genes at different developmental stages and levels of high-temperature stress resistance. The RNA interference results of selected CYP450 showed that when TtCYP3A2 and TtCYP4V2 were silenced by feeding on dsRNA, respectively, the high-temperature resistance of T. truncatus was decreased, which indicated that the expression of these two CYP450 genes in this species may be related to high-temperature tolerance. Our results provide potential evidence for the response of spider mites to high-temperature stress and help to improve the understanding of T. truncatus's ability to resist high-temperature stress.
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- Wenliang Li
- Biocontrol Engineering Laboratory of Crop Diseases and Pests, College of Plant Protection, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, 730070, China
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- Biocontrol Engineering Laboratory of Crop Diseases and Pests, College of Plant Protection, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, 730070, China
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- Biocontrol Engineering Laboratory of Crop Diseases and Pests, College of Plant Protection, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, 730070, China
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- Biocontrol Engineering Laboratory of Crop Diseases and Pests, College of Plant Protection, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, 730070, China
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- Biocontrol Engineering Laboratory of Crop Diseases and Pests, College of Plant Protection, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, 730070, China
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- Biocontrol Engineering Laboratory of Crop Diseases and Pests, College of Plant Protection, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, 730070, China.
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Rainio MJ, Margus A, Tikka S, Helander M, Lindström L. The effects of short-term glyphosate-based herbicide exposure on insect gene expression profiles. JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY 2023; 146:104503. [PMID: 36935035 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2023.104503] [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: 06/16/2022] [Revised: 01/25/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Glyphosate-based herbicides (GBHs) are the most frequently used herbicides worldwide. The use of GBHs is intended to tackle weeds, but GBHs have been shown to affect the life-history traits and antioxidant defense system of invertebrates found in agroecosystems. Thus far, the effects of GBHs on detoxification pathways among invertebrates have not been sufficiently investigated. We performed two different experiments-1) the direct pure glyphosate and GBH treatment, and 2) the indirect GBH experiment via food-to examine the possible effects of environmentally relevant GBH levels on the survival of the Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) and the expression profiles of their detoxification genes. As candidate genes, we selected four cytochrome P450 (CYP), three glutathione-S-transferase (GST), and two acetylcholinesterase (AChE) genes that are known to be related to metabolic or target-site resistances in insects. We showed that environmentally relevant levels of pure glyphosate and GBH increased the probability for higher mortality in the Colorado potato beetle larvae in the direct experiment, but not in the indirect experiment. The GBHs or glyphosate did not affect the expression profiles of the studied CYP, GST, or AChE genes; however, we found a large family-level variation in expression profiles in both the direct and indirect treatment experiments. These results suggest that the genes selected for this study may not be the ones expressed in response to glyphosate or GBHs. It is also possible that the relatively short exposure time did not affect gene expression profiles, or the response may have already occurred at a shorter exposure time. Our results show that glyphosate products may affect the survival of the herbivorous insect already at lower levels, depending on their sensitivity to pesticides.
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- Miia J Rainio
- Department of Biology, University of Turku, FI-20014 Turku, Finland; Department of Biological and Environmental Science, University of Jyväskylä, FI-40014 Jyväskylä, Finland.
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Science, University of Jyväskylä, FI-40014 Jyväskylä, Finland.
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Jyväskylä, FI-40014 Jyväskylä, Finland.
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- Department of Biology, University of Turku, FI-20014 Turku, Finland.
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Science, University of Jyväskylä, FI-40014 Jyväskylä, Finland.
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Liu B, Chen H. Disruption of CYP6DF1 and CYP6DJ2 increases the susceptibility of Dendroctonus armandi to (+)-α-pinene. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2022; 188:105270. [PMID: 36464375 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2022.105270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2022] [Revised: 10/11/2022] [Accepted: 10/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Bark beetles rely on detoxifying enzymes to resist the defensive oleoresin terpenes of the host tree. Insect cytochrome P450 (CYPs) plays a key role in the detoxification of plant allelochemicals and pesticides. CYP6 family is unique to Insecta, and its biochemical function is basically related to catabolize heterologous substances. In this study, two Dendroctonus armandi CYP6 genes, CYP6DF1 and CYP6DJ2, were characterized. Spatiotemporal expression profiling revealed that CYP6DF1 and CYP6DJ2 expressions were higher in larvae and adult stages of D. armandi than in egg and pupae stages, and that two genes predominantly expressed in brain, midgut, fat body, or Malpighian tubules. Moreover, CYP6DF1 and CYP6DJ2 expressions were significantly induced after exposure to (+)-α-pinene. Importantly, silencing CYP6DF1 and CYP6DJ2 significantly inhibited the CYP activity and increased the mortality in the adults fumigated with (+)-α-pinene. Additionally, piperonyl butoxide exposure to adults also increase the sensitivity after treatment with (+)-α-pinene, which led to a significant reduction of the CYP activity, resulting a significant increase in adult mortality. These results suggest that the CYP6 family plays a key role in determining the susceptibility of D. armandi to (+)-α-pinene, which may have implications for the development of novel therapeutics to control this important pest.
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- Bin Liu
- College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant Germplasm, College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China.
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Gao X, Zhu X, Wang C, Wang L, Zhang K, Li D, Ji J, Niu L, Luo J, Cui J. Silencing of Cytochrome P450 Gene AgoCYP6CY19 Reduces the Tolerance to Host Plant in Cotton- and Cucumber-Specialized Aphids, Aphis gossypii. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2022; 70:12408-12417. [PMID: 36154024 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c05403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Cytochrome P450 monooxygenases play important roles in insect metabolism and detoxification of toxic plant substances. However, the function of CYP6 family genes in degrading plant toxicants in Aphis gossypii has yet to be elucidated. In this study, AgoCYP6CY19, an A. gossypii CYP gene that differentially expresses in cotton- and cucumber-specialized aphids, was characterized. Spatiotemporal expression profiling revealed that AgoCYP6CY19 expression was higher in second instar nymph and 7 day old adults than in other developmental stages. Although the expression of AgoCYP6CY19 was significantly higher in cotton-specialized aphids, AgoCYP6CY19 silencing significantly increased larval and adult mortality and reduced total fecundity in both cotton- and cucumber-specialized aphids. What is more, the expression of AgoCYP6CY19 was significantly induced after the cotton-specialized and cucumber-specialized aphids fed on epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) and cucurbitacin B (CucB), respectively. These findings demonstrate that AgoCYP6CY19 plays a pivotal role in toxic plant substance detoxification and metabolism. Functional knowledge about plant toxicity tolerance genes in this major pest can provide new insights into insect detoxification of toxic plant substances and insecticides and offer new targets for agricultural pest control strategies.
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- Xueke Gao
- Zhengzhou Reseach Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang 455000, Henan, China
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- Zhengzhou Reseach Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang 455000, Henan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang 455000, Henan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang 455000, Henan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang 455000, Henan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang 455000, Henan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang 455000, Henan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang 455000, Henan, China
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- Zhengzhou Reseach Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang 455000, Henan, China
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- Zhengzhou Reseach Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang 455000, Henan, China
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Liu B, Fu D, Ning H, Tang M, Chen H. Knockdown of CYP6CR2 and CYP6DE5 reduces tolerance to host plant allelochemicals in the Chinese white pine beetle Dendroctonus armandi. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2022; 187:105180. [PMID: 36127042 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2022.105180] [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: 05/06/2022] [Revised: 07/01/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Bark beetles rely on detoxifying enzymes to resist the defensive terpenoids of the host tree. Insect cytochrome P450 (CYPs) plays a key role in the detoxification of pesticides and plant allelochemicals. CYP6 family is unique to Insecta, and its biochemical function is basically related to the metabolism of exogenous substances. In this study, we sequenced and characterized the full-length cDNAs of two CYP6 genes from Chinese white pine beetle, Dendroctonus armandi. Spatiotemporal expression profiling revealed that the expression of CYP6CR2 and CYP6DE5 was higher in larval and adult stages of D. armandi than that in other developmental stages, and that two genes predominantly expressed in brain, midgut, fat body, Malpighian tubules or hemolymph. The expression of CYP6CR2 and CYP6DE5 was significantly induced after feeding on the phloem of Pinus armandii and exposure to six stimuli [(±)- α -pinene, (-)-α-pinene, (-)-β-pinene, (+)-3-carene, (±)-limonene and turpentine]. Importantly, silencing CYP6CR2 and CYP6DE5 separately could increase the sensitivity, led to a significant reduction of the activity of P450, resulting a significant increase in adult mortality after treatment with terpenoids. The comprehensive results of this study showed that in the process of host selection and colonization, the functions of CYPs were mainly to hydrolyze the chemical defense of the host and degrade odor molecules. These findings may help to develop new treatments to control this important pest.
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- Bin Liu
- College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant Germplasm, College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant Germplasm, College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China.
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Norris EJ, Bloomquist JR. Sodium channel-directed alkaloids synergize the mosquitocidal and neurophysiological effects of natural pyrethrins. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2022; 186:105171. [PMID: 35973763 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2022.105171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Revised: 06/22/2022] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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We explored the potential of two sodium channel activators, veratrine and aconitine, as both insecticides and synergists of natural pyrethrins (NP) on Aedes aegypti adults and larvae. Aconitine was more toxic than veratrine, with an LD50 of 157 ng/mg compared to 376 ng/mg, on the pyrethroid-susceptible Orlando strain, but only aconitine showed significant resistance in the pyrethroid-resistant Puerto Rico strain (RR = 14.6 in topical application and 8.8 in larval bioassay). When applied in mixtures with piperonyl butoxide (PBO) and NP, large synergism values were obtained on the Orlando strain. Aconitine + PBO mixture synergized NP 21.8-fold via topical adult application and 10.2-fold in larval bioassays, whereas veratrine + PBO synergized NP 5.3-fold via topical application and 30.5-fold in larval bioassays. Less synergism of NP was observed on the resistant Puerto Rico strain, with acontine + PBO synergizing NP only 4.1-fold in topical application (8-fold in larval bioassays) and veratrine + PBO synergizing NP 9.5-fold in topical application (13.3-fold in larval bioassays). When alkaloids were applied directly to the mosquito larval nervous system, veratrine was nearly equipotent on both strains, while aconitine was less active on pyrethroid-resistant nerve preparations (no block at 10 μM compared to block at 1 μM on the susceptible strain). The nerve blocking effect of NP was significantly synergized by both compounds on the pyrethroid-susceptible strain by about 10-fold, however only veratrine synergized NP block on the pyrethroid-resistant strain, also showing 10-fold synergism). These results highlight the potential of site II sodium channel activators as insecticides and their ability to synergize pyrethroids, which may extend the commercial lifetime of these chemistries so essential to public health vector control.
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- Edmund J Norris
- United States Department of Agriculture, Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA; Emerging Pathogens Institute, Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
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- Emerging Pathogens Institute, Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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Zhang C, Du S, Liu R, Dai W. Overexpression of Multiple Cytochrome P450 Genes Conferring Clothianidin Resistance in Bradysia odoriphaga. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2022; 70:7636-7643. [PMID: 35709533 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c01315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Cytochrome P450 monooxygenases (P450s) play important roles in the detoxification metabolism of xenobiotics and are involved in the resistance of insects to many insecticides. In this study, piperonyl butoxide (PBO), an inhibitor of P450 enzyme activity, significantly increased the toxicity of clothianidin in the clothianidin-resistant (CL-R) population of Bradysia odoriphaga. The enzyme activity of P450 in the CL-R population was significantly higher than that in the SS population. Furthermore, four P450 genes were found to be significantly overexpressed in the CL-R population. Tissue-specific expression analysis indicates that CYP9J57, CYP3828A1, CYP6SX1, and CYP6QE1 were most highly expressed in the midgut and/or Malpighian tubules. After exposure to LC30 of clothianidin, the expression levels of the four P450 genes were significantly upregulated. The RNAi-mediated knockdown of CYP9J57, CYP3828A1, and CYP6QE1 significantly increased the susceptibility of B. odoriphaga to clothianidin. These results suggest that P450 genes are involved in clothianidin resistance in B. odoriphaga. This provides a better understanding of P450-mediated clothianidin resistance in B. odoriphaga and will contribute to the management of insect resistance to insecticides.
