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Zhang B, Jiang Y, Cui L, Hu G, Chen D, Ji X, Li T, Peng Y, Xiong Y, Kong F, Liu R. Overexpression of SmUGGT1 Confers Imidacloprid Resistance to Sitobion miscanthi (Takahashi). JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2024; 72:17824-17833. [PMID: 39088303 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.4c02431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/03/2024]
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Sitobion miscanthi, the main species of wheat aphids, is one kind of harmful pest. Chemical insecticides are the important agrochemical products to effectively control wheat aphids. However, the broad application has led to serious resistance of pests to several insecticides, and understanding insecticide resistance mechanisms is critical for integrated pest management. In this study, SmUGGT1, a new uridine diphosphate (UDP)-glycosyltransferase (UGT) gene, was cloned and more strongly expressed in the SM-R (the resistant strain to imidacloprid) than in the SM-S (the susceptible strain to imidacloprid). The increased susceptibility to imidacloprid was observed after silencing SmUGGT1, indicating that it can be related to the resistance to imidacloprid. Subsequently, SmUGGT1 regulated post-transcriptionally in the coding sequences (CDs) by miR-81 was verified and involved in the resistance to imidacloprid in S. miscanthi. This finding is crucial in the roles of UGT involved in insecticide resistance management in pests.
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- Baizhong Zhang
- Hebi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Henan Polytechnic University, Hebi 458030, China
- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China
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- Hebi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Henan Polytechnic University, Hebi 458030, China
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- Hebi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Henan Polytechnic University, Hebi 458030, China
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- Hebi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Henan Polytechnic University, Hebi 458030, China
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- Hebi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Henan Polytechnic University, Hebi 458030, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China
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Li X, Zhang W, Zhang H, Zhang X, Song C, Zhang P, Li G, Zhu X, Zhang B. The sublethal concentration of acetamiprid suppresses the population growth of 2 species of wheat aphids, Sitobion miscanthi and Schizaphis graminum (Hemiptera: Aphididae). JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 2024:toae114. [PMID: 38856713 DOI: 10.1093/jee/toae114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2023] [Revised: 04/01/2024] [Accepted: 06/06/2024] [Indexed: 06/11/2024]
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Sitobion miscanthi and Schizaphis graminum (Rondani) are the 2 main aphid species that occur simultaneously, causing significant loss to wheat production. Acetamiprid has been used to control a variety of pests, including aphids. In this study, the sublethal effect of acetamiprid on S. miscanthi and S. graminum was evaluated using life-table analyses. The results showed that acetamiprid has a high toxicity to S. miscanthi and S. graminum with a LC50 of 1.90 and 3.58 mg/L at 24 h, respectively. The adult longevity and fecundity of S. miscanthi and S. graminum F0 generation were significantly reduced after being exposed to a sublethal concentration of acetamiprid. Additionally, the sublethal concentration of acetamiprid had negative transgenerational effects on S. miscanthi and S. graminum, which showed a significant decrease in fecundity and population life-table parameters involving age-stage-specific survival rate (sxj), age-specific survival rate (lx), and intrinsic rate of increase (r). Furthermore, the population projections showed that the total population size of S. miscanthi and S. graminum was significantly lower in the aphid group exposed to sublethal concentration of acetamiprid compared to the control group. These results suggest that sublethal concentration of acetamiprid suppresses the population growth of S. miscanthi and S. graminum. This finding is beneficial to the control of wheat aphids, and is important to fully understand the role of acetamiprid in integrated pest management.
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- Xinan Li
- School of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Henan Engineering Research Center of Biological Pesticide & Fertilizer Development and Synergistic Application, Xinxiang 453003, China
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- School of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Henan Engineering Research Center of Biological Pesticide & Fertilizer Development and Synergistic Application, Xinxiang 453003, China
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- School of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Henan Engineering Research Center of Biological Pesticide & Fertilizer Development and Synergistic Application, Xinxiang 453003, China
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- School of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Henan Engineering Research Center of Biological Pesticide & Fertilizer Development and Synergistic Application, Xinxiang 453003, China
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- School of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Henan Engineering Research Center of Biological Pesticide & Fertilizer Development and Synergistic Application, Xinxiang 453003, China
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- School of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Henan Engineering Research Center of Biological Pesticide & Fertilizer Development and Synergistic Application, Xinxiang 453003, China
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- School of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Henan Engineering Research Center of Biological Pesticide & Fertilizer Development and Synergistic Application, Xinxiang 453003, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Beijing 100193, China
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- School of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Henan Engineering Research Center of Biological Pesticide & Fertilizer Development and Synergistic Application, Xinxiang 453003, China
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Zhang BZ, Jiang YT, Cui LL, Hu GL, Li XA, Zhang P, Ji X, Ma PC, Kong FB, Liu RQ. microRNA-3037 targeting CYP6CY2 confers imidacloprid resistance to Sitobion miscanthi (Takahashi). PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2024; 202:105958. [PMID: 38879340 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2024.105958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2024] [Revised: 04/03/2024] [Accepted: 05/12/2024] [Indexed: 06/29/2024]
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The wheat aphid Sitobion miscanthi is a dominant and destructive pest in agricultural production. Insecticides are the main substances used for effective control of wheat aphids. However, their extensive application has caused severe resistance of wheat aphids to some insecticides; therefore, exploring resistance mechanisms is essential for wheat aphid management. In the present study, CYP6CY2, a new P450 gene, was isolated and overexpressed in the imidacloprid-resistant strain (SM-R) compared to the imidacloprid-susceptible strain (SM-S). The increased sensitivity of S. miscanthi to imidacloprid after knockdown of CYP6CY2 indicates that it could be associated with imidacloprid resistance. Subsequently, the posttranscriptional regulation of CYP6CY2 in the 3' UTR by miR-3037 was confirmed, and CYP6CY2 participated in imidacloprid resistance. This finding is critical for determining the role of P450 in relation to the resistance of S. miscanthi to imidacloprid. It is of great significance to understand this regulatory mechanism of P450 expression in the resistance of S. miscanthi to neonicotinoids.
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- Bai-Zhong Zhang
- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Engineering Research Center of Biological Pesticide & Fertilizer Development and Synergistic Application, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China; Hebi College of Engineering and Technology, Henan Polytechnic University, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Engineering Research Center of Biological Pesticide & Fertilizer Development and Synergistic Application, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Engineering Research Center of Biological Pesticide & Fertilizer Development and Synergistic Application, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Engineering Research Center of Biological Pesticide & Fertilizer Development and Synergistic Application, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Engineering Research Center of Biological Pesticide & Fertilizer Development and Synergistic Application, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Engineering Research Center of Biological Pesticide & Fertilizer Development and Synergistic Application, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China
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- Hebi College of Engineering and Technology, Henan Polytechnic University, China
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- Hebi College of Engineering and Technology, Henan Polytechnic University, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Engineering Research Center of Biological Pesticide & Fertilizer Development and Synergistic Application, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China.
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Engineering Research Center of Biological Pesticide & Fertilizer Development and Synergistic Application, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China.
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Garrett D, Teakle G, Collier R, Bell JR, Cerezo-Medina S, Morales-Hojas R. Genome assembly and transcriptomic analysis to elucidate the ability of Nasonovia ribisnigri to break host plant resistance. INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2024; 33:228-245. [PMID: 38348538 DOI: 10.1111/imb.12894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024]
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Aphid genomic resources enable the study of complex life history traits and provide information on vector biology, host adaption and speciation. The currant-lettuce aphid (Nasonovia ribisnigri (Hemiptera: Aphididae) (Mosley)) is a cosmopolitan pest of outdoor lettuce (Lactuca sativa (Asterales: Asteraceae) (Linnaeus)). Until recently, the use of resistant cultivars was an effective method for managing N. ribisnigri. A resistant cultivar containing a single gene (Nr-locus), introduced in the 1980s, conferred complete resistance to feeding. Overreliance of this Nr-locus in lettuce resulted in N. ribisnigri's ability to break resistance mechanism, with first reports during 2003. Our work attempts to understand which candidate gene(s) are associated with this resistance-breaking mechanism. We present two de novo draft assembles for N. ribisnigri genomes, corresponding to both avirulent (Nr-locus susceptible) and virulent (Nr-locus resistant) biotypes. Changes in gene expression of the two N. ribisnigri biotypes were investigated using transcriptomic analyses of RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq) data to understand the potential mechanisms of resistance to the Nr-locus in lettuce. The draft genome assemblies were 94.2% and 91.4% complete for the avirulent and virulent biotypes, respectively. Out of the 18,872 differentially expressed genes, a single gene/locus was identified in N. ribisnigri that was shared between two resistant-breaking biotypes. This locus was further explored and validated in Real-Time Quantitative Reverse Transcription PCR (qRT-PCR) experiments and has predicted localisations in both the cytoplasm and nucleus. This is the first study to provide evidence that a single gene/locus is likely responsible for the ability of N. ribisnigri to overcome the Nr-locus resistance in the lettuce host.
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- Dion Garrett
- Rothamsted Insect Survey, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, UK
- Warwick Crop Centre, Wellesbourne Campus, University of Warwick, Warwick, UK
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- Warwick Crop Centre, Wellesbourne Campus, University of Warwick, Warwick, UK
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- Warwick Crop Centre, Wellesbourne Campus, University of Warwick, Warwick, UK
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- Rothamsted Insect Survey, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, UK
- Centre for Applied Entomology and Parasitology, School of Life Sciences, Keele University, Keele, UK
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Wang Y, Xu S. A high-quality genome assembly of the waterlily aphid Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae. Sci Data 2024; 11:194. [PMID: 38351256 PMCID: PMC10864314 DOI: 10.1038/s41597-024-03043-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2023] [Accepted: 02/03/2024] [Indexed: 02/16/2024] Open
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Waterlily aphid, Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae (Linnaeus), is a host-alternating aphid known to feed on both terrestrial and aquatic hosts. It causes damage through direct herbivory and acting as a vector for plant viruses, impacting worldwide Prunus spp. fruits and aquatic plants. Interestingly, R. nymphaeae's ability to thrive in both aquatic and terrestrial conditions sets it apart from other aphids, offering a unique perspective on adaptation. We present the first high-quality R. nymphaeae genome assembly with a size of 324.4 Mb using PacBio long-read sequencing. The resulting assembly is highly contiguous with a contig N50 reached 12.7 Mb. The BUSCO evaluation suggested a 97.5% completeness. The R. nymphaeae genome consists of 16.9% repetitive elements and 16,834 predicted protein-coding genes. Phylogenetic analysis positioned R. nymphaeae within the Aphidini tribe, showing close relations to R. maidis and R. padi. The high-quality reference genome R. nymphaeae provides a unique resource for understanding genome evolution in aphids and paves the foundation for understanding host plant adaptation mechanisms and developing pest control strategies.
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- Yangzi Wang
- Institute of Organismic and Molecular Evolution (iomE), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, 55128, Mainz, Germany
- Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity, University of Münster, 48161, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Organismic and Molecular Evolution (iomE), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, 55128, Mainz, Germany.
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Dial DT, Weglarz KM, Brunet BMT, Havill NP, von Dohlen CD, Burke GR. Whole-genome sequence of the Cooley spruce gall adelgid, Adelges cooleyi (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Adelgidae). G3 (BETHESDA, MD.) 2023; 14:jkad224. [PMID: 37766465 PMCID: PMC10755206 DOI: 10.1093/g3journal/jkad224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2023] [Revised: 09/06/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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The adelgids (Adelgidae) are a small family of sap-feeding insects, which, together with true aphids (Aphididae) and phylloxerans (Phylloxeridae), make up the infraorder Aphidomorpha. Some adelgid species are highly destructive to forest ecosystems such as Adelges tsugae, Adelges piceae, Adelges laricis, Pineus pini, and Pineus boerneri. Despite this, there are no high-quality genomic resources for adelgids, hindering advanced genomic analyses within Adelgidae and among Aphidomorpha. Here, we used PacBio continuous long-read and Illumina RNA-sequencing to construct a high-quality draft genome assembly for the Cooley spruce gall adelgid, Adelges cooleyi (Gillette), a gall-forming species endemic to North America. The assembled genome is 270.2 Mb in total size and has scaffold and contig N50 statistics of 14.87 and 7.18 Mb, respectively. There are 24,967 predicted coding sequences, and the assembly completeness is estimated at 98.1 and 99.6% with core BUSCO gene sets of Arthropoda and Hemiptera, respectively. Phylogenomic analysis using the A. cooleyi genome, 3 publicly available adelgid transcriptomes, 4 phylloxera transcriptomes, the Daktulosphaira vitifoliae (grape phylloxera) genome, 4 aphid genomes, and 2 outgroup coccoid genomes fully resolves adelgids and phylloxerans as sister taxa. The mitochondrial genome is 24 kb, among the largest in insects sampled to date, with 39.4% composed of noncoding regions. This genome assembly is currently the only genome-scale, annotated assembly for adelgids and will be a valuable resource for understanding the ecology and evolution of Aphidomorpha.
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- Dustin T Dial
- Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1A 0C6
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- USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, Hamden, CT 06514, USA
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- Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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Zhang Y, Fu Y, Liu X, Francis F, Fan J, Liu H, Wang Q, Sun Y, Zhang Y, Chen J. SmCSP4 from aphid saliva stimulates salicylic acid-mediated defence responses in wheat by interacting with transcription factor TaWKRY76. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2023; 21:2389-2407. [PMID: 37540474 PMCID: PMC10579719 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.14139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2023] [Revised: 07/19/2023] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 08/05/2023]
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Aphid salivary proteins are critical in modulating plant defence responses. Grain aphid Sitobion miscanthi is an important wheat pest worldwide. However, the molecular basis for the regulation of the plant resistance to cereal aphids remains largely unknown. Here, we show that SmCSP4, a chemosensory protein from S. miscanthi saliva, is secreted into wheat plants during aphid feeding. Delivery of SmCSP4 into wheat leaves activates salicylic acid (SA)-mediated plant defence responses and subsequently reduces aphid performance by deterring aphid feeding behaviour. In contrast, silencing SmCSP4 gene via nanocarrier-mediated RNAi significantly decreases the ability of aphids to activate SA defence pathway. Protein-protein interaction assays showed that SmCSP4 directly interacts with wheat transcriptional factor TaWRKY76 in plant nucleus. Furthermore, TaWRKY76 directly binds to the promoter of SA degradation gene Downy Mildew Resistant 6 (DMR6) and regulates its gene expression as transcriptional activator. SmCSP4 secreted by aphids reduces the transcriptional activation activity of TaWRKY76 on DMR6 gene expression, which is proposed to result in increases of SA accumulation and enhanced plant immunity. This study demonstrated that SmCSP4 acts as salivary elicitor that is involved in activating SA signalling defence pathway of wheat by interacting with TaWRKY76, which provide novel insights into aphid-cereal crops interactions and the molecular mechanism on induced plant immunity.
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- Yong Zhang
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant ProtectionChinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijingChina
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- PHIM Plant Health InstituteUniv Montpellier, INRAE, CIRAD, Institut Agro, IRDMontpellierFrance
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant ProtectionChinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijingChina
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- Functional and Evolutionary Entomology, Gembloux Agro‐Bio TechUniversity of LiègeGemblouxBelgium
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant ProtectionChinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant ProtectionChinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant ProtectionChinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijingChina
- Department of Entomology, College of Plant ProtectionChina Agricultural UniversityBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant ProtectionChinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant ProtectionChinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijingChina
- College of Plant Health and MedicineQingdao Agricultural UniversityQingdaoChina
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant ProtectionChinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijingChina
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Mathers TC, Wouters RHM, Mugford ST, Biello R, van Oosterhout C, Hogenhout SA. Hybridisation has shaped a recent radiation of grass-feeding aphids. BMC Biol 2023; 21:157. [PMID: 37443008 PMCID: PMC10347838 DOI: 10.1186/s12915-023-01649-4] [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: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 06/13/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Aphids are common crop pests. These insects reproduce by facultative parthenogenesis involving several rounds of clonal reproduction interspersed with an occasional sexual cycle. Furthermore, clonal aphids give birth to live young that are already pregnant. These qualities enable rapid population growth and have facilitated the colonisation of crops globally. In several cases, so-called "super clones" have come to dominate agricultural systems. However, the extent to which the sexual stage of the aphid life cycle has shaped global pest populations has remained unclear, as have the origins of successful lineages. Here, we used chromosome-scale genome assemblies to disentangle the evolution of two global pests of cereals-the English (Sitobion avenae) and Indian (Sitobion miscanthi) grain aphids. RESULTS Genome-wide divergence between S. avenae and S. miscanthi is low. Moreover, comparison of haplotype-resolved assemblies revealed that the S. miscanthi isolate used for genome sequencing is likely a hybrid, with one of its diploid genome copies closely related to S. avenae (~ 0.5% divergence) and the other substantially more divergent (> 1%). Population genomics analyses of UK and China grain aphids showed that S. avenae and S. miscanthi are part of a cryptic species complex with many highly differentiated lineages that predate the origins of agriculture. The complex consists of hybrid lineages that display a tangled history of hybridisation and genetic introgression. CONCLUSIONS Our analyses reveal that hybridisation has substantially contributed to grain aphid diversity, and hence, to the evolutionary potential of this important pest species. Furthermore, we propose that aphids are particularly well placed to exploit hybridisation events via the rapid propagation of live-born "frozen hybrids" via asexual reproduction, increasing the likelihood of hybrid lineage formation.
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- Thomas C Mathers
- Department of Crop Genetics, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK.
- Tree of Life, Welcome Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK.
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- Department of Crop Genetics, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
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- Department of Crop Genetics, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
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- Department of Crop Genetics, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
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- Department of Crop Genetics, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK.
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Huang T, Liu Y, He K, Francis F, Wang B, Wang G. Chromosome-level genome assembly of the spotted alfalfa aphid Therioaphis trifolii. Sci Data 2023; 10:274. [PMID: 37173339 PMCID: PMC10181989 DOI: 10.1038/s41597-023-02179-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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The spotted alfalfa aphid (SAA, Therioaphis trifolii) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) is a destructive pest of cultivated alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) that leads to large financial losses in the livestock industry around the world. Here, we present a chromosome-scale genome assembly of T. trifolii, the first genome assembly for the aphid subfamily Calaphidinae. Using PacBio long-read sequencing, Illumina sequencing, and Hi-C scaffolding techniques, a 541.26 Mb genome was generated, with 90.01% of the assembly anchored into eight scaffolds, and the contig and scaffold N50 are 2.54 Mb and 44.77 Mb, respectively. BUSCO assessment showed a completeness score of 96.6%. A total of 13,684 protein-coding genes were predicted. The high-quality genome assembly of T. trifolii not only provides a genomic resource for the more complete analysis of aphid evolution, but also provides insights into the ecological adaptation and insecticide resistance of T. trifolii.