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- Chunni Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, and Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of the Ministry of Education, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, and Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of the Ministry of Education, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, and Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of the Ministry of Education, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, and Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of the Ministry of Education, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China
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Zhong D, Aung PL, Mya MM, Wang X, Qin Q, Soe MT, Zhou G, Kyaw MP, Sattabongkot J, Cui L, Yan G. Community structure and insecticide resistance of malaria vectors in northern-central Myanmar. Parasit Vectors 2022; 15:155. [PMID: 35505366 PMCID: PMC9062858 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-022-05262-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Myanmar is one of the six countries in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) of Southeast Asia. Malaria vectors comprise many Anopheles species, which vary in abundance and importance in malaria transmission among different geographical locations in the GMS. Information about the species composition, abundance, and insecticide resistance status of vectorial systems in Myanmar is scarce, hindering our efforts to effectively control malaria vectors in this region. METHODS During October and November 2019, larvae and adult females of Anopheles mosquitoes were collected in three sentinel villages of Banmauk township in northern Myanmar. Adult female mosquitoes collected by cow-baited tent collection (CBTC) and adults reared from field-collected larvae (RFCL) were used to determine mortality rates and knockdown resistance (kdr) against deltamethrin using the standard WHO susceptibility test. Molecular species identification was performed by multiplex PCR and ITS2 PCR, followed by DNA sequencing. The kdr mutation at position 1014 of the voltage-gated sodium channel gene was genotyped by DNA sequencing for all Anopheles species tested. RESULTS A total of 1596 Anopheles mosquitoes from seven morphologically identified species groups were bioassayed. Confirmed resistance to deltamethrin was detected in the populations of An. barbirostris (s.l.), An. hyrcanus (s.l.), and An. vagus, while possible resistance was detected in An. annularis (s.l.), An. minimus, and An. tessellatus. Anopheles kochi was found susceptible to deltamethrin. Compared to adults collected by CBTC, female adults from RFCL had significantly lower mortality rates in the four species complexes. A total of 1638 individuals from 22 Anopheles species were molecularly identified, with the four most common species being An. dissidens (20.5%) of the Barbirostris group, An. peditaeniatus (19.4%) of the Hyrcanus group, An. aconitus (13.4%) of the Funestus group, and An. nivipes (11.5%) of the Annularis group. The kdr mutation L1014F was only detected in the homozygous state in two An. subpictus (s.l.) specimens and in a heterozygous state in one An. culicifacies (s.l.) specimen. CONCLUSIONS This study provides updated information about malaria vector species composition and insecticide resistance status in northern Myanmar. The confirmed deltamethrin resistance in multiple species groups constitutes a significant threat to malaria vector control. The lack or low frequency of target-site resistance mutations suggests that other mechanisms are involved in resistance. Continual monitoring of the insecticide resistance of malaria vectors is required for effective vector control and insecticide resistance management.
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- Daibin Zhong
- Program in Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697 USA
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- Program in Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697 USA
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- Medical College, Lishui University, Zhejiang, China
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- Myanmar Health Network Organization, Yangon, Myanmar
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- Program in Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697 USA
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- Mahidol Vivax Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612 USA
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- Program in Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697 USA
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Nolden M, Paine MJI, Nauen R. Biochemical profiling of functionally expressed CYP6P9 variants of the malaria vector Anopheles funestus with special reference to cytochrome b 5 and its role in pyrethroid and coumarin substrate metabolism. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2022; 182:105051. [PMID: 35249659 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2022.105051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2021] [Revised: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Cytochrome P450 monooxygenases (P450s) are well studied enzymes catalyzing the oxidative metabolism of xenobiotics in insects including mosquitoes. Their duplication and upregulation in agricultural and public health pests such as anopheline mosquitoes often leads to an enhanced metabolism of insecticides which confers resistance. In the laboratory strain Anopheles funestus FUMOZ-R the duplicated P450s CYP6P9a and CYP6P9b are highly upregulated and proven to confer pyrethroid resistance. Microsomal P450 activity is regulated by NADPH cytochrome P450 oxidoreductase (CPR) required for electron transfer, whereas the modulatory role of cytochrome b5 (CYB5) on insect P450 activity is less clear. In previous studies CYP6P9a and CYP6P9b were recombinantly expressed in tandem with An. gambiae CPR using E. coli-expression systems and CYB5 added to the reaction mix to enhance activity. However, the precise role of CYB5 on substrate turn-over when combined with CYP6P9a and CYP6P9b remains poorly investigated, thus one objective of our study was to address this knowledge gap. In contrast to the CYP6P9 variants, the expression levels of both CYB5 and CPR were not upregulated in the pyrethroid resistant FUMOZ-R strain when compared to the susceptible FANG strain, suggesting no immediate regulatory role of these genes in pyrethroid resistance in FUMOZ-R. Here, for the first time we recombinantly expressed CYP6P9a and CYP6P9b from An. funestus in a baculovirus expression system using High-5 insect cells. Co-expression of each enzyme with CPR from either An. gambiae or An. funestus did not reveal noteworthy differences in catalytic capacity. Whereas the co-expression of An. funestus CYB5 - tested at different multiplicity of infection (MOI) ratios - resulted in a significantly higher metabolization of coumarin substrates as measured by fluorescence assays. This was confirmed by Michaelis-Menten kinetics using the most active substrate, 7-benzyloxymethoxy-4-trifluoromethylcoumarin (BOMFC). We observed a similar increase in coumarin substrate turnover by adding human CYB5 to the reaction mix. Finally, we compared by UPLC-MS/MS analysis the depletion rate of deltamethrin and the formation of 4'OH-deltamethrin by recombinantly expressed CYP6P9a and CYP6P9b with and without CYB5 and detected no difference in the extent of deltamethrin metabolism. Our results suggest that co-expression (or addition) of CYB5 with CYP6P9 variants, recombinantly expressed in insect cells, can significantly enhance their metabolic capacity to oxidize coumarins, but not deltamethrin.
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- Melanie Nolden
- Bayer AG, Crop Science Division, Alfred Nobel Str. 50, D-40789 Monheim am Rhein, Germany; Department of Vector Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA, United Kingdom
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- Department of Vector Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA, United Kingdom
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- Bayer AG, Crop Science Division, Alfred Nobel Str. 50, D-40789 Monheim am Rhein, Germany.
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Gong Y, Li T, Li Q, Liu S, Liu N. The Central Role of Multiple P450 Genes and Their Co-factor CPR in the Development of Permethrin Resistance in the Mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus. Front Physiol 2022; 12:802584. [PMID: 35095564 PMCID: PMC8792746 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.802584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Mosquitoes’ increasing resistance to insecticides is becoming a major threat for control efforts worldwide. Multiple P450 genes that are up-regulated in permethrin resistant strains of Culex quinquefasciatus have been linked to the development of resistance. In the current study, we characterized the function of six P450 genes, CYP6P14, CYP6BZ2, CYP9J33, CYP9J34, CYP9J40, and CYP9J45, that are overexpressed in the permethrin resistant Culex mosquitoes and showed their capability in metabolism of permethrin. These six P450 genes can convert 3-phenoxybenzoic alcohol (PBCHO) to a less toxic product, 3-phenoxybenzoic acid (PBCOOH), indicating that these P450s play an important role in permethrin degradation pathways. Although we know multiple P450 genes are over-expressed in permethrin resistant Culex mosquitoes, it remains to be seen whether cytochrome P450-reductase (CPR) gene that are co-overexpressed with P450 genes in permethrin resistant mosquitoes do indeed serve as a resistance mechanism. An in-depth investigation of the expression of CPR gene in resistant mosquitoes was conducted in permethrin resistant mosquitoes. The finding of CPR gene overexpression in permethrin resistant mosquitoes suggested the importance of co-overexpression of multiple P450 genes with their obligatory electron donor CPR in the complex detoxification system, boosting the metabolism of permethrin and hence the development of permethrin resistance in Cx. quinquefasciatus.
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- Youhui Gong
- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, United States
- 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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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, United States
- Department of Biological Sciences, Alabama State University, Montgomery, AL, United States
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- College of Aquaculture, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- College of Aquaculture, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, United States
- *Correspondence: Nannan Liu,
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Wamba ANR, Ibrahim SS, Kusimo MO, Muhammad A, Mugenzi LMJ, Irving H, Wondji MJ, Hearn J, Bigoga JD, Wondji CS. The cytochrome P450 CYP325A is a major driver of pyrethroid resistance in the major malaria vector Anopheles funestus in Central Africa. INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2021; 138:103647. [PMID: 34530119 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2021.103647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2021] [Revised: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The overexpression and overactivity of key cytochrome P450s (CYP450) genes are major drivers of metabolic resistance to insecticides in African malaria vectors such as Anopheles funestus s.s. Previous RNAseq-based transcription analyses revealed elevated expression of CYP325A specific to Central African populations but its role in conferring resistance has not previously been demonstrated. In this study, RT-qPCR consistently confirmed that CYP325A is highly over-expressed in pyrethroid-resistant An. funestus from Cameroon, compared with a control strain and insecticide-unexposed mosquitoes. A synergist bioassay with PBO significantly recovered susceptibility for permethrin and deltamethrin indicating P450-based metabolic resistance. Analyses of the coding sequence of CYP325A Africa-wide detected high-levels of polymorphism, but with no predominant alleles selected by pyrethroid resistance. Geographical amino acid changes were detected notably in Cameroon. In silico homology modelling and molecular docking simulations predicted that CYP325A binds and metabolises type I and type II pyrethroids. Heterologous expression of recombinant CYP325A and metabolic assays confirmed that the most-common Cameroonian haplotype metabolises both type I and type II pyrethroids with depletion rate twice that the of the DR Congo haplotype. Analysis of the 1 kb putative promoter of CYP325A revealed reduced diversity in resistant mosquitoes compared to susceptible ones, suggesting a potential selective sweep in this region. The establishment of CYP325A as a pyrethroid resistance metabolising gene further explains pyrethroid resistance in Central African populations of An. funestus. Our work will facilitate future efforts to detect the causative resistance markers in the promoter region of CYP325A to design field applicable DNA-based diagnostic tools.
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- Amelie N R Wamba
- Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID), P.O. BOX 13591, Yaoundé, Cameroon; Faculty of Science, Department of Biochemistry, University of Yaoundé I, P.O. Box 812, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
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- Vector Biology Department, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), Pembroke Place, Liverpool, L3 5QA, UK; Department of Biochemistry, Bayero University, PMB, 3011, Kano, Nigeria.
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- Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID), P.O. BOX 13591, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
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- Vector Biology Department, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), Pembroke Place, Liverpool, L3 5QA, UK; Centre for Biotechnology Research, Bayero University, Kano, PMB, 3011, Kano Nigeria.
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- Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID), P.O. BOX 13591, Yaoundé, Cameroon; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Buea, P.O. Box 63, Buea, Cameroon.
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- Vector Biology Department, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), Pembroke Place, Liverpool, L3 5QA, UK.
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- Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID), P.O. BOX 13591, Yaoundé, Cameroon; Vector Biology Department, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), Pembroke Place, Liverpool, L3 5QA, UK.
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- Vector Biology Department, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), Pembroke Place, Liverpool, L3 5QA, UK.
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- Vector Biology Department, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), Pembroke Place, Liverpool, L3 5QA, UK; Laboratory for Vector Biology and Control, National Reference Unit for Vector Control, The Biotechnology Centre, Nkolbisson - University of Yaoundé I, P.O. Box 3851, Messa, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
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- Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID), P.O. BOX 13591, Yaoundé, Cameroon; Vector Biology Department, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), Pembroke Place, Liverpool, L3 5QA, UK.
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Susceptibility of Field-Collected Nyssorhynchus darlingi to Plasmodium spp. in Western Amazonian Brazil. Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:genes12111693. [PMID: 34828299 PMCID: PMC8623036 DOI: 10.3390/genes12111693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2021] [Revised: 10/12/2021] [Accepted: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Mosquito susceptibility to Plasmodium spp. infection is of paramount importance for malaria occurrence and sustainable transmission. Therefore, understanding the genetic features underlying the mechanisms of susceptibility traits is pivotal to assessing malaria transmission dynamics in endemic areas. The aim of this study was to investigate the susceptibility of Nyssorhynchus darlingi-the dominant malaria vector in Brazil-to Plasmodium spp. using a reduced representation genome-sequencing protocol. The investigation was performed using a genome-wide association study (GWAS) to identify mosquito genes that are predicted to modulate the susceptibility of natural populations of the mosquito to Plasmodium infection. After applying the sequence alignment protocol, we generated the variant panel and filtered variants; leading to the detection of 202,837 SNPs in all specimens analyzed. The resulting panel was used to perform GWAS by comparing the pool of SNP variants present in Ny. darlingi infected with Plasmodium spp. with the pool obtained in field-collected mosquitoes with no evidence of infection by the parasite (all mosquitoes were tested separately using RT-PCR). The GWAS results for infection status showed two statistically significant variants adjacent to important genes that can be associated with susceptibility to Plasmodium infection: Cytochrome P450 (cyp450) and chitinase. This study provides relevant knowledge on malaria transmission dynamics by using a genomic approach to identify mosquito genes associated with susceptibility to Plasmodium infection in Ny. darlingi in western Amazonian Brazil.