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- Tianyu Huang
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
- Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Shenzhen; Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture; Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, 518120, China
- Functional and Evolutionary Entomology, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Gembloux, 5030, Belgium
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Ministry of Agriculture Key Lab of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Functional and Evolutionary Entomology, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Gembloux, 5030, Belgium
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China.
- Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Shenzhen; Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture; Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, 518120, China.
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Sperling AL, Glover DM. Parthenogenesis in dipterans: a genetic perspective. Proc Biol Sci 2023; 290:20230261. [PMID: 36946111 PMCID: PMC10031431 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2023.0261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 03/23/2023] Open
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Parthenogenesis has been documented in almost every phylum of animals, and yet this phenomenon is largely understudied. It has particular importance in dipterans since some parthenogenetic species are also disease vectors and agricultural pests. Here, we present a catalogue of parthenogenetic dipterans, although it is likely that many more remain to be identified, and we discuss how their developmental biology and interactions with diverse environments may be linked to different types of parthenogenetic reproduction. We discuss how the advances in genetics and genomics have identified chromosomal loci associated with parthenogenesis. In particular, a polygenic cause of facultative parthenogenesis has been uncovered in Drosophila mercatorum, allowing the corresponding genetic variants to be tested for their ability to promote parthenogenesis in another species, Drosophila melanogaster. This study probably identifies just one of many routes that could be followed in the evolution of parthenogenesis. We attempt to account for why the phenomenon has evolved so many times in the dipteran order and why facultative parthenogenesis appears particularly prevalent. We also discuss the significance of coarse genomic changes, including non-disjunction, aneuploidy, and polyploidy and how, together with changes to specific genes, these might relate to both facultative and obligate parthenogenesis in dipterans and other parthenogenetic animals.
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- A. L. Sperling
- Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
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Fu Y, Liu X, Wang Q, Liu H, Cheng Y, Li H, Zhang Y, Chen J. Two salivary proteins Sm10 and SmC002 from grain aphid Sitobion miscanthi modulate wheat defense and enhance aphid performance. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1104275. [PMID: 37056510 PMCID: PMC10086322 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1104275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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The grain aphid Sitobion miscanthi is a serious pest of wheat that causes severe economic damage by sucking phloem sap and transmitting plant viruses. Here, two putative salivary effector homologs from S. miscanthi (Sm10 and SmC002) were selected based on sequence similarity to other characterized aphid candidate effectors. These effectors were then delivered into wheat cells separately via the type III secretion system of Pseudomonas fluorescens to elucidate their functions in the regulation of plant defenses and host fitness. The results showed that the delivery of either Sm10 or SmC002 into wheat plants significantly suppressed callose deposition and affected the transcript levels of callose synthase genes. The expression levels of salicylic acid (SA)-associated defense genes were upregulated significantly in wheat leaves carrying either Sm10 or SmC002. Moreover, LC-MS/MS analysis revealed that wheat SA levels significantly increased after the delivery of the two effectors. The results of aphid bioassays conducted on the wheat plants carrying Sm10 or SmC002 showed significant increases in the survival and fecundity of S. miscanthi. This study demonstrated that the Sm10 and SmC002 salivary effectors of S. miscanthi enhanced host plant susceptibility and benefited S. miscanthi performance by regulating wheat defense signaling pathways.
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- Yu Fu
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Affairs-Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (MARA-CABI) Joint Laboratory for Bio-Safety, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Functional analysis of odorant-binding proteins for the parasitic host location to implicate convergent evolution between the grain aphid and its parasitoid Aphidius gifuensis. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 226:510-524. [PMID: 36509203 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.12.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2022] [Revised: 12/05/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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(E)-β-farnesene (EBF) is a typical and ecologically important infochemical in tri-trophic level interactions among plant-aphid-natural enemies. However, the molecular mechanisms by which parasitoids recognize and utilize EBF are unclear. In this study, we functionally characterized 8 AgifOBPs in Aphidifus gifuensis, one dominant endo-parasitoid of wheat aphid as well as peach aphid in China. Among which, AgifOBP6 was the only OBP upregulated by various doses of EBF, and it showed a strong binding affinity to EBF in vitro. The lack of homology between AgifOBP6 and EBF-binding proteins from aphids or from other aphid natural enemies supported that this was a convergent evolution among insects from different orders driven by EBF. Molecular docking of AgifOBP6 with EBF revealed key interacting residues and hydrophobic forces as the main forces. AgifOBP6 is widely expressed among various antennal sensilla. Furthermore, two bioassays indicated that trace EBF may promote the biological control efficiency of A. gifuensis, especially on winged aphids. In summary, this study reveals an OBP (AgifOBP6) that may play a leading role in aphid alarm pheromone detection by parasitoids and offers a new perspective on aphid biological control by using EBF. These results will improve our understanding of tri-trophic level interactions among plant-aphid-natural enemies.
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Li Q, Cheng Y, Fan J, Chen J. Metabolic relay gene of aphid and primary symbiont as RNAi target loci for aphid control. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 13:1092638. [PMID: 36743566 PMCID: PMC9890070 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1092638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Aphids form a stable and mutually beneficial relationship with their primary symbiont Buchnera aphidicola, which play an important role in providing the missing nutrients to the host aphid. Based on the genome sequence of wheat aphid Siotobion miscanthi and its primary symbiont Buchnera that we obtained in our previously study, we identified a metabolic relay gene, ilvA, involved in the isoleucine synthesis pathway between aphids and Buchnera. METHOD In this study, we identified the location and sequence structure of ilvA gene in aphid genome, the expression level in different instars and tissues of aphids, and the effect of reducing ilvA expression on the growth and development of aphids by bioinformatics analysis, quantitative PCR, RNAi and bioassay experiments. RESULT Our study showed that ilvA was expressed at the highest level in the 2nd instar of the aphid, while the expression of this gene was significantly higher in the aphid bacteriocytes than in other tissues. Notably, this gene is localized on the aphid sex chromosome and remains highly conserved and collinearity across different aphid genomes. Knocking down the expression of ilvA reduced the aphid body weight and production. However, the indices of mortality decreased slightly, but were not significantly different, compared to the control. DISCUSSION The results show that the relay genes between aphids and their symbionts in the metabolism of essential nutrients have potential roles in the growth and development of aphids, meanwhile, providing target loci and new ideas for RNAi-based aphid green control strategies.
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- Qian Li
- College of Bioscience and Resource Environment/Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture (North China), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing, China
- The 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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- The 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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- The 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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- The State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
- Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Affairs -Center of Applied Biological International (MARA-CABI) Joint Laboratory for Bio-Safety, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Wang C, Li X, Jin D, Gong P, Li Q, Zhang Y, Li X, Deng Y, Cernava T, Zhu X. Implications of environmentally shaped microbial communities for insecticide resistance in Sitobion miscanthi. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 215:114409. [PMID: 36152886 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114409] [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] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Revised: 08/27/2022] [Accepted: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Insect-associated bacteria play an important role in the resistance to pesticides, yet bacterial community compositions in wild insect host populations and the environmental factors that shape them are mostly elusive. In this study, Sitobion miscanthi (Takahashi) populations were collected from major wheat growing regions in China. Following high-throughput sequencing of 16S rRNA gene fragments, association analyses were performed within the bacterial community associated with S. miscanthi, as well as with population resistance levels to four commonly used pesticides and different environmental factors. We found that bacterial community structures differed in various regions, and that the abundances of dominant bacteria such as Buchnera, Candidatus Regiella, Candidatus Hamiltonella showed high variations. The resistance of S. miscanthi to avermectin and bifenthrin was shown to decline with increasing bacterial diversity. Meanwhile, with the increase of bacterial network modularity, the resistance of S. miscanthi populations to imidacloprid, avermectin and bifenthrin also increased correspondingly. In addition, correlation analysis indicated that altitude and air pressure had the strongest impact on bacterial community diversity and relative abundance, followed by humidity, rainfall and temperature. Overall, insights into such complex interactions between bacteria and their insect hosts offer new directions for biological pest control.
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- Chao Wang
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China; School of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, 453003, China
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- Key Laboratory for Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Key Laboratory for Environmental Biotechnology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
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- Institute of Environmental Biotechnology, Graz University of Technology, Petersgasse 12, 8010, Graz, Austria
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China.