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Gupta M, Singh S, Kaur G, Pandher S, Kaur N, Goel N, Kaur R, Rathore P. Transcriptome analysis unravels RNAi pathways genes and putative expansion of CYP450 gene family in cotton leafhopper Amrasca biguttula (Ishida). Mol Biol Rep 2021; 48:4383-4396. [PMID: 34091816 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-021-06453-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2021] [Accepted: 05/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Cotton Leafhopper, Amrasca biguttula is an important pest of cotton and okra in the Indian subcontinent. Presently limited genomic/transcriptomic information is available for this insect in any of open source databases. The present study reports the first assembled and annotated de novo transcriptome of cotton leafhopper. Out of 75,551 transcripts, 39,613 CDS (Coding Sequence) were predicted with 35,282 showing positive blast hits with NCBI nr database. The Gene ontology (GO) analysis annotated 7431 CDS with KEGG pathway categorizing these CDS into 22 different functional groups. The majority of CDS were annotated in signal transduction and transport catabolism pathways. The sequence data was screened for RNAi pathway genes and presence of 37 transcripts associated with this process confirmed the existence of robust RNAi machinery. The role of core RNAi machinery genes (Dicer-2, Ago-2, Piwi and Staufen) has been validated through dsRNA feeding studies. The data resource has also been used to identify potential RNAi targets and genes associated with insecticide detoxification specifically CYP 450 family. The current study provides a useful sequence resource which can be used to initiate molecular studies in this insect with emphasis on insecticide resistance, RNAi and functional genomics.
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- Mridula Gupta
- Punjab Agricultural University, Regional Station, Circular Road, Faridko, 151203, Punjab, India.,Department of Poultry Sciences, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Punjab Agricultural University, Regional Station, Circular Road, Faridko, 151203, Punjab, India.
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- Punjab Agricultural University, Regional Station, Circular Road, Faridko, 151203, Punjab, India
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- Punjab Agricultural University, Regional Station, Circular Road, Faridko, 151203, Punjab, India
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- Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, 248195, Uttarakhand, India
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- Punjab Agricultural University, Regional Station, Circular Road, Faridko, 151203, Punjab, India
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- Punjab Agricultural University, Regional Station, Circular Road, Faridko, 151203, Punjab, India
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Multiple cytochrome P450 genes: conferring high levels of permethrin resistance in mosquitoes, Culex quinquefasciatus. Sci Rep 2021; 11:9041. [PMID: 33907243 PMCID: PMC8079677 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-88121-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Insecticides, especially pyrethroids, are the most important in the insect pest control and preventing insect vector-borne human diseases. However, insect pests, including mosquitoes, have developed resistance in the insecticides that used against them. Cytochrome P450s are associated with insecticide resistance through overexpression and detoxification mechanisms in insect species. In this study, we utilized a powerful tool, the RNAi technique, to determine the roles of key P450 genes overexpressed in permethrin resistant mosquitoes that confer insecticide resistance to unravel the molecular basis of resistance mechanisms in the mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus. The results showed that knockdown of 8 key P450 genes using RNAi techniques significantly decreased resistance to permethrin in resistant mosquitoes. In silico modeling and docking analysis further revealed the potential metabolic function of overexpressed P450 genes in the development of insecticide resistance in mosquitoes. These findings not only highlighted the functional importance of these P450 genes in insecticide resistance, but also revealed that overexpression of multiple P450 genes was responsible for the high levels of insecticide resistance in a mosquito population of Culex quinquefasciatus.
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Assessing cross-resistance within the pyrethroids in terms of their interactions with key cytochrome P450 enzymes and resistance in vector populations. Parasit Vectors 2021; 14:115. [PMID: 33602297 PMCID: PMC7893915 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-021-04609-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Accepted: 01/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Background It is important to understand whether the potential impact of pyrethroid resistance on malaria control can be mitigated by switching between different pyrethroids or whether cross-resistance within this insecticide class precludes this approach. Methods Here we assess the relationships among pyrethroids in terms of their binding affinity to, and depletion by, key cytochrome P450 enzymes (hereafter P450s) that are known to confer metabolic pyrethroid resistance in Anopheles gambiae (s.l.) and An. funestus, in order to identify which pyrethroids may diverge from the others in their vulnerability to resistance. We then investigate whether these same pyrethroids also diverge from the others in terms of resistance in vector populations. Results We found that the type I and II pyrethroids permethrin and deltamethrin, respectively, are closely related in terms of binding affinity to key P450s, depletion by P450s and resistance within vector populations. Bifenthrin, which lacks the common structural moiety of most pyrethroids, diverged from the other pyrethroids tested in terms of both binding affinity to key P450s and depletion by P450s, but resistance to bifenthrin has rarely been tested in vector populations and was not analysed here. Etofenprox, which also lacks the common structural moiety of most pyrethroids, diverged from the more commonly deployed pyrethroids in terms of binding affinity to key P450s and resistance in vector populations, but did not diverge from these pyrethroids in terms of depletion by the P450s. The analysis of depletion by the P450s indicated that etofenprox may be more vulnerable to metabolic resistance mechanisms in vector populations. In addition, greater resistance to etofenprox was found across Aedes aegypti populations, but greater resistance to this compound was not found in any of the malaria vector species analysed. The results for pyrethroid depletion by anopheline P450s in the laboratory were largely not repeated in the findings for resistance in malaria vector populations. Conclusion Importantly, the prevalence of resistance to the pyrethroids α-cypermethrin, cyfluthrin, deltamethrin, λ-cyhalothrin and permethrin was correlated across malaria vector populations, and switching between these compounds as a tool to mitigate against pyrethroid resistance is not advised without strong evidence supporting a true difference in resistance.![]()
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Jin JX, Ye ZC, Jin DC, Li FL, Li WH, Cheng Y, Zhou YH. Changes in Transcriptome and Gene Expression in Sogatella furcifera (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) in Response to Cycloxaprid. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 2021; 114:284-297. [PMID: 33151323 DOI: 10.1093/jee/toaa238] [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: 07/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The white-backed planthopper, Sogatella furcifera (Horváth), causes substantial damage to crops by direct feeding or virus transmission, especially southern rice black-streaked dwarf virus, which poses a serious threat to rice production. Cycloxaprid, a novel cis-nitromethylene neonicotinoid insecticide, has high efficacy against rice planthoppers, including imidacloprid-resistant populations. However, information about the influence of cycloxaprid on S. furcifera (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) at the molecular level is limited. Here, by de novo transcriptome sequencing and assembly, we constructed two transcriptomes of S. furcifera and profiled the changes in gene expression in response to cycloxaprid at the transcription level. We identified 157,906,456 nucleotides and 131,601 unigenes using the Illumina technology from cycloxaprid-treated and untreated S. furcifera. In total, 38,534 unigenes matched known proteins in at least one database, accounting for 29.28% of the total unigenes. The number of coding DNA sequences was 28,546 and that of amino acid sequences in the coding region was 22,299. In total, 15,868 simple sequence repeats (SSRs) were identified. The trinucleotide repeats accounted for 45.1% (7,157) of the total SSRs and (AAG/CTT)n were the most frequent motif. There were 359 differentially expressed genes that might have been induced by cycloxaprid. There were 131 upregulated and 228 downregulated genes. Twenty-two unigenes might be involved in resistance against cycloxaprid, such as cytochrome P450, glutathione S-transferase (GST), acid phosphatase (ACP), and cadherin. Our study provides vital information on cycloxaprid-induced resistance mechanisms, which will be useful to analyze the molecular mechanisms of cycloxaprid resistance and may lead to the development of novel strategies to manage S. furcifera.
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- Jian-Xue Jin
- Institute of Plant Protection, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang, Guizhou, P.R. China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang, Guizhou, P.R. China
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- The Provincial Key Laboratory for Agricultural Pest Management of Mountainous Regions, Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou, P.R. China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang, Guizhou, P.R. China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang, Guizhou, P.R. China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang, Guizhou, P.R. China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang, Guizhou, P.R. China
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Souza D, Siegfried BD, Meinke LJ, Miller NJ. Molecular characterization of western corn rootworm pyrethroid resistance. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2021; 77:860-868. [PMID: 32946636 DOI: 10.1002/ps.6090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2020] [Revised: 08/11/2020] [Accepted: 09/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Western corn rootworm (WCR) pyrethroid resistance has been confirmed in the western US Corn Belt. Toxicological and biochemical studies indicated that multiple mechanisms of resistance might be involved in the resistance trait, such as enhanced metabolism and/or kdr target-site mutation(s) in the voltage-gated sodium channels. To characterize the mechanisms of WCR pyrethroid resistance at the molecular level, pairwise comparisons were made between RNA-Seq data collected from pyrethroid-resistant and -susceptible WCR populations. Gene expression levels and sodium channel sequences were evaluated. RESULTS Seven transcripts exhibited significantly different expression (q ≤ 0.05) when comparing field-collected pyrethroid-resistant (R-Field) and -susceptible (S-Field) WCR populations. Three of the differentially expressed transcripts were P450s overexpressed in R-Field (9.2-26.2-fold). A higher number (99) of differentially expressed transcripts was found when comparing laboratory-derived pyrethroid-resistant (R-Lab) and -susceptible (S-Lab) WCR populations. Eight of the significant transcripts were P450s overexpressed in R-Lab (2.7-39.8-fold). This study did not detect kdr mutations in pyrethroid-resistant WCR populations. Other differentially expressed transcripts that may play a role in WCR pyrethroid resistance are discussed. CONCLUSION This study revealed that P450-mediated metabolism is likely to be a major mechanism of WCR pyrethroid resistance, which could affect the efficacy of other insecticides sharing similar metabolic pathways. Additionally, results suggested that although laboratory selection of a pyrethroid-resistant WCR population may help to characterize resistance mechanisms, a field-selected population provided rare and perhaps major variants corresponding to the resistance trait.
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- Dariane Souza
- Department of Entomology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA
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- Entomology and Nematology Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Entomology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USA
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Zhang YC, Gao SS, Xue S, An SH, Zhang KP. Disruption of the cytochrome P450 CYP6BQ7 gene reduces tolerance to plant toxicants in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum. Int J Biol Macromol 2021; 172:263-269. [PMID: 33453254 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.01.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2020] [Revised: 12/31/2020] [Accepted: 01/08/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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In insects, the cytochrome P450 CYP6B family plays key roles in the detoxification of toxic plant substances. However, the function of CYP6 family genes in degrading plant toxicants in Tribolium castaneum, an extremely destructive global storage pest, have yet to be elucidated. In this study, a T. castaneum CYP gene, TcCYP6BQ7, was characterized. TcCYP6BQ7 expression was significantly induced after exposure to essential oil of the plant Artemisia vulgaris (EOAV). Spatiotemporal expression profiling revealed that TcCYP6BQ7 expression was higher in larval and adult stages of T. castaneum than in other developmental stages, and that TcCYP6BQ7 was predominantly expressed in the brain and hemolymph from the late larval stage. TcCYP6BQ7 silencing by RNA interference increased larvae mortality in response to EOAV from 49.67% to 71.67%, suggesting that this gene is associated with plant toxicant detoxification. Combined results from this study indicate that the CYP6 family gene TcCYP6BQ7 likely plays a pivotal role in influencing the susceptibility of T. castaneum to plant toxicants. These findings may have implications for the development of novel therapeutics to control this agriculturally important pest.
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- Yuan-Chen Zhang
- College of Biology and Food Engineering, Innovation and Practice Base for Postdoctors, Anyang Institute of Technology, Huanghe Road 73, Wenfeng District, 455000 Anyang, Henan province, PR China; College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University, Nongye Road 63, Jinshui District, 450002 Zhengzhou, Henan province, PR China
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- College of Biology and Food Engineering, Innovation and Practice Base for Postdoctors, Anyang Institute of Technology, Huanghe Road 73, Wenfeng District, 455000 Anyang, Henan province, PR China.