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Xu T, Lou K, Song D, Zhu B, Liang P, Gao X. Resistance Mechanisms of Sitobion miscanthi (Hemiptera: Aphididae) to Malathion Revealed by Synergist Assay. INSECTS 2022; 13:1043. [PMID: 36421946 PMCID: PMC9692644 DOI: 10.3390/insects13111043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2022] [Revised: 10/13/2022] [Accepted: 10/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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A resistant strain (MRS) of Sitobion miscanthi was cultured by continuous selection with malathion for over 40 generations. The MRS exhibited 32.7-fold resistance to malathion compared to the susceptible strain (MSS) and 13.5-fold, 2.9-fold and 4.8-fold cross-resistance for omethoate, methomyl and beta-cypermethrin, respectively. However, no cross-resistance was found to imidacloprid in this resistant strain. The realized heritability for malathion resistance was 0.02. Inhibitors of esterase activity, both triphenyl phosphate (TPP) and S,S,S,-tributyl phosphorotrithioate (DEF) as synergists, exhibited significant synergism to malathion in the MRS strain, with 11.77-fold and 5.12-fold synergistic ratios, respectively, while piperonyl butoxide (PBO) and diethyl maleate (DEM) showed no significant synergism in the MRS strain. The biochemical assay indicated that carboxylesterase activity was higher in MRS than in MSS. These results suggest that the increase in esterase activity might play an important role in S. miscanthi resistance to malathion. Imidacloprid could be used as an alternative for malathion in the management of wheat aphid resistance.
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Wang YX, Chen HF, Yin ZY, Chen WL, Lu LT. The genetic adaptations of Toxoptera aurantii facilitated its rapid multiple plant hosts dispersal and invasion. Genomics 2022; 114:110472. [PMID: 36055573 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2022.110472] [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: 06/05/2022] [Revised: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 08/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Toxoptera aurantii Boyer de Fonscolombe (Hemiptera: Aphididae) can attack many plant hosts, including tea (Camellia sinensis L.), citrus (Citrus spp.), lychee (Litchi chinensis Sonn.), banana (Musa spp.), and pineapple (Ananas comasus L.) among others. It is a widely distributed hexapod and one of the most destructive pests in tea plantations, causing enormous economic losses in tea production each year. A high-quality reference genome is important to study the phylogenetics and evolution of T. aurantii because its genome is highly heterozygous and repetitive. We obtained a de novo genome assembly of T. aurantii at the chromosome level using a combination of long Nanopore reads from sequencing with high-throughput chromosome conformation capture technology. When finally assembled, the genome was 318.95 Mb on four chromosomes with a 15.19 Mb scaffold N50. A total of 12,162 genes encoded proteins, while there were 22.01% repetitive sequences that totaled 67.73 Mb. Phylogenetic analyses revealed that T. aurantii and Aphis gossypii parted ways approximately 7.6 million years ago (Mya). We used a combination of long-read single-molecule sequencing with Hi-C-based chromatin interaction maps that resulted in a reference chromosomal level reference genome of T. aurantii that was high quality. Our results will enable the exploration of the genetics behind the special biological features of T. aurantii and also provide a source of data that should be useful to compare the compare genome among the Hemiptera.
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- Yan-Xia Wang
- Provincial Key Laboratory for Agricultural Pest Management of Mountainous Region, Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China; College of Tea Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- College of Tea Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- Provincial Key Laboratory for Agricultural Pest Management of Mountainous Region, Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- Provincial Key Laboratory for Agricultural Pest Management of Mountainous Region, Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China.
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- College of Tea Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China.
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Zhang BZ, Zhang MY, Li YS, Hu GL, Fan XZ, Guo TX, Zhou F, Zhang P, Wu YB, Gao YF, Gao XW. MicroRNA-263b confers imidacloprid resistance in Sitobion miscanthi (Takahashi) by regulating the expression of the nAChRβ1 subunit. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2022; 187:105218. [PMID: 36127060 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2022.105218] [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: 03/22/2022] [Revised: 07/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The Chinese wheat aphid Sitobion miscanthi (CWA) is an important harmful pest in wheat fields. Imidacloprid plays a critical role in controlling pests with sucking mouthparts. However, imidacloprid-resistant pests have been observed after insecticide overuse. Point mutations and low expression levels of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor β1 (nAchRβ1) subunit are the main imidacloprid-resistant mechanisms. However, the regulatory mechanism underlying nAChRβ1 subunit expression is poorly understood. In this study, a target of miR-263b was isolated from the 5'UTR of the nAchRβ1 subunit in the CWA. Low expression levels were found in the imidacloprid-resistant strain CWA. Luciferase reporter assays showed that miR-263b could combine with the 5'UTR of the nAChRβ1 subunit and suppress its expression by binding to a site in the CWA. Aphids treated with the miR-263b agomir exhibited a significantly reduced abundance of the nAchRβ1 subunit and increased imidacloprid resistance. In contrast, aphids treated with the miR-263b antagomir exhibited significantly increased nAchRβ1 subunit abundance and decreased imidacloprid resistance. These results provide a basis for an improved understanding of the posttranscriptional regulatory mechanism of the nAChRβ1 subunit and further elucidate the function of miRNAs in regulating susceptibility to imidacloprid in the CWA. These results provide a better understanding of the mechanisms of posttranscriptional regulation of nAChRβ1 and will be helpful for further studies on the role of miRNAs in the regulation of nAChRβ1 subunit resistance in homopteran pests.
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- Bai-Zhong Zhang
- College of Resources and Environment, Henan engineering research center of biological pesticide & fertilizer development and synergistic application, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, PR China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan engineering research center of biological pesticide & fertilizer development and synergistic application, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, PR China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan engineering research center of biological pesticide & fertilizer development and synergistic application, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, PR China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan engineering research center of biological pesticide & fertilizer development and synergistic application, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, PR China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan engineering research center of biological pesticide & fertilizer development and synergistic application, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, PR China
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- Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan engineering research center of biological pesticide & fertilizer development and synergistic application, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, PR China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan engineering research center of biological pesticide & fertilizer development and synergistic application, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, PR China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan engineering research center of biological pesticide & fertilizer development and synergistic application, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, PR China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan engineering research center of biological pesticide & fertilizer development and synergistic application, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, PR China
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- Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China.
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Hu GL, Lu LY, Li YS, Su X, Dong WY, Zhang BZ, Liu RQ, Shi MW, Wang HL, Chen XL. CYP4CJ6-mediated resistance to two neonicotinoid insecticides in Sitobion miscanthi (Takahashi). BULLETIN OF ENTOMOLOGICAL RESEARCH 2022; 112:646-655. [PMID: 35172917 DOI: 10.1017/s0007485322000037] [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] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The wheat aphid Sitobion miscanthi (CWA) is an important harmful pest in wheat fields. Insecticide application is the main method to effectively control wheat aphids. However, CWA has developed resistance to some insecticides due to its extensive application, and understanding resistance mechanisms is crucial for the management of CWA. In our study, a new P450 gene, CYP4CJ6, was identified from CWA and showed a positive response to imidacloprid and thiamethoxam. Transcription of CYP4CJ6 was significantly induced by both imidacloprid and thiamethoxam, and overexpression of CYP4CJ6 in the imidacloprid-resistant strain was also observed. The sensitivity of CWA to these two insecticides was increased after the knockdown of CYP4CJ6. These results indicated that CYP4CJ6 could be associated with CWA resistance to imidacloprid and thiamethoxam. Subsequently, the posttranscriptional regulatory mechanism was assessed, and miR-316 was confirmed to participate in the posttranscriptional regulation of CYP4CJ6. These results are crucial for clarifying the roles of P450 in the resistance of CWA to insecticides.
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- Gui-Lei Hu
- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Engineering Research Center of Biological Pesticide & Fertilizer Development and Synergistic Application, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, P.R. China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Engineering Research Center of Biological Pesticide & Fertilizer Development and Synergistic Application, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, P.R. China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Engineering Research Center of Biological Pesticide & Fertilizer Development and Synergistic Application, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, P.R. China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Engineering Research Center of Biological Pesticide & Fertilizer Development and Synergistic Application, 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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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Engineering Research Center of Biological Pesticide & Fertilizer Development and Synergistic Application, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, P.R. China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Engineering Research Center of Biological Pesticide & Fertilizer Development and Synergistic Application, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, P.R. China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Engineering Research Center of Biological Pesticide & Fertilizer Development and Synergistic Application, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, P.R. China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Engineering Research Center of Biological Pesticide & Fertilizer Development and Synergistic Application, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, P.R. China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Engineering Research Center of Biological Pesticide & Fertilizer Development and Synergistic Application, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, P.R. China
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Whole-Genome Sequencing and Comparative Genome Analysis of Fusarium solani-melongenae Causing Fusarium Root and Stem Rot in Sweetpotatoes. Microbiol Spectr 2022; 10:e0068322. [PMID: 35863027 PMCID: PMC9430127 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.00683-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) is the eighth most important crop globally. However, the production and quality of sweetpotatoes are threatened by Fusarium diseases that are prevalent around the world. In this study, a Fusarium species that causes root and stem rot in sweetpotatoes was studied. The pathogenic fungus CRI 24-3 was isolated and sequenced using third- and next-generation sequencing techniques and a 49.6 Mb chromosome-level draft genome containing 15,374 putative coding genes were obtained. Molecular phylogenetic analysis showed that CRI 24-3 was an F. solani-melongenae strain within clade 3 of the F. solani species complex (FSSC). CRI 24-3 showed a relatively high number of virulence factors, such as carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes), pathogen-host interaction (PHI) proteins, and terpene synthases (TSs), compared with the number of those identified in other sequenced FSSC members. Comparative genome analysis revealed considerable conservation and unique characteristics between CRI 24-3 and other FSSC species. In conclusion, the findings in the current study provide important genetic information about F. solani-melongenae and should be useful in the exploration of pathogenicity mechanisms and the development of Fusarium disease management strategies. IMPORTANCE Fusarium root and stem rot in sweetpotato are prevalent in the main sweetpotato-growing areas in China, and fungal isolation, morphological characteristics, and molecular phylogenetic analysis of the disease causal agent (F. solani-melongenae isolate CRI 24-3) were systematically studied. The genome sequence of F. solani-melongenae isolates CRI 24-3 was first reported, which should provide a basis for genome assembly of other closely related Fusarium species. Carbohydrate-active enzymes predicted in CRI 24-3 may be important to convert the substantial polysaccharides to sustainable and renewable energy. Moreover, other virulence factors facilitating Fusarium diseases, including effectors and toxic secondary metabolites, are ideal objects for pathogenicity mechanism research and molecular targets for fungicide development. The findings of comparative genome analysis of CRI 24-3 and 15 sequenced members of the F. solani species complex help promote an integral understanding of genomic features and evolutionary relationships in Fusarium.
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Zhang Y, Liu X, Fu Y, Crespo-Herrera L, Liu H, Wang Q, Zhang Y, Chen J. Salivary Effector Sm9723 of Grain Aphid Sitobion miscanthi Suppresses Plant Defense and Is Essential for Aphid Survival on Wheat. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:6909. [PMID: 35805913 PMCID: PMC9266898 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23136909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2022] [Revised: 06/17/2022] [Accepted: 06/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Aphid salivary effectors play important roles in modulating plant defense responses. The grain aphid Sitobion miscanthi is one of the most economically important cereal aphids worldwide. However, little information is available on the identification and functional analysis of salivary effectors of S. miscanthi. In this study, a candidate salivary effector Sm9723 was identified, which was specifically expressed in aphid salivary glands and highly induced during the aphid feeding phase. Transient overexpression of Sm9723 in Nicotiana benthamiana suppressed BAX and INF1-induced cell death. Further, Sm9723 overexpression inhibited N. benthamiana defense responses by reducing pattern-triggered immunity associated callose deposition and expression levels of jasmonic and salicylic acid-associated defense genes. In addition, the salivary effector Sm9723 of S. miscanthi was effectively silenced through nanocarrier-mediated dsRNA delivery system. After silencing Sm9723, fecundity and survival of S. miscanthi decreased significantly, and the aphid feeding behavior was also negatively affected. These results suggest salivary effector Sm9723 is involved in suppressing plant immunity and is essential in enabling aphid virulence, which could be applied as potential target gene for RNAi-mediated pest control of S. miscanthi.
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- Yong Zhang
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China; (Y.Z.); (X.L.); (Y.F.); (H.L.); (Q.W.); (Y.Z.)
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China; (Y.Z.); (X.L.); (Y.F.); (H.L.); (Q.W.); (Y.Z.)
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China; (Y.Z.); (X.L.); (Y.F.); (H.L.); (Q.W.); (Y.Z.)
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China; (Y.Z.); (X.L.); (Y.F.); (H.L.); (Q.W.); (Y.Z.)
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China; (Y.Z.); (X.L.); (Y.F.); (H.L.); (Q.W.); (Y.Z.)
- Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China; (Y.Z.); (X.L.); (Y.F.); (H.L.); (Q.W.); (Y.Z.)
- College of Plant Health and Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China; (Y.Z.); (X.L.); (Y.F.); (H.L.); (Q.W.); (Y.Z.)
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Pacheco ID, Walling LL, Atkinson PW. Gene Editing and Genetic Control of Hemipteran Pests: Progress, Challenges and Perspectives. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:900785. [PMID: 35747496 PMCID: PMC9209771 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.900785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The origin of the order Hemiptera can be traced to the late Permian Period more than 230 MYA, well before the origin of flowering plants 100 MY later in during the Cretaceous period. Hemipteran species consume their liquid diets using a sucking proboscis; for phytophagous hemipterans their mouthparts (stylets) are elegant structures that enable voracious feeding from plant xylem or phloem. This adaptation has resulted in some hemipteran species becoming globally significant pests of agriculture resulting in significant annual crop losses. Due to the reliance on chemical insecticides for the control of insect pests in agricultural settings, many hemipteran pests have evolved resistance to insecticides resulting in an urgent need to develop new, species-specific and environmentally friendly methods of pest control. The rapid advances in CRISPR/Cas9 technologies in model insects such as Drosophila melanogaster, Tribolium castaneum, Bombyx mori, and Aedes aegypti has spurred a new round of innovative genetic control strategies in the Diptera and Lepidoptera and an increased interest in assessing genetic control technologies for the Hemiptera. Genetic control approaches in the Hemiptera have, to date, been largely overlooked due to the problems of introducing genetic material into the germline of these insects. The high frequency of CRISPR-mediated mutagenesis in model insect species suggest that, if the delivery problem for Hemiptera could be solved, then gene editing in the Hemiptera might be quickly achieved. Significant advances in CRISPR/Cas9 editing have been realized in nine species of Hemiptera over the past 4 years. Here we review progress in the Hemiptera and discuss the challenges and opportunities for extending contemporary genetic control strategies into species in this agriculturally important insect orderr.
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- Inaiara D. Pacheco
- Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States
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- Department of Botany & Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States
- Institute for Integrative Genome Biology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States
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- Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States
- Institute for Integrative Genome Biology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States
- *Correspondence: Peter W. Atkinson,
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Wang L, Atlihan R, Chai R, Dong Y, Luo C, Hu Z. Assessment of Non-Consumptive Predation Risk of Coccinella septempunctata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) on the Population Growth of Sitobion miscanthi (Hemiptera: Aphididae). INSECTS 2022; 13:insects13060524. [PMID: 35735862 PMCID: PMC9224950 DOI: 10.3390/insects13060524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2022] [Revised: 05/28/2022] [Accepted: 06/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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Simple Summary Changes in prey biology driven by predation threats that do not involve direct consumption are referred to as non-consumptive effects (NCEs). In general, NCEs are considered common and can affect herbivores sometimes stronger than the direct consumptive effects. However, how the NCEs of predators affect the development, survival, fecundity, and population growth of prey has not been well documented, which is the primary consideration for the compatibility of prey with its natural enemies in agricultural ecosystems. We examined the NCEs of the predator Coccinella septempunctata on the life-history traits and population growth of Sitobion miscanthi via caged predator (i.e., S. miscanthi co-existed with caged C. septempunctata) and caged prey (i.e., C. septempunctata co-existed with caged S. miscanthi) treatments by employing the age-stage, two-sex life table. The findings indicate that S. miscanthi could respond to the predation risk of caged predators by either accelerating the developmental rate or reducing the net reproductive rate, while S. miscanthi might reduce their fitness in response to the predation risk of caged prey. Furthermore, S. miscanthi might also increase the number of winged morphs under both of the above treatments. The results have practical ramifications on managing this economically important pest on wheat production with reduced insecticide applications. Abstract How the non-consumptive effects (NCEs) of predators influence the development, survival, fecundity, and population growth of prey has not been well documented, which is the primary consideration for the compatibility of prey with its natural enemies in agricultural ecosystems. We herein employed the age-stage, two-sex life table to examine the NCEs of the predator Coccinella septempunctata on the life-history traits and population growth of prey Sitobion miscanthi via caged predator (prey co-existing with caged predator) and caged prey (predator co-existing with caged prey) treatments with daily different exposure times (i.e., 0 h (control), 12 h, and 24 h). The results indicated that the predation risk of a caged predator could reduce the first nymphal duration and net reproductive rate (R0) of S. miscanthi at 12 h, and the first nymphal duration, preadult duration, and mean generation time (T) at 24 h. However, the predation risk of the caged prey resulted in the prolongation of the pre-adult development time and total pre-reproductive period (TPRP) as well as lowered the intrinsic rate of increase (r), finite rate of increase (𝜆), R0, life expectancy, and reproductive value of S. miscanthi after both 12 h and 24 h. Furthermore, the predation risk of both the caged predator and caged prey could increase the percent of winged morph at 24 h. These findings indicate that S. miscanthi could respond to the predation risk of the caged predator by either accelerating the developmental rate or reducing the net reproductive rate, while S. miscanthi might reduce their fitness in response to the predation risk of caged prey. Furthermore, S. miscanthi might also alter to winged morphs for dispersal under both of the above treatments. The findings obtained have practical ramifications for managing this economically important pest in wheat production with reduced insecticide applications.
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- Liping Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China; (L.W.); (R.C.); (Y.D.); (C.L.)