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- College of Biology and Food Engineering, Innovation and Practice Base for Postdoctors, Anyang Institute of Technology, Huanghe Road 73, Wenfeng District, 455000 Anyang, Henan province, PR China
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- College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University, Nongye Road 63, Jinshui District, 450002 Zhengzhou, Henan province, PR China
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- College of Biology and Food Engineering, Innovation and Practice Base for Postdoctors, Anyang Institute of Technology, Huanghe Road 73, Wenfeng District, 455000 Anyang, Henan province, PR China
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Yusuf MA, Vatandoost H, Oshaghi MA, Hanafi-Bojd AA, Manu AY, Enayati A, Ado A, Abdullahi AS, Jalo RI, Firdausi A. Biochemical Mechanism of Insecticide Resistance in Malaria Vector, Anopheles gambiae s.l in Nigeria. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 50:101-110. [PMID: 34178768 PMCID: PMC8213627 DOI: 10.18502/ijph.v50i1.5076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Background Malaria is a parasitic vector-borne disease endemic in the tropical and subtropical countries of the world. The aim of this study was to investigate the current activities of the detoxification enzymes in resistant and susceptible Anopheles gambiae s.l. in northern Nigeria. Methods Anopheles larvae were collected from northeast and northwestern Nigeria between Aug and Nov 2018. Biochemical analyses was carried out on the mosquitoes exposed to various insecticides (deltamethrin, DDT, bendiocarb, malathion) to measure and compare the enzymatic activities of the major detoxification enzymes (P450, GSTs, Esterase). Results High levels of resistance was observed; DDT 37%-53% (95%, CI: 29-61), bendiocarb 44%-55% (CI: 39-60) and deltamethrin 74%-82% (CI: 70-86). However, these mosquitoes were found to be susceptible to malathion 99%-100% (CI: 98-100). The P450 and GSTs enzymes were found to be elevated in the resistant mosquitoes exposed to deltamethrin (1.0240±0.1902); (1.3088±1.2478), DDT (1.7703±1.4528); (1.7462±0.9418) and bendiocarb (1.1814±0.0918); (1.4479±1.0083) compared to the Kisumu strain (0.764±0.4226); (0.6508±0.6542), (0.3875±0.3482); (0.4072±0.4916) and (0.6672±0.3949); (0.7126±0.7259) at P<0.05. Similarly, the resistant mosquitoes expressed increased activity to esterase (0.7606±1.1477), (0.3269±1.1957) and (2.8203±0.6488) compared to their susceptible counterpart (0.6841±0.7597), (0.7032±0.5380) and (0.6398±0.4159) at P<0.05. The enzyme ratio was found to be: P450 (1.341, 4.568 and 1.77); GSTs (2.011, 4.288 and 2.031); Esterases (1.111, 0.469 and 4.408). One way Anova and single sample t-test were also conducted to determine the effect of the enzymes on the resistant and susceptible strains. Conclusion High level of insecticide resistance was observed with significant elevation of detoxification enzymes activities in the resistant mosquitoes.
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- Mustapha Ahmed Yusuf
- Department of Medical Entomology & Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, College of Health Sciences, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria
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- Department of Medical Entomology & Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Department of Chemical Pollutants and Pesticides, Institute for Environmental Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Entomology & Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Entomology & Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Department of Chemical Pollutants and Pesticides, Institute for Environmental Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, College of Health Sciences, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria.,Center for Infectious Diseases Research, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria
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- Department of Medical Entomology, School of Public Health and Health Sciences Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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- Department of Science, Kano State Polytechnic, Kano, Nigeria
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, College of Health Sciences, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria
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- Department of Community Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria
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- Department of Family Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria
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Wang Y, Misto M, Yang J, Gehring N, Yu X, Moussian B. Toxicity of Dithiothreitol (DTT) to Drosophila melanogaster. Toxicol Rep 2020; 8:124-130. [PMID: 33425686 PMCID: PMC7782319 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2020.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2020] [Revised: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 12/16/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The thiol-containing compound Dithiothreitol (DTT) has been shown to be toxic to cultured cells by inducing the generation of reactive oxygen species that ultimately cause cell death. However, its effects on multicellular organisms and the environment have not been investigated yet in detail. In this work, we tested the toxicity of DTT to the model insect Drosophila melanogaster. We show that DTT is lethal to D. melanogaster by topical application but not through feeding. DTT treatment triggers the transcription of the canonical apoptosis regulators grim, hid and rpr at low amounts. The amplitude of this induction declines with elevating DTT amounts. By live microscopy, we observe apoptotic cells especially in the gut of DTT treated flies. In parallel, low DTT amounts also activate the expression of the cuticle barrier component gene snsl. This indicates that a physical defence response is launched upon DTT contact. This combined measure is seemingly successful in preventing fly death. The expression of a number of known detoxification genes including cyp6a2, cyp6a8, cyp12d1 and GstD2 is also enhanced through DTT contact. The degree of upregulation of these genes is proportional to the applied DTT amounts. Despite this effort, flies exposed to high amounts of DTT eventually die. Together, D. melanogaster is able to sense DTT toxicity and adjust the defence response successfully at least at low concentrations. This is the first time to analyse the molecular consequences of DTT exposure in a multicellular organism. Our work provides a new model to discuss the physiological response of animals against thiol toxins and to resurvey the effect of redox agents on the environment.
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- Yiwen Wang
- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, 300072, Tianjin, China
- Interfaculty Institute for Cell Biology (Ifiz), University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 15, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Interfaculty Institute for Cell Biology (Ifiz), University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 15, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Interfaculty Institute for Cell Biology (Ifiz), University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 15, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Interfaculty Institute for Cell Biology (Ifiz), University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 15, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, 300072, Tianjin, China
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- Interfaculty Institute for Cell Biology (Ifiz), University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 15, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
- Institut Biologie Valrose (iBV), Université Nice Sophia Antipolis, Parc Valrose, Nice Cedex, France
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Molecular basis of resistance to organophosphate insecticides in the New World screw-worm fly. Parasit Vectors 2020; 13:562. [PMID: 33168079 PMCID: PMC7653728 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-020-04433-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2020] [Accepted: 10/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background
The emergence of insecticide resistance is a fast-paced example of the evolutionary process of natural selection. In this study, we investigated the molecular basis of resistance in the myiasis-causing fly Cochliomyia hominivorax (Diptera: Calliphoridae) to dimethyl-organophosphate (OP) insecticides.
Methods
By sequencing the RNA from surviving larvae treated with dimethyl-OP (resistant condition) and non-treated larvae (control condition), we identified genes displaying condition-specific polymorphisms, as well as those differentially expressed.
Results
Both analyses revealed that resistant individuals have altered expression and allele-specific expression of genes involved in proteolysis (specifically serine-endopeptidase), olfactory perception and cuticle metabolism, among others. We also confirmed that resistant individuals carry almost invariably the Trp251Ser mutation in the esterase E3, known to confer OP and Pyrethroid resistance. Interestingly, genes involved in metabolic and detoxifying processes (notably cytochrome P450s) were found under-expressed in resistant individuals. An exception to this were esterases, which were found up-regulated.
Conclusions
These observations suggest that reduced penetration and aversion to dimethyl-OP contaminated food may be important complementary strategies of resistant individuals. The specific genes and processes found are an important starting point for future functional studies. Their role in insecticide resistance merits consideration to better the current pest management strategies.
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Vontas J, Katsavou E, Mavridis K. Cytochrome P450-based metabolic insecticide resistance in Anopheles and Aedes mosquito vectors: Muddying the waters. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2020; 170:104666. [PMID: 32980073 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2020.104666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2020] [Revised: 07/13/2020] [Accepted: 07/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Despite the substantial progress achieved in the characterization of cytochrome P450 (CYP) -based resistance mechanisms in mosquitoes, a number of questions remain unanswered. These include: (i) the regulation and physiology of resistance conferring CYPs; (ii) the actual contribution of CYPs in resistance alone or in combination with other detoxification partners or other resistance mechanisms; (iii) the association between overexpression levels and allelic variation, with the catalytic activity and the intensity of resistance and (iv) the true value of molecular diagnostics targeting CYP markers, for driving decision making in the frame of Insecticide Resistance Management applications. Furthermore, the translation of CYP - based insecticide resistance research in mosquitoes into practical applications, is being developed, but it is not fully exploited, as yet. Examples include the production of high throughput platforms for screening the liability (stability) or inhibition potential of novel insecticidal leads and synergists (add-ons), as well as the exploration of the negative cross resistance concept (i.e. detoxification of certain insecticides, but activation of others pro-insecticides). The goal of this review is to critically summarise the current knowledge and the gaps of the CYP-based metabolic insecticide resistance in Anopheles and Aedes mosquito vectors. The progress and limitations of the protein and the reverse/forward genetic approaches, the understanding and importance of molecular and physiological aspects, as well as the current and future exploitation routes of CYP research are discussed.
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- John Vontas
- Foundation for Research and Technology (FORTH), Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB), Nikolaou Plastira Street 100, 70013, Heraklion, Crete, Greece; Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 875, 11855, Athens, Greece.
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- Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 875, 11855, Athens, Greece
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- Foundation for Research and Technology (FORTH), Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB), Nikolaou Plastira Street 100, 70013, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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Genome variation and population structure among 1142 mosquitoes of the African malaria vector species Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles coluzzii. Genome Res 2020; 30:1533-1546. [PMID: 32989001 PMCID: PMC7605271 DOI: 10.1101/gr.262790.120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2020] [Accepted: 08/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Mosquito control remains a central pillar of efforts to reduce malaria burden in sub-Saharan Africa. However, insecticide resistance is entrenched in malaria vector populations, and countries with a high malaria burden face a daunting challenge to sustain malaria control with a limited set of surveillance and intervention tools. Here we report on the second phase of a project to build an open resource of high-quality data on genome variation among natural populations of the major African malaria vector species Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles coluzzii We analyzed whole genomes of 1142 individual mosquitoes sampled from the wild in 13 African countries, as well as a further 234 individuals comprising parents and progeny of 11 laboratory crosses. The data resource includes high-confidence single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) calls at 57 million variable sites, genome-wide copy number variation (CNV) calls, and haplotypes phased at biallelic SNPs. We use these data to analyze genetic population structure and characterize genetic diversity within and between populations. We illustrate the utility of these data by investigating species differences in isolation by distance, genetic variation within proposed gene drive target sequences, and patterns of resistance to pyrethroid insecticides. This data resource provides a foundation for developing new operational systems for molecular surveillance and for accelerating research and development of new vector control tools. It also provides a unique resource for the study of population genomics and evolutionary biology in eukaryotic species with high levels of genetic diversity under strong anthropogenic evolutionary pressures.
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Monitoring and molecular profiling of contemporary insecticide resistance status of malaria vectors in Guinea-Bissau. Acta Trop 2020; 206:105440. [PMID: 32156617 DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2019] [Revised: 03/06/2020] [Accepted: 03/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Despite reduction in the prevalence of malaria, Guinea-Bissau (GB) is still widely affected by the disease that is primarily vectored by Anopheles gambiae s.l. mosquitoes. Monitoring mosquito susceptibility and investigating the insecticide resistance status is an integral part of malaria control actions. Here, mosquito populations from five regions of GB: Bafatá, Bissau, Buba, Cacheu and Gabu were monitored for species ID and insecticide resistance, using diagnostic and intensity WHO bioassays, as well as molecular assays. Phenotypic and molecular identification of species showed the presence of An. gambiae s.s. (S form), An. coluzzii (M form) and An. arabiensis, as well as rare An. arabiensis/ An. gambiae hybrids. Resistance to permethrin and deltamethrin was found in all Anopheles populations assayed, with the intensity of resistance for permethrin being moderate to high, as confirmed by bioassays performed at concentration intensities of 5X and 10X. Consistent to these findings, molecular analysis showed a higher frequency of knock-down resistance (kdr) mutations (L1014F, L1014S, reaching > 90% in some areas) compared to previous studies in the same region, as well as detected for the first time the presence of the super kdr mutation (N1575Y) in GB. The "iAche" (G119S) resistance mutation was also found in GB in low frequencies (up to 12.41%). Additionally, the synergistic PBO-permethrin bioassays suggested partial involvement of non target (metabolic and/or reduced penetration) resistance mechanism. Expression analysis of known pyrethroid metabolisers indicated the slight overexpression and possible association of the cytochrome P450s CYP6Z1, CYP4G16 with the pyrethroid resistance phenotype. The findings should guide future evidence-based resistance management strategies in GB.
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Bai-Zhong Z, Xu S, Cong-Ai Z, Liu-Yang L, Ya-She L, Xing G, Dong-Mei C, Zhang P, MIng-Wang S, Xi-Ling C. Silencing of Cytochrome P450 in Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) by RNA Interference Enhances Susceptibility to Chlorantraniliprole. JOURNAL OF INSECT SCIENCE (ONLINE) 2020; 20:5850352. [PMID: 32484869 PMCID: PMC7266073 DOI: 10.1093/jisesa/ieaa047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2020] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith), has caused significant losses for crop production in China. The fall armyworm is mainly controlled by the chemical insecticides, whereas the frequent application of insecticides would result in the resistance development. Insect cytochrome P450 monooxygenases play an essential part in the detoxification of insecticides. In this study, five P450 genes were selected to determine the role in response to insecticides by RNA interference (RNAi). Developmental expression pattern analysis revealed that S. frugiperda CYP321A8, CYP321A9, and CYP321B1 were highest in second-instar larvae among developmental stages, with 2.04-, 3.39-, and 8.58-fold compared with eggs, whereas CYP337B5 and CYP6AE44 were highest in adult stage, with 16.3- and 10.6-fold in comparison of eggs, respectively. Tissue-specific expression pattern analysis exhibited that CYP321A8, CYP321B1, and CYP6AE44 were highest in the midguts, with 3.56-, 3.33-, and 3.04-fold compared with heads, whereas CYP321A9 and CYP337B5 were highest in wings, with 3.07- and 3.36-fold compared with heads, respectively. RNAi was also conducted to explore detoxification effects of the five P450 genes on chlorantraniliprole. The second-instar larvae became more sensitive to chlorantraniliprole with a higher mortality rate than the control, after silencing CYP321A8, CYP321A9, and CYP321B1, respectively. These findings strongly supported our viewpoint that CYP321A8, CYP321A9, and CYP321B1 may play a critical role in insecticide detoxification. It will provide a basis for further study on regulation of P450 genes and the management of S. frugiperda.
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- Zhang Bai-Zhong
- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, Henan Province, P.R. China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, Henan Province, P.R. China
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- Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, P.R. China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, Henan Province, P.R. China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, Henan Province, P.R. China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, Henan Province, P.R. China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, Henan Province, P.R. China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, Henan Province, P.R. China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, Henan Province, P.R. China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, Henan Province, P.R. China
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Paula DP, Menger J, Andow DA, Koch RL. Diverse patterns of constitutive and inducible overexpression of detoxifying enzyme genes among resistant Aphis glycines populations. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2020; 164:100-114. [PMID: 32284115 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2019.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2019] [Revised: 11/21/2019] [Accepted: 12/30/2019] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Understanding the mechanisms of pyrethroid resistance is essential to the effective management of pesticide resistance in Aphis glycines Matsumura (Hemiptera: Aphididae). We mined putative detoxifying enzyme genes in the draft genome sequence of A. glycines for cytochrome oxidase P450 (CYP), glutathione-S-transferase (GST) and esterases (E4 and carboxylesterases-CES). Aphids from clonal populations resistant to pyrethroids from three sites in Minnesota, USA, were screened against a diagnostic LC99 concentration of either λ-cyhalothrin or bifenthrin and detoxifying enzyme genes expression in survivors was analyzed by qPCR. Their expression profiles were compared relative to a susceptible clonal population. We found 61 CYP (40 full-length), seven GST (all full-length), seven E4 (five full-length) and three CES (two full-length) genes, including 24 possible pseudogenes. The detoxifying enzymes had different expression profiles across resistant aphid populations, possibly reflecting differences in the genetic background and pyrethroid selection pressures as the number of constitutively overexpressed detoxifying enzyme genes was correlated with the level of resistance. Our findings will strengthen the understanding of the pyrethroid resistance mechanisms in A. glycines.
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- Débora Pires Paula
- Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Parque Estação Biológica, W5 Norte, P.O. Box 02372, Brasília, DF 70770-917, Brazil.
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- Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, 219 Hodson Hall, 1980 Folwell Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108, USA
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- Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, 219 Hodson Hall, 1980 Folwell Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108, USA
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- Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, 219 Hodson Hall, 1980 Folwell Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108, USA
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Zhang W, Yao Y, Wang H, Liu Z, Ma L, Wang Y, Xu B. The Roles of Four Novel P450 Genes in Pesticides Resistance in Apis cerana cerana Fabricius: Expression Levels and Detoxification Efficiency. Front Genet 2019; 10:1000. [PMID: 31803222 PMCID: PMC6873825 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2019.01000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2019] [Accepted: 09/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Cytochrome P450 monooxygenases (P450s) are widely distributed multifunctional enzymes that play crucial roles in insecticide detoxification or activation. In this study, to ascertain the molecular mechanisms of P450s in the detoxification of Chinese honeybees, Apis cerana cerana Fabricius (A. c. cerana), we isolated and characterized four new P450 genes (Acc301A1, Acc303A1, Acc306A1, and Acc315A1). The open reading frames of the four genes are 1263 to 1608 bp in length and encode four predicted polypeptides of 499 to 517 amino acids in length. Real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) results showed that expression of all four genes was observed in all developmental stages. In addition, Western blot assays further indicated the RT-qPCR results that showed that the four genes were induced by pesticide (thiamethoxam, deltamethrin, dichlorovos, and paraquat) treatments. Furthermore, we also used double-stranded RNA-mediated RNA interference to investigate the functions of Acc301A1, Acc303A1,and Acc306A1 in the antioxidant defense of honeybees. RNA interference targeting Acc301A1, Acc303A1, and Acc306A1 significantly increased the mortality rate of A. c. cerana upon pesticide treatment. These results provide important evidence about the role of the four P450 genes involved in detoxification.
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- Weixing Zhang
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai´an, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai´an, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai´an, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai´an, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai´an, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai´an, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai´an, China
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Lucas ER, Miles A, Harding NJ, Clarkson CS, Lawniczak MKN, Kwiatkowski DP, Weetman D, Donnelly MJ. Whole-genome sequencing reveals high complexity of copy number variation at insecticide resistance loci in malaria mosquitoes. Genome Res 2019; 29:1250-1261. [PMID: 31345938 PMCID: PMC6673711 DOI: 10.1101/gr.245795.118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2018] [Accepted: 06/26/2019] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Polymorphisms in genetic copy number can influence gene expression, coding sequence, and zygosity, making them powerful actors in the evolutionary process. Copy number variants (CNVs) are however understudied, being more difficult to detect than single-nucleotide polymorphisms. We take advantage of the intense selective pressures on the major malaria vector Anopheles gambiae, caused by the widespread use of insecticides for malaria control, to investigate the role of CNVs in the evolution of insecticide resistance. Using the whole-genome sequencing data from 1142 samples in the An. gambiae 1000 genomes project, we identified 250 gene-containing CNVs, encompassing a total of 267 genes of which 28 were in gene families linked to metabolic insecticide resistance, representing significant enrichment of these families. The five major gene clusters for metabolic resistance all contained CNVs, with 44 different CNVs being found across these clusters and multiple CNVs frequently covering the same genes. These 44 CNVs are widespread (45% of individuals carry at least one of them) and have been spreading through positive selection, indicated by their high local frequencies and extended haplotype homozygosity. Our results demonstrate the importance of CNVs in the response to selection, highlighting the urgent need to identify the contribution of each CNV to insecticide resistance and to track their spread as the use of insecticides in malaria endemic countries intensifies and as the operational deployment of next-generation bed nets targeting metabolic resistance gathers pace. Our detailed descriptions of CNVs found across the species range provide the tools to do so.
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- Eric R Lucas
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool L3 5QA, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, United Kingdom.,Big Data Institute, University of Oxford, Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Information and Discovery, Oxford OX3 7LF, United Kingdom
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- Big Data Institute, University of Oxford, Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Information and Discovery, Oxford OX3 7LF, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, United Kingdom.,Big Data Institute, University of Oxford, Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Information and Discovery, Oxford OX3 7LF, United Kingdom
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- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool L3 5QA, United Kingdom
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- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool L3 5QA, United Kingdom.,Wellcome Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, United Kingdom
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Chen C, Shan T, Liu Y, Shi X, Gao X. Identification of a novel cytochrome P450 CYP3356A1 linked with insecticide detoxification in Bradysia odoriphaga. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2019; 75:1006-1013. [PMID: 30221445 DOI: 10.1002/ps.5208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2018] [Revised: 08/24/2018] [Accepted: 09/11/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cytochrome P450 monooxygenases play an important role in the metabolic detoxification of insecticides in insect pests. However, little is known about the role of a specific P450 gene and its responses to insecticide exposure in Bradysia odoriphaga, a major pest in Chinese chive production. RESULTS In this study, a novel P450 gene, CYP3356A1, was cloned from Bradysia odoriphaga. The full-length cDNA sequence of CYP3356A1 is 2153 bp and its open reading frame (ORF) encodes 508 amino acids. Quantitative real time PCR(qRT-PCR) analyses in different tissues showed that CYP3356A1 expression was the highest in the Malpighian tubule. Moreover, among the different developmental stages of the insect, the highest expression of CYP3356A1 was found in fourth-instar larvae. Expression of CYP3356A1 was upregulated by treatment with imidacloprid, thiamethoxam, and β-cypermethrin at median lethal concentrations (LC50 ). RNA interference (RNAi)-mediated silencing of CYP3356A1 significantly increased mortality by 36.90%, 25.17%, and 36.73 when fourth-instar B. odoriphaga larvae were exposed to imidacloprid, thiamethoxam, and β-cypermethrin, respectively, at the LC50 dose. CONCLUSION These results demonstrate that CYP3356A1 is related to the detoxification of imidacloprid, thiamethoxam, and β-cypermethrin in B. odoriphaga. Moreover, the study also increased our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of insecticide detoxification in this pest insect. © 2018 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Chengyu Chen
- Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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Xu N, Sun XH, Liu ZH, Xu Y, Sun Y, Zhou D, Shen B, Zhu CL. Identification and classification of differentially expressed genes in pyrethroid-resistant Culex pipiens pallens. Mol Genet Genomics 2019; 294:861-873. [PMID: 30904950 DOI: 10.1007/s00438-018-1521-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2018] [Accepted: 12/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Culex pipiens pallens is an important vector that transmits Bancroftian filariasis, Japanese encephalitis and other diseases that pose a serious threat to human health. Extensive and improper use of insecticides has caused insecticide resistance in mosquitoes, which has become an important obstacle to the control of mosquito-borne diseases. It is crucial to investigate the underlying mechanism of insecticide resistance. The aims of this study were to identify genes involved in insecticide resistance based on the resistance phenotype, gene expression profile and single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and to screen for major genes controlling insecticide resistance. Using a combination of SNP and transcriptome data, gene expression quantitative trait loci (eQTLs) were studied in deltamethrin-resistant mosquitoes. The most differentially expressed pathway in the resistant group was identified, and a regulatory network was built using these SNPs and the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in this pathway. The major candidate genes involved in the control of insecticide resistance were analyzed by qPCR, siRNA microinjection and CDC bottle bioassays. A total of 85 DEGs that encoded putative detoxification enzymes (including 61 P450s) were identified in this pathway. The resistance regulatory network was built using SNPs, and these metabolic genes, and a major gene, CYP9AL1, were identified. The functional role of CYP9AL1 in insecticide resistance was confirmed by siRNA microinjection and CDC bottle bioassays. Using the eQTL approach, we identified important genes in pyrethroid resistance that may aid in understanding the mechanism underlying insecticide resistance and in targeting new measures for resistance monitoring and management.
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- Na Xu
- Xuzhou Central Hospital, 29 Taihang Road, Yunlong District, Xuzhou, 221111, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathogen Biology, Nanjing Medical University, 101 Longmian Avenue, Jiangning District, Nanjing, 211166, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathogen Biology, Nanjing Medical University, 101 Longmian Avenue, Jiangning District, Nanjing, 211166, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathogen Biology, Nanjing Medical University, 101 Longmian Avenue, Jiangning District, Nanjing, 211166, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathogen Biology, Nanjing Medical University, 101 Longmian Avenue, Jiangning District, Nanjing, 211166, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Pathogen Biology of Jiangsu Province, 101 Longmian Avenue, Jiangning District, Nanjing, 211166, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathogen Biology, Nanjing Medical University, 101 Longmian Avenue, Jiangning District, Nanjing, 211166, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Pathogen Biology of Jiangsu Province, 101 Longmian Avenue, Jiangning District, Nanjing, 211166, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathogen Biology, Nanjing Medical University, 101 Longmian Avenue, Jiangning District, Nanjing, 211166, People's Republic of China. .,Key Laboratory of Pathogen Biology of Jiangsu Province, 101 Longmian Avenue, Jiangning District, Nanjing, 211166, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Pathogen Biology, Nanjing Medical University, 101 Longmian Avenue, Jiangning District, Nanjing, 211166, People's Republic of China. .,Key Laboratory of Pathogen Biology of Jiangsu Province, 101 Longmian Avenue, Jiangning District, Nanjing, 211166, People's Republic of China.