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- Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Van Yüzüncü Yıl University, 65080 Van, Turkey;
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China; (L.W.); (R.C.); (Y.D.); (C.L.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China; (L.W.); (R.C.); (Y.D.); (C.L.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China; (L.W.); (R.C.); (Y.D.); (C.L.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China; (L.W.); (R.C.); (Y.D.); (C.L.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-29-8708-2710
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Jiang X, Qin Y, Jiang J, Xu Y, Francis F, Fan J, Chen J. Spatial Expression Analysis of Odorant Binding Proteins in Both Sexes of the Aphid Parasitoid Aphidius gifuensis and Their Ligand Binding Properties. Front Physiol 2022; 13:877133. [PMID: 35600304 PMCID: PMC9115719 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.877133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2022] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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In China, Aphidius gifuensis is one of the most common endoparasitoids of the green peach aphid Myzus persicae and grain aphid Sitobion miscanthi in the field. Insect odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) play vital roles in odor perception during feeding, host searching, mating and oviposition. In addition, some OBPs are involved in other physiological processes such as gustation and reproduction. In the present study, a comparative antennal transcriptomic analysis was applied between male and female A. gifuensis. The spatial expression patterns among antennae, heads, thoraxes, abdomens and legs of OBPs in both sexes were further profiled. Fifteen AgifOBPs were predicted, and 14 of them were identified by gene cloning, including 12 classic OBPs and 2 min-C OBPs. As expected, all OBPs were mainly expressed at high levels in antennae, heads or legs which are sensory organs and tissues. Finally, ligand binding properties of 2 OBPs (AgifOBP7 and AgifOBP9) were further evaluated. Female leg specifically expressed AgifOBP9 displays a broad and high binding property to aphid alarm pheromones, plant green volatiles and aphid sex pheromones (Ki < 10 μΜ). However, female leg specifically expressed AgifOBP7 displays poor affinity for all tested ligands except CAU-II-11 ((E)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dien-1-yl-2-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzoate), a reported (E)-β-farnesene (EBF) analog with an exceptionally high binding affinity (Ki = 1.07 ± 0.08 μΜ). In summary, we reported the spatial expression pattern of the OBP repertoire in A. gifuensis, and further studied the binding properties of OBP7 and OBP9, which are mainly expressed in female legs, laying the foundation for the dissection of the contribution of OBPs to chemosensation in A. gifuensis.
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- Xin Jiang
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
- Functional and Evolutionary Entomology, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Gembloux, Belgium
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
- Department of Entomology and MOA Key Laboratory for Monitoring and Environment-Friendly Control of Crop Pests, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Agricultural Environment and Resources Institute of YAAS, Kunming, China
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- Functional and Evolutionary Entomology, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Gembloux, Belgium
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
- *Correspondence: Jia Fan, ; Julian Chen,
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
- *Correspondence: Jia Fan, ; Julian Chen,
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Smith TE, Li Y, Perreau J, Moran NA. Elucidation of host and symbiont contributions to peptidoglycan metabolism based on comparative genomics of eight aphid subfamilies and their Buchnera. PLoS Genet 2022; 18:e1010195. [PMID: 35522718 PMCID: PMC9116674 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1010195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2021] [Revised: 05/18/2022] [Accepted: 04/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Pea aphids (Acyrthosiphon pisum) are insects containing genes of bacterial origin with putative functions in peptidoglycan (PGN) metabolism. Of these, rlpA1-5, amiD, and ldcA are highly expressed in bacteriocytes, specialized aphid cells that harbor the obligate bacterial symbiont Buchnera aphidicola, required for amino acid supplementation of the host's nutrient-poor diet. Despite genome reduction associated with endosymbiosis, pea aphid Buchnera retains genes for the synthesis of PGN while Buchnera of many other aphid species partially or completely lack these genes. To explore the evolution of aphid horizontally-transferred genes (HTGs) and to elucidate how host and symbiont genes contribute to PGN production, we sequenced genomes from four deeply branching lineages, such that paired aphid and Buchnera genomes are now available for 17 species representing eight subfamilies. We identified all host and symbiont genes putatively involved in PGN metabolism. Phylogenetic analyses indicate that each HTG family was present in the aphid shared ancestor, but that each underwent a unique pattern of gene loss or duplication in descendant lineages. While four aphid rlpA gene subfamilies show no relation to symbiont PGN gene repertoire, the loss of aphid amiD and ldcA HTGs coincides with the loss of symbiont PGN metabolism genes. In particular, the coincident loss of host amiD and symbiont murCEF in tribe Aphidini, in contrast to tribe Macrosiphini, suggests either 1) functional linkage between these host and symbiont genes, or 2) Aphidini has lost functional PGN synthesis and other retained PGN pathway genes are non-functional. To test these hypotheses experimentally, we used cell-wall labeling methods involving a d-alanine probe and found that both Macrosiphini and Aphidini retain Buchnera PGN synthesis. Our results imply that compensatory adaptations can preserve PGN synthesis despite the loss of some genes considered essential for this pathway, highlighting the importance of the cell wall in these symbioses.
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- Thomas E. Smith
- Department of Integrative Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Integrative Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Integrative Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Integrative Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States of America
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Villarroel CA, González-González A, Alvarez-Baca JK, Villarreal P, Ballesteros GI, Figueroa CC, Cubillos FA, Ramírez CC. Genome sequencing of a predominant clonal lineage of the grain aphid Sitobion avenae. INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2022; 143:103742. [PMID: 35183733 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2022.103742] [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] [Received: 11/23/2021] [Revised: 02/15/2022] [Accepted: 02/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The English grain aphid, Sitobion avenae, is a cosmopolitan pest that feeds on cereals, provoking substantial yield losses by injuring plant tissue and by vectoring plant viruses. Here we report a highly complete, de novo draft genome of the grain aphid using long-read sequencing. We generated an assembly of 2740 contigs with a N50 of 450 kb. We compared this draft genome with that of other aphid species, inspecting gene family evolution, genome-wide positive selection, and searched for horizontal gene transfer events. In addition, we described a recent copy number variant expansion of gene families involving aconitase, ABC transporter, and esterase genes that could be associated with resistance to insecticides and plant chemical defenses. This S. avenae genome obtained from a predominant invasive genotype can provide a framework for studying the spatial-temporal success of these clonal lineages in invaded agroecosystems.
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- Carlos A Villarroel
- Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Talca, Talca, Chile; Instituto de Investigación Interdisciplinaria (I3), Universidad de Talca, Talca, Chile; Millennium Institute for Integrative Biology (iBio), Santiago, Chile.
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- Millennium Institute for Integrative Biology (iBio), Santiago, Chile; Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Facultad de Química y Biología, Departamento de Biología, Santiago, Chile
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- Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Talca, Talca, Chile; Instituto de Investigación Interdisciplinaria (I3), Universidad de Talca, Talca, Chile
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- Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Talca, Talca, Chile; Centro de Ecología Molecular y Funcional, Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Talca, Talca, Chile
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- Millennium Institute for Integrative Biology (iBio), Santiago, Chile; Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Facultad de Química y Biología, Departamento de Biología, Santiago, Chile
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- Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Talca, Talca, Chile; Centro de Ecología Molecular y Funcional, Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Talca, Talca, Chile
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Xu T, Zhang S, Liu Y, Ma L, Li X, Zhang Y, Fan Y, Song D, Gao X. Slow resistance evolution to neonicotinoids in field populations of wheat aphids revealed by insecticide resistance monitoring in China. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2022; 78:1428-1437. [PMID: 34923734 DOI: 10.1002/ps.6760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2021] [Revised: 12/09/2021] [Accepted: 12/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND The wheat aphids, Rhopalosiphum padi and Sitobion miscanthi, are serious agricultural insect pests of many crops. Neonicotinoid insecticides are commonly used as alternatives to organophosphate and pyrethroid insecticides for controlling wheat aphids. RESULTS Long-term monitoring of resistance to imidacloprid and acetamiprid in R. padi and S. miscanthi was carried out between 2007 and 2019. For this study, 344 specimens of the two wheat aphids were collected from field populations found in the main wheat production areas in China, from 2007 to 2019. In R. padi, the fluctuation in resistance was 14.7 times for imidacloprid and 1.4 times for acetamiprid; in S. miscanthi, it was 9.7 times for imidacloprid and 6.5 times for acetamiprid. CONCLUSION Our results demonstrated that both R. padi and S. miscanthi tended to have higher resistance to imidacloprid compared with acetamiprid. However, it is difficult for wheat aphids to develop a high level of neonicotinoid resistance given the pest control practices used in China. These results should be useful for the biorational application and resistance management of neonicotinoid insecticides. © 2021 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Tianyang Xu
- Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- National Agro-Tech Extension and Service Center, 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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- 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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Byrne S, Schughart M, Carolan JC, Gaffney M, Thorpe P, Malloch G, Wilkinson T, McNamara L. Genome sequence of the English grain aphid, Sitobion avenae and its endosymbiont Buchnera aphidicola. G3 GENES|GENOMES|GENETICS 2022; 12:6456306. [PMID: 34878113 PMCID: PMC9210274 DOI: 10.1093/g3journal/jkab418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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The English grain aphid, Sitobion avenae, is a major agricultural pest of wheat, barley and oats, and one of the principal vectors of barley yellow dwarf virus leading to significant reductions in grain yield, annually. Emerging resistance to and increasing regulation of insecticides has resulted in limited options for their control. Using PacBio HiFi data, we have produced a high-quality draft assembly of the S. avenae genome; generating a primary assembly with a total assembly size of 475.7 Mb, and an alternate assembly with a total assembly size of 430.8 Mb. Our primary assembly was highly contiguous with only 326 contigs and a contig N50 of 15.95 Mb. Assembly completeness was estimated at 97.7% using BUSCO analysis and 31,007 and 29,037 protein-coding genes were predicted from the primary and alternate assemblies, respectively. This assembly, which is to our knowledge the first for an insecticide resistant clonal lineage of English grain aphid, will provide novel insight into the molecular and mechanistic determinants of resistance and will facilitate future research into mechanisms of viral transmission and aphid behavior.