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Mavridis K, Wipf N, Medves S, Erquiaga I, Müller P, Vontas J. Rapid multiplex gene expression assays for monitoring metabolic resistance in the major malaria vector Anopheles gambiae. Parasit Vectors 2019; 12:9. [PMID: 30612581 PMCID: PMC6322220 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-018-3253-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2018] [Accepted: 12/03/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Metabolic resistance of the major malaria vector Anopheles gambiae (s.l.) to insecticides is operationally significant, particularly in combination with target site resistance. However, detection of metabolic resistance is not trivial and relies on laborious bioassays, unspecific biochemical methods, or sophisticated and expensive molecular approaches using transcriptomics. METHODS Rapid one-step multiplex TaqMan-probe based RT-qPCR assays were developed and optimised to measure the expression levels of genes associated with metabolic insecticide resistance in An. gambiae (s.l.). Primers and probes were designed to target the mRNA of cytochrome P450-dependent monooxygenases CYP6P3, CYP6M2, CYP9K1, CYP6P4 and CYP6Z1, and the glutathione-S-transferase GSTE2. The novel assays were validated versus gold standard methods with a range of phenotyped mosquito specimens. The assays were also tested directly on lysates of RNAlater®-preserved mosquitoes without an RNA extraction step. RESULTS The novel assays are efficient (reaction efficiencies = 95-109%), sensitive (covering a > 10.0 Ct range with R2 values > 0.99), specific (TaqMan chemistry), reproducible (%CV = 4.46-12.07%), as well as readily expandable to capture additional loci as they evolve or to cover additional species. The assays were successfully validated in terms of expression levels against standard two-step singleplex qPCR assays (overall % difference = -17.6%, 95% CI = -38.7-3.43%) and microarrays, using laboratory strains and field-caught samples. The assays can also be applied directly on lysates of mosquito specimens, without RNA extraction or DNase treatment. CONCLUSIONS The novel multiplex assays for monitoring the levels of major detoxification genes and metabolic resistance in An. gambiae (s.l.) are simple to perform, robust and rapid. They may complement current diagnostic assays to provide evidence-based and operationally relevant information for insecticide resistance management.
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- Konstantinos Mavridis
- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, 70013, Heraklion, Greece.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Socinstrasse 57, P.O. Box, CH-4002, Basel, Switzerland.,University of Basel, Petersplatz 1, P.O. Box, CH-4001, Basel, Switzerland
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- Fast Track Diagnostics, a Siemens Healthineers Company, Esch-sur-Alzette, 4354, Luxembourg
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- Fast Track Diagnostics, a Siemens Healthineers Company, Esch-sur-Alzette, 4354, Luxembourg
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Socinstrasse 57, P.O. Box, CH-4002, Basel, Switzerland.,University of Basel, Petersplatz 1, P.O. Box, CH-4001, Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, 70013, Heraklion, Greece. .,Pesticide Science Laboratory, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, 11855, Athens, Greece.
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Chen C, Shan T, Liu Y, Wang C, Shi X, Gao X. Identification and functional analysis of a cytochrome P450 gene involved in imidacloprid resistance in Bradysia odoriphaga Yang et Zhang. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2019; 153:129-135. [PMID: 30744886 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2018.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2018] [Revised: 11/08/2018] [Accepted: 11/15/2018] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Insect cytochrome P450 monooxygenases played an important role in detoxifying insecticides which potentially contributed to the metabolic resistance to insecticides. Bradysia odoriphaga, as a major pest of Chinese chive, was reported to be highly tolerant to neonicotinoid insecticides imidacloprid. In this study, a novel P450 gene, CYP6FV12, was cloned from B. odoriphaga. The full-length cDNA sequence of CYP6FV12 is 2520 bp long and its open reading frame (ORF) encodes 519 amino acids. Quantitative real-time PCR showed that the highest expression of CYP6FV12 was observed in fourth-instar larvae, which is 154.32-fold higher than that of eggs. Highest expression of CYP6FV12 was observed in the midgut, followed by fat body, which was 13.67 and 5.42-fold higher than that in cuticle, respectively. The expression of CYP6FV12 was significantly up-regulated in B. odoriphaga larvae after exposed to imidacloprid at the concentrations of 10, 30, 50, and 70 mg/L. Moreover, RNAi mediated silencing of CYP6FV12 increased mortality by 28.62% when the fourth-instar larvae were treated with imidacloprid. This is the first systematic study on isolated P450s gene involved in imidacloprid resistance in B. odoriphaga and increased our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of insecticide detoxification in this pest insect.
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- Chengyu Chen
- Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
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- Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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Kamgang B, Tchapga W, Ngoagouni C, Sangbakembi-Ngounou C, Wondji M, Riveron JM, Wondji CS. Exploring insecticide resistance mechanisms in three major malaria vectors from Bangui in Central African Republic. Pathog Glob Health 2018; 112:349-359. [PMID: 30433868 PMCID: PMC6300743 DOI: 10.1080/20477724.2018.1541160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Malaria remains the main cause of mortality and morbidity in the Central African Republic. However, the main malaria vectors remain poorly characterised, preventing the design of suitable control strategies. Here, we characterised the patterns and mechanisms of insecticide resistance in three important vectors from Bangui. Mosquitoes were collected indoors, using electrical aspirators in July 2016 in two neighborhoods at Bangui. WHO bioassays performed, using F2An. gambiae sensu lato (s.l.), revealed a high level of resistance to type I (permethrin) and II (deltamethrin) pyrethroids and dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (< 3% mortality). Molecular analysis revealed the co-occurrence of Anopheles coluzzii (56.8 %) and An. gambiae s.s. (43.2%) within the An. gambiae complex. Anopheles funestus s.s. was the sole species belonging to An. funestus group. Both kdr-w (40% of homozygotes and 60% of heterozygotes/kdr-w/wild type) and kdr-e (37.5% of heterozygotes) mutations were found in An. gambiae. Contrariwise, only the kdr-w (9.5% homozygotes and 85.7% of heterozygotes) was detected in An. coluzzii. Quantitative RT-PCR showed that CYP6M2 and CYP6P3 are not upregulated in An. coluzzii from Bangui. Analysis of the sodium channel gene revealed a reduced diversity in An. coluzzii and An. gambiae s.s. In An. funestus s.s., the pyrethroid/DDT GSTe2 L119F resistance allele was detected at high frequency (54.7%) whereas a very low frequency for Rdl was observed. Polymorphism analysis of GSTe2 and GABA receptor gene in An. funestus revealed the presence of one resistant haplotype for each gene. This study provides baseline information to help guide current and future malaria vector control interventions in CAR.
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- Basile Kamgang
- a Department of Medical Entomology , Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID) , Yaoundé , Cameroon
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- a Department of Medical Entomology , Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID) , Yaoundé , Cameroon
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- b Service d'Entomologie Medicale , Institut Pasteur de Bangui , Bangui , Central African Republic
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- a Department of Medical Entomology , Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID) , Yaoundé , Cameroon.,c Vector Biology Department , Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine , Liverpool , UK
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- a Department of Medical Entomology , Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID) , Yaoundé , Cameroon.,c Vector Biology Department , Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine , Liverpool , UK
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- a Department of Medical Entomology , Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID) , Yaoundé , Cameroon.,c Vector Biology Department , Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine , Liverpool , UK
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Zhang W, Chen W, Li Z, Ma L, Yu J, Wang H, Liu Z, Xu B. Identification and Characterization of Three New Cytochrome P450 Genes and the Use of RNA Interference to Evaluate Their Roles in Antioxidant Defense in Apis cerana cerana Fabricius. Front Physiol 2018; 9:1608. [PMID: 30498454 PMCID: PMC6250095 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2018.01608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2018] [Accepted: 10/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Cytochrome P450s play critical roles in maintaining redox homeostasis and protecting organisms from the accumulation of toxic reactive oxygen species (ROS). The biochemical functions of the P450 family have essentially been associated with the metabolism of xenobiotics. Here, we sequenced and characterized three P450 genes, AccCYP314A1, AccCYP4AZ1, and AccCYP6AS5, from Apis cerana cerana Fabricius; these genes play a critical role in maintaining biodiversity. Quantitative PCR (qPCR) analysis indicated that the three genes were all predominantly expressed in the epidermis (EP), followed by the brain (BR) and midgut (MG). In addition, the highest expression levels were detected in the dark-eyed pupae and adult stages. The three genes were induced by temperature (4°C and 44°C), heavy metals (CdCl2 and HgCl2), pesticides (DDV, deltamethrin, and paraquat) and UV treatments. Furthermore, Western blot analysis indicated that the protein expression levels could be induced by some abiotic stressors, a result that complements the qPCR results. We analyzed the silencing of these three genes and found that silencing these genes enhanced the enzymatic activities of peroxidase (POD) and catalase (CAT). Additionally, we investigated the expression of other antioxidant genes and found that some were upregulated, while others were downregulated, suggesting that the upregulated genes may be involved in compensating for the silencing of AccCYP314A1, AccCYP4AZ1, and AccCYP6AS5. Our findings suggest that AccCYP314A1, AccCYP4AZ1, and AccCYP6AS5 may play very significant roles in the antioxidant defense against damage caused by ROS.
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- Weixing Zhang
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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Zhang X, Kang X, Wu H, Silver K, Zhang J, Ma E, Zhu KY. Transcriptome-wide survey, gene expression profiling and exogenous chemical-induced transcriptional responses of cytochrome P450 superfamily genes in migratory locust (Locusta migratoria). INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2018; 100:66-77. [PMID: 29959977 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2018.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2018] [Revised: 06/14/2018] [Accepted: 06/22/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Cytochrome P450 monooxygenases (CYPs) belong to a large superfamily of heme-containing enzymes catalyzing at least 60 different types of chemically distinct reactions. Insect CYPs play key roles in biotransformation of insecticides and plant chemicals, and are implicated in insecticide resistance and insect adaptation to their host plants. Insect CYPs are well studied in model insects, but little is known about the CYP superfamily in paurometabolous insects. We employed Illumina sequencing technology to identify 71 partial and 78 full-length open reading frames (ORFs) of LmCYP genes from the migratory locust (Locusta migratoria), one of the most destructive paurometabolous insect pests in the world. Seventy-eight LmCYPs with complete ORFs were formally named and classified into 19 families and 43 subfamilies. The majority of LmCYPs were mainly expressed in nymphal and adult stages, but LmCYP expression varied widely among thirteen different tissues examined. Regulatory elements were predicted in the promoter regions of LmCYP genes, and subsequent exposure of locusts to 12 different exogenous chemicals showed that 2-tridecanone and xanthotoxin were the most effective at increasing LmCYP expression. Our results represent the first transcriptome-wide analysis of the LmCYP superfamily from migratory locust, and provide a foundation for understanding the physiological functions, functional diversity, evolution, and regulatory mechanisms controlling the expression of the CYP gene superfamily in the locust.
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- Xueyao Zhang
- Research Institute of Applied Biology, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, China
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- Research Institute of Applied Biology, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, China
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- Research Institute of Applied Biology, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, China
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- Department of Entomology, 123 Waters Hall, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
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- Research Institute of Applied Biology, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, China.
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- Research Institute of Applied Biology, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, China.
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- Department of Entomology, 123 Waters Hall, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA.