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- Stephen Byrne
- Teagasc, Crop Science Department, Carlow R93 XE12, Ireland
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- Teagasc, Crop Science Department, Carlow R93 XE12, Ireland
- School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- Department of Biology, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, W23 F2H6, Ireland
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- School of Medicine, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, KY16 9TF St Andrews, UK
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- The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, UK
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- School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland
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Li Q, Fu Y, Liu X, Sun J, Hou M, Zhang Y, Chen J. Activation of Wheat Defense Response by Buchnera aphidicola-Derived Small Chaperone Protein GroES in Wheat Aphid Saliva. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2022; 70:1058-1067. [PMID: 35076234 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c07046] [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] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Salivary proteins secreted by aphids during feeding play an important role in regulating the plant defense response. We used mass spectrometry to identify 155 proteins from the wheat aphid, Sitobion miscanthi, among which 44 proteins were derived from the primary symbiont, Buchnera aphidicola. GroES, which is a highly abundant molecular chaperone that binds to GroEL, was detected in saliva. In vitro injection of purified GroES protein and overexpression of GroES in wheat leaves verified that GroES induced hydrogen peroxide accumulation and callose deposition in wheat and further activated the plant salic acid and jasmonic acid defense pathways. Our findings indicate that plants may have evolved new strategies to detect aphid attack and trigger defense responses by recognizing proteins derived from B. aphidicola, which is present in almost all aphid species.
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- Qian Li
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, P.R. China
- MARA-CABI Joint Laboratory for Bio-Safety, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, P.R. China
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Xie H, Shi F, Li J, Yu M, Yang X, Li Y, Fan J. The Reciprocal Effect of Elevated CO 2 and Drought on Wheat-Aphid Interaction System. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:853220. [PMID: 35909776 PMCID: PMC9330134 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.853220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2022] [Accepted: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Due to the rising concentration of atmospheric CO2, climate change is predicted to intensify episodes of drought. However, our understanding of how combined environmental conditions, such as elevated CO2 and drought together, will influence crop-insect interactions is limited. In the present study, the direct effects of combined elevated CO2 and drought stress on wheat (Triticum aestivum) nutritional quality and insect resistance, and the indirect effects on the grain aphid (Sitobion miscanthi) performance were investigated. The results showed that, in wheat, elevated CO2 alleviated low water content caused by drought stress. Both elevated CO2 and drought promoted soluble sugar accumulation. However, opposite effects were found on amino acid content-it was decreased by elevated CO2 and increased by drought. Further, elevated CO2 down-regulated the jasmonic acid (JA) -dependent defense, but up-regulated the salicylic acid (SA)-dependent defense. Meanwhile, drought enhanced abscisic acid accumulation that promoted the JA-dependent defense. For aphids, their feeding always induced phytohormone resistance in wheat under either elevated CO2 or drought conditions. Similar aphid performance between the control and the combined two factors were observed. We concluded that the aphid damage suffered by wheat in the future under combined elevated CO2 and drier conditions tends to maintain the status quo. We further revealed the mechanism by which it happened from the aspects of wheat water content, nutrition, and resistance to aphids.
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- Haicui Xie
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Hebei Normal University of Science and Technology, Qinhuangdao, China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Hebei Normal University of Science and Technology, Qinhuangdao, China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Hebei Normal University of Science and Technology, Qinhuangdao, China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Hebei Normal University of Science and Technology, Qinhuangdao, China
- The 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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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Hebei Normal University of Science and Technology, Qinhuangdao, China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Hebei Normal University of Science and Technology, Qinhuangdao, China
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- The State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
- *Correspondence: Jia Fan
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Zhang S, Gao X, Wang L, Jiang W, Su H, Jing T, Cui J, Zhang L, Yang Y. Chromosome-level genome assemblies of two cotton-melon aphid Aphis gossypii biotypes unveil mechanisms of host adaption. Mol Ecol Resour 2021; 22:1120-1134. [PMID: 34601821 DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.13521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Revised: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The cotton-melon aphid Aphis gossypii is a sap-sucking insect that is considered a serious global pest. The species is distributed over a large geographical range and uses a wide variety of hosts, with some populations being specialized to attack different plant species. Here, we provide de novo chromosome-level genome assemblies of a cotton specialist population (Hap1) and a cucurbit specialist population (Hap3). We achieved this by using a combination of third-generation sequencing platforms, namely Illumina and Hi-C sequencing technologies. We were able to anchor a total of 334.89 Mb (scaffold N50 of 89.13 Mb) and 359.95 Mb (scaffold N50 of 68.88 Mb) to four chromosomes for Hap1 and Hap3, respectively. Moreover, our results showed that the X-chromosome of Hap3 (113.01 Mb) was significantly longer than that of Hap1 (100.26 Mb), with a high level of sequence conservation between the aphid species. We also report variation in the number of protein-coding genes and repeat sequences between Hap1 and Hap3. In particular, olfactory and gustatory receptor genes underwent a high level of gene duplication and expansion events in A. gossypii, including between Hap1 and Hap3. Moreover, we identified two glutathione S-transferase genes which underwent single gene duplications in Hap3, and tandem duplication and inversion events affecting the cytochrome P450 monooxygenase between Hap1 and Hap3, all of which include the CYP3 family. Our results illustrate the variance in the genomic composition of two specialized A. gossypii populations and provide a helpful resource for the study of aphid population evolution, host adaption and insecticide resistance.
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- Shuai Zhang
- School of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, China
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- Basic Experimental Teaching Center of Life Sciences, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- School of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- School of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, China
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- Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China
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- School of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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Zhang S, Zhang Q, Jiang X, Li Q, Qin Y, Wang W, Fan J, Chen J. Novel Temporal Expression Patterns of EBF-Binding Proteins in Wing Morphs of The Grain Aphid Sitobion miscanthi. Front Physiol 2021; 12:732578. [PMID: 34512400 PMCID: PMC8427609 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.732578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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High chemosensitivity of insects to volatile organic compounds (VOC) stimuli is mediated by odorant binding proteins (OBPs). In aphids, three OBPs (OBP3, OBP7 and OBP9) are E-β-farnesene (EBF)-binding proteins. Winged aphids are generally more sensitive than wingless aphids to VOCs, thus, wing presence is a phenotypic correlate of olfaction sensitivity. Here, we investigate the detailed temporal expression of these EBF-binding proteins and two other OBPs (OBP6 and OBP10), in the grain aphid Sitobion miscanthi 0 h, 2 h, 1 day, 3 days, 10 days, and 20 days after adult emergence. Both winged and wingless aphids were examined to further uncover phenotypic specification. Then, the expression patterns before and after EBF induction were analyzed. Throughout adulthood, only OBP7 had significantly higher antennal expression in winged aphids; however, there was no significant difference in the antennal expression of OBP3 between wing morphs at most time points. Except it was lower in newly emerged winged aphids but increased rapidly to the same level in wingless aphids at 1 day. OBP9 did not differ in expression between the morphs and was the only OBP that did not exhibit an expression trough at the beginning of the adult stage (0 h). The expression of OBP9 remained relatively stable and high throughout the adult stage in both phenotypes, showing the highest level among the three EBF-binding proteins. After EBF induction, its expression was further up-regulated in both morphs. Therefore, this protein may be an important molecule for EBF recognition in aphids. OBP7 strongly responded to EBF but only in winged aphids, suggesting that this protein is important in the more sensitive EBF recognition process of winged aphids. In addition, the antennal expression level of OBP3 did not respond to EBF induction. These findings revealed a temporal expression pattern of OBPs in aphids and showed that figuring out the pattern is critical for correctly selecting morphs and sampling times, which will support the discovery of reliable findings and allow solid conclusions to be drawn. Our findings also inspire on the interaction mode of the three EBF-binding proteins in relation to EBF perception in aphids.
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- Siyu Zhang
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China.,School of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- 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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- School of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Zhang BZ, Hu GL, Lu LY, Hu SF, Li YS, Su X, Dong WY, Zhen CA, Liu RQ, Kong FB, Shi MW, Chen XL. Identification of differentially expressed microRNAs under imidacloprid exposure in Sitobion miscanthi. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2021; 177:104885. [PMID: 34301353 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2021.104885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2020] [Revised: 05/29/2021] [Accepted: 06/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Imidacloprid is a neonicotinoid that targets sucking pests, such as aphids and the green leaf bug and has been widely applied in wheat fields to control wheat aphids in China. To investigate the involvement of miRNAs in imidacloprid resistance, we sequenced small RNA libraries of Sitobion miscanthi Fabricius, across two different treatments using Illumina short-read sequencing technology. As a result, 265 microRNAs (miRNAs), of which 242 were known and 23 were novel, were identified. Quantitative analysis of miRNA levels showed that 23 miRNAs were significantly up-regulated, and 54 miRNAs were significantly down-regulated in the nymphs of S. miscanthi treated with imidacloprid in comparison with those of the control. Modulation of the abundances of differentially expressed miRNAs, smi-miR-316, smi-miR-1000, and smi-miR-iab-4 by the addition of the corresponding antagomir/inhibitor to the artificial diet significantly changed the susceptibility of S. miscanthi to imidacloprid. Subsequently, the post-transcriptional regulatory mechanism was conducted, smi-miR-278 and smi-miR-316 were confirmed to be participated in the post-transcriptional regulation of nAChRα1A and CYP4CJ6, respectively. The results suggested that miRNAs differentially expressed in response to imidacloprid could play a critical regulatory role in the metabolism of S. miscanthi to imidacloprid.