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Yan ZW, He ZB, Yan ZT, Si FL, Zhou Y, Chen B. Genome-wide and expression-profiling analyses suggest the main cytochrome P450 genes related to pyrethroid resistance in the malaria vector, Anopheles sinensis (Diptera Culicidae). PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2018; 74:1810-1820. [PMID: 29393554 DOI: 10.1002/ps.4879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2017] [Revised: 01/23/2018] [Accepted: 01/26/2018] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Anopheles sinensis is one of the major malaria vectors. However, pyrethroid resistance in An. sinensis is threatening malaria control. Cytochrome P450-mediated detoxification is an important pyrethroid resistance mechanism that has been unexplored in An. sinensis. In this study, we performed a comprehensive analysis of the An. sinensis P450 gene superfamily with special attention to their role in pyrethroid resistance using bioinformatics and molecular approaches. RESULTS Our data revealed the presence of 112 individual P450 genes in An. sinensis, which were classified into four major clans (mitochondrial, CYP2, CYP3 and CYP4), 18 families and 50 subfamilies. Sixty-seven genes formed nine gene clusters, and genes within the same cluster and the same gene family had a similar gene structure. Phylogenetic analysis showed that most of An. sinensis P450s (82/112) had very close 1: 1 orthology with Anopheles gambiae P450s. Five genes (AsCYP6Z2, AsCYP6P3v1, AsCYP6P3v2, AsCYP9J5 and AsCYP306A1) were significantly upregulated in three pyrethroid-resistant populations in both RNA-seq and RT-qPCR analyses, suggesting that they could be the most important P450 genes involved in pyrethroid resistance in An. sinensis. CONCLUSION Our study provides insight on the diversity of An. sinensis P450 superfamily and basis for further elucidating pyrethroid resistance mechanism in this mosquito species. © 2018 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Zheng-Wen Yan
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Vector Insects; Institute of Entomology and Molecular Biology, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Vector Insects; Institute of Entomology and Molecular Biology, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Vector Insects; Institute of Entomology and Molecular Biology, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Vector Insects; Institute of Entomology and Molecular Biology, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Vector Insects; Institute of Entomology and Molecular Biology, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Vector Insects; Institute of Entomology and Molecular Biology, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, China
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Wang X, Chen Y, Gong C, Yao X, Jiang C, Yang Q. Molecular identification of four novel cytochrome P450 genes related to the development of resistance of Spodoptera exigua (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to chlorantraniliprole. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2018; 74:1938-1952. [PMID: 29488686 DOI: 10.1002/ps.4898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2017] [Revised: 02/02/2018] [Accepted: 02/21/2018] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND The beet armyworm, Spodoptera exigua, is an omnivorous insect that damages a variety of crops worldwide. Chlorantraniliprole is a new diamide insecticide that acts on the ryanodine receptors in insects. The aim of this study was to explore key genes related to the development of chlorantraniliprole resistance in S. exigua. RESULTS Transcriptomes were compared between beet armyworms from a susceptible laboratory strain (Sus-Lab) and Sus-Lab screened with LC25 sublethal doses of chlorantraniliprole for six generations (SE-Sel). Ten of 11 cytochrome P450 genes with upregulated expression verified by quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) in SE-Sel strains were detected in SE-PZ16 and SE-ZY16, two extremely resistant field populations. In addition, expression of four new cytochrome P450 genes, CYP9A21v1, CYP9A21v2, CYP9A21v3 and CYP9A21v4, was shown in the two field populations and was significantly higher in the SE-Sel strain than in the Sus-Lab strain (P < 0.05). Their full-length and protein tertiary structures were also cloned and predicted. The function of CYP9A21v3 was analysed by RNA interference, and the relative expression of CYP9A21v3 in the SE-ZY16 population after feeding on dsRNA was lower than in the control group. Moreover, mortality rates in insects treated at the LC50 of chlorantraniliprole after dsRNA feeding were significantly higher than in the control group 24 h after treatment (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION Overexpression of CYP9A21v3 may be a primary factor in the development of chlorantraniliprole resistance in beet armyworms. © 2018 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Xuegui Wang
- Biorational Pesticide Research Lab, College of Agriculture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Biorational Pesticide Research Lab, College of Agriculture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Biorational Pesticide Research Lab, College of Agriculture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Biorational Pesticide Research Lab, College of Agriculture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Biorational Pesticide Research Lab, College of Agriculture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Biorational Pesticide Research Lab, College of Agriculture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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Main BJ, Everitt A, Cornel AJ, Hormozdiari F, Lanzaro GC. Genetic variation associated with increased insecticide resistance in the malaria mosquito, Anopheles coluzzii. Parasit Vectors 2018; 11:225. [PMID: 29618373 PMCID: PMC5885317 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-018-2817-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2017] [Accepted: 03/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Malaria mortality rates in sub-Saharan Africa have declined significantly in recent years as a result of increased insecticide-treated bed net (ITN) usage. A major challenge to further progress is the emergence and spread of insecticide resistance alleles in the Anopheles mosquito vectors, like An. coluzzii. A non-synonymous mutation in the para voltage-gated sodium channel gene reduces pyrethroid-binding affinity, resulting in knockdown resistance (kdr). Metabolic mechanisms of insecticide resistance involving detoxification genes like cytochrome P450 genes, carboxylesterases, and glutathione S-transferases are also important. As some gene activity is tissue-specific and/or environmentally induced, gene regulatory variation may be overlooked when comparing expression from whole mosquito bodies under standard rearing conditions. RESULTS We detected complex insecticide resistance in a 2014 An. coluzzii colony from southern Mali using bottle bioassays. Additional bioassays involving recombinant genotypes from a cross with a relatively susceptible 1995 An. coluzzii colony from Mali confirmed the importance of kdr and associated increased permethrin resistance to the CYP9K1 locus on the X chromosome. Significant differential expression of CYP9K1 was not observed among these colonies in Malpighian tubules. However, the P450 gene CYP6Z1 was overexpressed in resistant individuals following sublethal permethrin exposure and the carboxylesterase gene COEAE5G was constitutively overexpressed. CONCLUSIONS The significant P450-related insecticide resistance observed in the 2014 An. coluzzii colony indicates that ITNs treated with the P450 inhibitor piperonyl butoxide (PBO) would be more effective in this region. The known insecticide resistance gene CYP6Z1 was differentially expressed exclusively in the context of sublethal permethrin exposure, highlighting the importance of tissue-specificity and environmental conditions in gene expression studies. The increased activity of the carboxylesterase COEAE5G in the resistant An. coluzzii colony suggests resistance to other insecticides like organophosphates. Additional gene expression studies involving other tissues (e.g. fat body) would provide a more comprehensive view of genes underlying metabolic insecticide resistance in An. coluzzii from Mali. Identifying genetic markers linked to these regulatory alleles is an important next step that would substantially improve insecticide resistance surveillance and population genetic studies in this important vector species.
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- Bradley J Main
- Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, UC Davis, Davis, CA, 95616, USA.
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, UC Davis, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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- Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, MIND Institute and UC-Davis Genome Center, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, UC Davis, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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Grosso CG, Stroppa MM, Varela GM, García BA. cDNA Isolation and Expression of Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate-Dependent Cytochrome P450 Reductase Gene in the Chagas Disease Vector Triatoma infestans. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2018; 98:710-716. [PMID: 29363459 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Pyrethroid resistance has been detected in Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), which was atributed to target site insensitivity and increased oxidative metabolism of the insecticide by cytochrome P450s. Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) cytochrome P450 reductase (CPR) plays an essential role in transferring electrons from NADPH to the P450-substrate complex. In this study, the full length CPR cDNA of T. infestans was isolated and gene expression was determined by quantitative polymerase chain reaction. The open reading frame is 2,046 bp long, encoding a protein of 682 amino acids. Amino acid sequence analysis indicates that the T. infestans CPR and the putative Rhodnius prolixus and Triatoma dimidiata CPRs present conserved ligand-binding domains. Congruent with a previous study of our laboratory, in which the expression of three cytochrome P450 genes (CYP4EM7, CYP3085B1, and CYP3092A6 genes) was induced by deltamethrin, the levels of T. infestans CPR mRNA were upregulated in the fat body of fifth instar nymphs after topical application of deltamethrin. Besides, as it was observed in the CYP4EM7 gene, it was detected overexpression of the CPR gene in the most resistant strain of T. infestans included in the study. These results suggest that CPR plays an essential role in P450-mediated resistance of T. infestans to insecticides.
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- Carla G Grosso
- Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud (INICSA), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) and Cátedra de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud (INICSA), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) and Cátedra de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud (INICSA), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) and Cátedra de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud (INICSA), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) and Cátedra de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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Itoh H, Tago K, Hayatsu M, Kikuchi Y. Detoxifying symbiosis: microbe-mediated detoxification of phytotoxins and pesticides in insects. Nat Prod Rep 2018; 35:434-454. [DOI: 10.1039/c7np00051k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Symbiotic microorganisms degrade natural and artificial toxic compounds, and confer toxin resistance on insect hosts.
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- Hideomi Itoh
- Bioproduction Research Institute
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) Hokkaido
- Sapporo 062-8517
- Japan
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- Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences
- National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO)
- Tsukuba 305-8604
- Japan
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- Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences
- National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO)
- Tsukuba 305-8604
- Japan
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- Bioproduction Research Institute
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) Hokkaido
- Sapporo 062-8517
- Japan
- Graduate School of Agriculture
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Liu QM, Li CX, Wu Q, Shi QM, Sun AJ, Zhang HD, Guo XX, Dong YD, Xing D, Zhang YM, Han Q, Diao XP, Zhao TY. Identification of Differentially Expressed Genes In Deltamethrin-Resistant Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MOSQUITO CONTROL ASSOCIATION 2017; 33:324-330. [PMID: 29369035 DOI: 10.2987/17-6658.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Culex quinquefasciatus is one of China's major house-dwelling mosquito species and an important vector of filariasis and encephalitis. Chemical treatments represent one of the most successful approaches for comprehensive mosquito prevention and control. However, the widespread use of chemical pesticides has led to the occurrence and development of insecticide resistance. Therefore, in-depth studies of resistance to insecticides are of vital importance. In this study, we performed a gene expression analysis to investigate genes from Cx. quinquefasciatus that may confer pyrethroid resistance. We aimed to understand the mechanisms of Cx. quinquefasciatus resistance to pyrethroid insecticides and provide insights into insect resistance management. Using a resistance bioassay, we determined the deltamethrin LC50 values (lethal concentration required to kill 50% of the population) for Cx. quinquefasciatus larvae in the F21, F23, F24, F26, F27, and F30 generations. The 7 tested strains exhibited pesticide resistance that was 25.25 to 87.83 times higher than that of the SanYa strain. Moreover, the expression of the OBPjj7a (odorant-binding protein OBPjj7a), OBP28 (odorant-binding protein OBP28), and E2 (ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme) genes was positively correlated with deltamethrin resistance ( R2 = 0.836, P = 0.011; R2 = 0.788, P = 0.018; and R2 = 0.850, P = 0.009, respectively) in Cx. quinquefasciatus. The expression of 4 additional genes, H/ACA, S19, SAR2, and PGRP, was not correlated with deltamethrin resistance. In summary, this study identified 3 Cx. quinquefasciatus genes with potential involvement in deltamethrin resistance, and these results may provide a theoretical basis for the control of mosquito resistance and insights into resistance detection.
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Hirata K, Jouraku A, Kuwazaki S, Kanazawa J, Iwasa T. The R81T mutation in the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor of Aphis gossypii is associated with neonicotinoid insecticide resistance with differential effects for cyano- and nitro-substituted neonicotinoids. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2017; 143:57-65. [PMID: 29183611 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2017.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2017] [Revised: 08/08/2017] [Accepted: 09/16/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii Glover, is one of the most agriculturally important insect pests. Neonicotinoid insecticides and sulfoxaflor have generally shown excellent control of A. gossypii, but these aphids have recently developed resistance against neonicotinoid insecticides. We previously characterized a field-collected A. gossypii Kushima clone that showed higher resistance to nitro-substituted neonicotinoids, such as imidacloprid, than to cyano-substituted neonicotinoids, such as acetamiprid. This Kushima clone harbors the R81T mutation in the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) β1 subunit; this mutation is the source of neonicotinoid insecticide resistance. In the present study, electrophysiological analyses and molecular modeling were employed to investigate the differential effects of the R81T mutation on cyano- and nitro-substituted neonicotinoids and sulfoxaflor. We isolated full-length coding sequences of A. gossypii nAChR α1, α2, and β1 subunits. When co-expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes with chicken β2 nAChR, A. gossypii α1 evoked inward currents in a concentration-dependent manner in response to acetylcholine (ACh) and showed sensitivity to neonicotinoid and sulfoxaflor. Additionally, the chicken β2 T77R+E79V (equivalent double mutant of R81T) mutation resulted in a lower effect to cyano-substituted neonicotinoids and sulfoxaflor than to nitro-substituted neonicotinoids. Electrophysiological data and nAChR homology modeling analysis suggested that the Kushima clone exhibited different levels of resistance to cyano- and nitro-substituted neonicotinoid insecticides.