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- Bai-Zhong Zhang
- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, PR China.
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, PR China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, PR China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, PR China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, PR China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, PR China
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- Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, PR China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, PR China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, PR China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, PR China
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Liu J, Zhao X, Zhan Y, Wang K, Francis F, Liu Y. New slow release mixture of (E)-β-farnesene with methyl salicylate to enhance aphid biocontrol efficacy in wheat ecosystem. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2021; 77:3341-3348. [PMID: 33773020 DOI: 10.1002/ps.6378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2020] [Revised: 03/20/2021] [Accepted: 03/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Semiochemical use is a promising way to reduce damage from pests by improving natural control in agro-ecosystems. The aphid alarm pheromone (E)-β-farnesene (EβF) and herbivore-induced methyl salicylate (MeSA) are two volatile cues to induce changes in aphid behavior with functional significance. Because of limitations related to the volatility and oxidization of EβF and MeSA under natural conditions, slow-release and antioxidant techniques should be developed and optimized before application. Here, a slow-release alginate bead of EβF mixed with MeSA was first designed and manufactured. We hypothesized that a mixture of these two semiochemicals could be effective in controlling Sitobion miscanthi in wheat crops. Both MeSA and EβF in alginate beads were released stably and continuously for at least 15 days in the laboratory, whereas EβF in paraffin oil and pure MeSA were released for only 2 and 7 days, respectively. In 2018 field experiments, EβF and MeSA alone or in association significantly decreased the abundance of alate and apterous aphids. An increased abundance of mummified aphids enhanced by higher parasitism rates was observed when using EβF and MeSA in association, with a significant reduction of apterous abundance, more so than EβF or MeSA alone. In 2019, plots treated with a mixture of EβF and MeSA showed significantly decreased abundance of alate and apterous aphids with higher parasitism rates compared with the control. The new slow-release alginate bead containing a mixture of EβF with MeSA could be the most efficient formulation to control S. miscanthi population by attracting parasitoids in the wheat agro-ecosystem. © 2021 Society of Chemical Industry. © 2021 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Jiahui Liu
- College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, China
- Functional and Evolutionary Entomology, Terra, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Liege University, Gembloux, Belgium
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- College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, China
- Supervision Division, Taizhou Customs of the People's Republic of China, Taizhou, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, China
- Functional and Evolutionary Entomology, Terra, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Liege University, Gembloux, Belgium
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- College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, China
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Li Y, Zhang B, Moran NA. The Aphid X Chromosome Is a Dangerous Place for Functionally Important Genes: Diverse Evolution of Hemipteran Genomes Based on Chromosome-Level Assemblies. Mol Biol Evol 2021; 37:2357-2368. [PMID: 32289166 PMCID: PMC7403619 DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msaa095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Different evolutionary forces shape gene content and sequence evolution on autosomes versus sex chromosomes. Location on a sex chromosome can favor male-beneficial or female-beneficial mutations depending on the sex determination system and selective pressure on different sexual morphs. An X0 sex determination can lead to autosomal enrichment of male-biased genes, as observed in some hemipteran insect species. Aphids share X0 sex determination; however, models predict the opposite pattern, due to their unusual life cycles, which alternate between all-female asexual generations and a single sexual generation. Predictions include enrichment of female-biased genes on autosomes and of male-biased genes on the X, in contrast to expectations for obligately sexual species. Robust tests of these models require chromosome-level genome assemblies for aphids and related hemipterans with X0 sex determination and obligate sexual reproduction. In this study, we built the first chromosome-level assembly of a psyllid, an aphid relative with X0 sex determination and obligate sexuality, and compared it with recently resolved chromosome-level assemblies of aphid genomes. Aphid and psyllid X chromosomes differ strikingly. In aphids, female-biased genes are strongly enriched on autosomes and male-biased genes are enriched on the X. In psyllids, male-biased genes are enriched on autosomes. Furthermore, functionally important gene categories of aphids are enriched on autosomes. Aphid X-linked genes and male-biased genes are under relaxed purifying selection, but gene content and order on the X is highly conserved, possibly reflecting constraints imposed by unique chromosomal mechanisms associated with the unusual aphid life cycle.
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- Yiyuan Li
- Department of Integrative Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
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- Department of Integrative Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX.,Laboratory of Predatory Mites, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Integrative Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
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Zogli P, Pingault L, Grover S, Louis J. Ento(o)mics: the intersection of 'omic' approaches to decipher plant defense against sap-sucking insect pests. CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY 2020; 56:153-161. [PMID: 32721874 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2020.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2020] [Revised: 05/15/2020] [Accepted: 06/07/2020] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Plants are constantly challenged by insect pests that can dramatically decrease yields. Insects with piercing-sucking mouthparts, for example, aphids, whiteflies, and leaf hoppers, seemingly cause less physical damage to tissues, however, they feed on the plant's sap by piercing plant tissue and extracting plant fluids, thereby transmitting several plant-pathogenic viruses as well. As a counter-defense, plants activate an array of dynamic defense machineries against insect pests including the rapid reprogramming of the host cell processes. For a holistic understanding of plant-sap-sucking insect interactions, there is a need to call for techniques with the capacity to concomitantly capture these dynamic changes. Recent progress with various 'omic' technologies possess this capacity. In this review, we will provide a concise summary of application of 'omic' technologies and their utilization in plant and sap-sucking insect interaction studies. Finally, we will provide a perspective on the integration of 'omics' data in uncovering novel plant defense mechanisms against sap-sucking insect pests.
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- Prince Zogli
- Department of Entomology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583, USA
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- Department of Entomology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583, USA
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- Department of Entomology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583, USA
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- Department of Entomology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583, USA; Department of Biochemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583, USA.
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Mathers TC. Improved Genome Assembly and Annotation of the Soybean Aphid ( Aphis glycines Matsumura). G3 (BETHESDA, MD.) 2020; 10:899-906. [PMID: 31969427 PMCID: PMC7056979 DOI: 10.1534/g3.119.400954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Aphids are an economically important insect group due to their role as plant disease vectors. Despite this economic impact, genomic resources have only been generated for a small number of aphid species. The soybean aphid (Aphis glycines Matsumura) was the third aphid species to have its genome sequenced and the first to use long-read sequence data. However, version 1 of the soybean aphid genome assembly has low contiguity (contig N50 = 57 Kb, scaffold N50 = 174 Kb), poor representation of conserved genes and the presence of genomic scaffolds likely derived from parasitoid wasp contamination. Here, I use recently developed methods to reassemble the soybean aphid genome. The version 2 genome assembly is highly contiguous, containing half of the genome in only 40 scaffolds (contig N50 = 2.00 Mb, scaffold N50 = 2.51 Mb) and contains 11% more conserved single-copy arthropod genes than version 1. To demonstrate the utility of this improved assembly, I identify a region of conserved synteny between aphids and Drosophila containing members of the Osiris gene family that was split over multiple scaffolds in the original assembly. The improved genome assembly and annotation of A. glycines demonstrates the benefit of applying new methods to old data sets and will provide a useful resource for future comparative genome analysis of aphids.
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- Thomas C Mathers
- Department of Crop Genetics, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7UH, UK
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Jiang X, Zhang Q, Qin Y, Yin H, Zhang S, Li Q, Zhang Y, Fan J, Chen J. A chromosome-level draft genome of the grain aphid Sitobion miscanthi. Gigascience 2019; 8:giz101. [PMID: 31430367 PMCID: PMC6701489 DOI: 10.1093/gigascience/giz101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2019] [Revised: 06/24/2019] [Accepted: 07/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Sitobion miscanthi is an ideal model for studying host plant specificity, parthenogenesis-based phenotypic plasticity, and interactions between insects and other species of various trophic levels, such as viruses, bacteria, plants, and natural enemies. However, the genome information for this species has not yet to be sequenced and published. Here, we analyzed the entire genome of a parthenogenetic female aphid colony using Pacific Biosciences long-read sequencing and Hi-C data to generate chromosome-length scaffolds and a highly contiguous genome assembly. RESULTS The final draft genome assembly from 33.88 Gb of raw data was ∼397.90 Mb in size, with a 2.05 Mb contig N50. Nine chromosomes were further assembled based on Hi-C data to a 377.19 Mb final size with a 36.26 Mb scaffold N50. The identified repeat sequences accounted for 26.41% of the genome, and 16,006 protein-coding genes were annotated. According to the phylogenetic analysis, S. miscanthi is closely related to Acyrthosiphon pisum, with S. miscanthi diverging from their common ancestor ∼25.0-44.9 million years ago. CONCLUSIONS We generated a high-quality draft of the S. miscanthi genome. This genome assembly should help promote research on the lifestyle and feeding specificity of aphids and their interactions with each other and species at other trophic levels. It can serve as a resource for accelerating genome-assisted improvements in insecticide-resistant management and environmentally safe aphid management.
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- Xin Jiang
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, People's Republic of China
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