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- Koichi Hirata
- Odawara Research Center, Nippon-soda Co., Ltd., 345 Takada, Odawara, Kanagawa 250-0216, Japan
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- Insect Genome Research and Engineering Unit, Division of Applied Genetics, Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, NARO, 1-2 Owashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8634, Japan
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- Insect Genome Research and Engineering Unit, Division of Applied Genetics, Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, NARO, 1-2 Owashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8634, Japan
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- Odawara Research Center, Nippon-soda Co., Ltd., 345 Takada, Odawara, Kanagawa 250-0216, Japan
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- Odawara Research Center, Nippon-soda Co., Ltd., 345 Takada, Odawara, Kanagawa 250-0216, Japan.
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Hirata K, Jouraku A, Kuwazaki S, Shimomura H, Iwasa T. Studies on Aphis gossypii cytochrome P450s CYP6CY22 and CYP6CY13 using an in vitro system. JOURNAL OF PESTICIDE SCIENCE 2017; 42:97-104. [PMID: 30363391 PMCID: PMC6173126 DOI: 10.1584/jpestics.d17-006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2017] [Accepted: 05/17/2017] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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A field-collected Aphis gossypii clone [Kushima resistant (KR) clone] was resistant to neonicotinoid insecticides (23.8- to 394-fold). RNA-seq and next-generation sequence analyses were conducted to identify nine cytochrome P450 (CYP) genes that were significantly upregulated in the KR clone as compared with those in the insecticide-susceptible clone. A. gossypii P450s were transiently and efficiently expressed in S2 cell to show that CYP6CY22 (c21228) and CYP6CY13 (c21368), which were the most upregulated of the nine P450s in the KR clone, did not degrade sulfoxaflor, a new class of insecticides acting on insect nAChRs, but markedly metabolized all of the neonicotinoids tested. Hence, P450s are likely to underpin neonicotinoid resistance in other aphids as well in the future, and the P450 expression protocol established here will prompt studies on P450-medidated insecticide resistance and structural analyses of relevant metabolites.
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- Koichi Hirata
- Odawara Research Center, Nippon soda Co., Ltd., 345 Takada, Odawara, Kanagawa 250–0216, Japan
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- Insect Genome Research and Engineering Unit, Division of Applied Genetics, Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, NARO, 1–2 Owashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305–8634, Japan
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- Insect Genome Research and Engineering Unit, Division of Applied Genetics, Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, NARO, 1–2 Owashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305–8634, Japan
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- Odawara Research Center, Nippon soda Co., Ltd., 345 Takada, Odawara, Kanagawa 250–0216, Japan
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- Odawara Research Center, Nippon soda Co., Ltd., 345 Takada, Odawara, Kanagawa 250–0216, Japan
- To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:
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Comparative and functional triatomine genomics reveals reductions and expansions in insecticide resistance-related gene families. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2017; 11:e0005313. [PMID: 28199333 PMCID: PMC5310753 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2016] [Accepted: 01/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Background Triatomine insects are vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, a protozoan parasite that is the causative agent of Chagas’ disease. This is a neglected disease affecting approximately 8 million people in Latin America. The existence of diverse pyrethroid resistant populations of at least two species demonstrates the potential of triatomines to develop high levels of insecticide resistance. Therefore, the incorporation of strategies for resistance management is a main concern for vector control programs. Three enzymatic superfamilies are thought to mediate xenobiotic detoxification and resistance: Glutathione Transferases (GSTs), Cytochromes P450 (CYPs) and Carboxyl/Cholinesterases (CCEs). Improving our knowledge of key triatomine detoxification enzymes will strengthen our understanding of insecticide resistance processes in vectors of Chagas’ disease. Methods and findings The discovery and description of detoxification gene superfamilies in normalized transcriptomes of three triatomine species: Triatoma dimidiata, Triatoma infestans and Triatoma pallidipennis is presented. Furthermore, a comparative analysis of these superfamilies among the triatomine transcriptomes and the genome of Rhodnius prolixus, also a triatomine vector of Chagas’ disease, and other well-studied insect genomes was performed. The expression pattern of detoxification genes in R. prolixus transcriptomes from key organs was analyzed. The comparisons reveal gene expansions in Sigma class GSTs, CYP3 in CYP superfamily and clade E in CCE superfamily. Moreover, several CYP families identified in these triatomines have not yet been described in other insects. Conversely, several groups of insecticide resistance related enzymes within each enzyme superfamily are reduced or lacking in triatomines. Furthermore, our qRT-PCR results showed an increase in the expression of a CYP4 gene in a T. infestans population resistant to pyrethroids. These results could point to an involvement of metabolic detoxification mechanisms on the high levels of pyrethroid resistance detected in triatomines from the Gran Chaco ecoregion. Conclusions and significance Our results help to elucidate the potential insecticide resistance mechanisms in vectors of Chagas’ disease and provide new relevant information for this field. This study shows that metabolic resistance might be a contributing cause of the high pyrethroid resistance observed in wild T. infestans populations from the Gran Chaco ecoregion, area in which although subjected to intense pyrethroid treatments, vector control has failed. This study opens new avenues for further functional studies on triatomine detoxification mechanisms. One of the principal goals of the last decades regarding public health in Latin America was the reduction of the geographic range and infestation rates of triatomines, the insect vectors of Chagas’ disease. However, the elimination of vector transmission has failed in the Gran Chaco ecoregion, even in areas subjected to intense vector control efforts with pyrethroid insecticides. Therefore, detecting the reasons for the persistence of these vectors has been recognized as a priority by public health authorities. Metabolic insecticide resistance due to enhancement of detoxification activity is one of the principal resistance mechanisms observed in insects. In this study, we analyzed the main enzyme superfamilies known to be involved in insecticide resistance in other insects in four important Chagas’ disease vector species from different regions of Latin America. This was made in a comparative manner using well-studied insect genomes as references. We have found gene expansions for several families related to insecticide resistance, while others showed a reduction. Augmented expression of a CYP gene may suggest contribution to pyrethroid resistance in highly resistant populations of Triatoma infestans from the Gran Chaco. Our results increase the knowledge of potential insecticide resistance mechanisms in vectors of Chagas’ disease and provide relevant information to this field.
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Ji R, Wang Y, Cheng Y, Zhang M, Zhang HB, Zhu L, Fang J, Zhu-Salzman K. Transcriptome Analysis of Green Peach Aphid ( Myzus persicae): Insight into Developmental Regulation and Inter-Species Divergence. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:1562. [PMID: 27812361 PMCID: PMC5072348 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2016] [Accepted: 10/04/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Green peach aphid (Myzus persicae) and pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum) are two phylogenetically closely related agricultural pests. While pea aphid is restricted to Fabaceae, green peach aphid feeds on hundreds of plant species from more than 40 families. Transcriptome comparison could shed light on the genetic factors underlying the difference in host range between the two species. Furthermore, a large scale study contrasting gene expression between immature nymphs and fully developed adult aphids would fill a previous knowledge gap. Here, we obtained transcriptomic sequences of green peach aphid nymphs and adults, respectively, using Illumina sequencing technology. A total of 2244 genes were found to be differentially expressed between the two developmental stages, many of which were associated with detoxification, hormone production, cuticle formation, metabolism, food digestion, and absorption. When searched against publically available pea aphid mRNA sequences, 13,752 unigenes were found to have no homologous counterparts. Interestingly, many of these unigenes that could be annotated in other databases were involved in the "xenobiotics biodegradation and metabolism" pathway, suggesting the two aphids differ in their adaptation to secondary metabolites of host plants. Conversely, 3989 orthologous gene pairs between the two species were subjected to calculations of synonymous and nonsynonymous substitutions, and 148 of the genes potentially evolved in response to positive selection. Some of these genes were predicted to be associated with insect-plant interactions. Our study has revealed certain molecular events related to aphid development, and provided some insight into biological variations in two aphid species, possibly as a result of host plant adaptation.
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- Rui Ji
- Institute of Plant Protection, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural SciencesNanjing, China
- Department of Entomology, Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station, TX, USA
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- Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology, Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station, TX, USA
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijing, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural SciencesNanjing, China
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- Department of Entomology, Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station, TX, USA
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Li T, Liu Y, Wei DD, Shang F, Smagghe G, Dou W, Wang JJ, Smagghe G. CHARACTERIZATION AND EXPRESSION PROFILES OF FIVE POSSIBLE CYTOCHROME P450 GENES FROM Liposcelis entomophila (ENDERLEIN) (PSOCOPTERA: LIPOSCELIDIDAE). ARCHIVES OF INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2016; 92:259-273. [PMID: 27087161 DOI: 10.1002/arch.21333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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In this study, the cDNAs of five cytochromes P450 genes (named CYP345P1, CYP358B1, CYP4FD2, CYP4CD2, and CYP6JN1) contained open reading frames from 1,500 to 1,554 nucleotides that encoded 499 to 517 amino acids were cloned from the psocid Liposcelis entomophila. They are characterized by predicted molecular weights from 57.67 to 59.64 kDa and theoretical isoelectric points of 5.57-9.07. Quantitative real-time PCR analysis showed these five genes were expressed at all tested developmental stages and higher expressions were observed in adults. CYP358B1 was expressed at higher levels in egg and adult compared to the larval stages. mRNA abundances of five genes were detected in both sexes and were relatively more abundant in adult females than in adult males. Synergism bioassay showed that the synergic ratio was 2.20 and 2.45 when insects were treated with the mixture of deltamethrin or malathion with the synergist piperonyl butoxide (PBO). Because PBO induces cytochrome P450s in some insects, this suggested to us that cytochromes P450 might participate in detoxification of these insecticides. The transcripts of the five cytochromes P450 genes in adult psocids could be induced to the highest level at 12 h after the exposure to malathion. After exposure to deltamethrin, CYP358B1 reached maximum expression at 24 h. The maximum expression of the other four genes occurred at 36 h. Treatments with the carbamate propoxur did not influence transcription of the cytochromes P450 gene. The induction profiles suggested that these five cytochrome P450 genes may be associated with deltamethrin and malathion metabolism in psocids.
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- Ting Li
- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- Department of Crop Protection, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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Characterization of an Apis cerana cerana cytochrome P450 gene (AccCYP336A1) and its roles in oxidative stresses responses. Gene 2016; 584:120-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2016.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2015] [Revised: 01/28/2016] [Accepted: 02/10/2016] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Zhang B, Zhang L, Cui R, Zeng X, Gao X. Cloning and Expression of Multiple Cytochrome P450 Genes: Induction by Fipronil in Workers of the Red Imported Fire Ant (Solenopsis invicta Buren). PLoS One 2016; 11:e0150915. [PMID: 26982576 PMCID: PMC4794187 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2015] [Accepted: 02/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Both exogenous and endogenous compounds can induce the expression of cytochrome P450 genes. The insect cytochrome P450 genes related to insecticide resistance are likely to be expressed as the “first line of defense” when challenged with insecticides. In this study, four cytochrome P450 genes, SinvCYP6B1, SinvCYP6A1, SinvCYP4C1, and SinvCYP4G15, were firstly isolated from workers of the red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta) through rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE) and sequenced. The fipronil induction profiles of the four cytochrome P450 genes and the two previously isolated CYP4AB1 and CYP4AB2 were characterized in workers. The results revealed that the expression of SinvCYP6B1, SinvCYP6A1, CYP4AB2, and SinvCYP4G15, increased 1.4-fold and 1.3-fold more than those of acetone control, respectively, after 24 h exposure to fipronil at concentrations of 0.25 μg mL−1 (median lethal dose) and 0.56 μg mL−1 (90% lethal dose), while no significant induction of the expression of CYP4AB1 and SinvCYP4C1 was detected. Among these genes, SinvCYP6B1 was the most significantly induced, and its maximum expression was 3.6-fold higher than that in acetone control. These results might suggest that multiple cytochrome P450 genes are co-up-regulated in workers of the fire ant through induction mechanism when challenged with fipronil. These findings indicated that cytochrome P450 genes play an important role in the detoxification of insecticides and provide a theoretical basis for the mechanisms of insecticide metabolism in the fire ant.
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- Baizhong Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Natural Pesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, P.R. China
- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, P.R. China
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- Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Pesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Pesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, P.R. China
- * E-mail: (XZ); (XG)
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- Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P.R. China
- * E-mail: (XZ); (XG)
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