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Wang J, Zhang Z, Yu N, Wu X, Guo Z, Yan Y, Liu Z. Cys-loop ligand-gated ion channel superfamily of Pardosa pseudoannulata: Implication for natural enemy safety. COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY. PART D, GENOMICS & PROTEOMICS 2024; 49:101190. [PMID: 38278045 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbd.2024.101190] [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: 11/21/2023] [Revised: 12/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/06/2024] [Indexed: 01/28/2024]
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Cys-loop ligand-gated channels mediate neurotransmission in insects and are receptors for many insecticides. Some insecticides acting on cysLGIC also have lethal effects on non-targeting organisms, but the mechanism of this negative effect is unclear due to information absence. The identification and analysis of cysLGIC family in Pardosa pseudoannulata, a pond wolf spider, can deepen the understanding of insecticides for natural enemy safety. Thirty-four cysLGIC genes were identified in P. pseudoannulata genome, including nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, γ-aminobutyric acid gated chloride channels, glutamate-gated chloride channels, histamine-gated chloride channels, and pH-sensitive chloride channels. The expansion of GABACls and HisCls accounts for the large number of cysLGICs in P. pseudoannulata, and the alternative splicing events in nAChR and RDL subunits enriched the diversity of the superfamily. Most cysLGIC genes show the highest expression in brain and lowest expression in the early-egg sac stage. Variable residues (R81, V83, R135, N137, F190, and W197) in P. pseudoannulata nAChR β subunits and critical differences in α6 subunit TM4 region compared with insects would apply for the insensitivity to neonicotinoids and spinosyn. In contrast, avermectin and dieldrin may be lethal to P. pseudoannulata due to the similar drugs binding sites in GluCls compared with insects. These findings will provide a valuable clue for natural enemy protection and environmentally friendly insecticide development.
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- Jingting Wang
- Key laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Ministry of Education), College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Weigang 1, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Key laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Ministry of Education), College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Weigang 1, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Key laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Ministry of Education), College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Weigang 1, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Key laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Ministry of Education), College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Weigang 1, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Key laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Ministry of Education), College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Weigang 1, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Key laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Ministry of Education), College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Weigang 1, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Key laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Ministry of Education), College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Weigang 1, Nanjing 210095, China.
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Obregon D, Guerrero O, Sossa D, Stashenko E, Prada F, Ramirez B, Duplais C, Poveda K. Route of exposure to veterinary products in bees: Unraveling pasture's impact on avermectin exposure and tolerance in stingless bees. PNAS NEXUS 2024; 3:pgae068. [PMID: 38444603 PMCID: PMC10914370 DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgae068] [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: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 03/07/2024]
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Deforestation rapidly increases in tropical regions, primarily driven by converting natural habitats into pastures for extensive cattle ranching. This landscape transformation, coupled with pesticide use, are key drivers of bee population decline. Here, we investigate the impact of pasture-dominated landscapes on colony performance, pesticide exposure, and insecticide sensitivity of the stingless bee Tetragonisca angustula. We monitored 16 colonies located in landscapes with varying proportions of pasture. We collected bee bread for pesticide and palynological analysis. We found a positive correlation between pollen diversity and colony growth, with no effect of the proportion of pasture in the landscape. In contrast, we detected prevalent and hazardous concentrations of the insecticide abamectin (9.6-1,856 µg/kg) in bee bread, which significantly increased with a higher proportion of pasture. Despite the abamectin exposure, the bee colonies displayed no adverse effects on their growth, indicating a potential tolerance response. Further investigations revealed that bees from sites with higher proportions of pasture showed significantly reduced mortality when exposed to a lethal concentration of abamectin (0.021 µg/µL) after 48 h. Since abamectin is scarcely used in the study area, we designed an experiment to track ivermectin, a closely related antiparasitic drug used in cattle. Our findings uncovered a new exposure route of bees to pesticides, wherein ivermectin excreted by cattle is absorbed and biotransformed into abamectin within flowering plants in the pastures. These results highlight that unexplained exposure routes of bees to pesticides remain to be described while also revealing that bees adapt to changing landscapes.
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- Diana Obregon
- Department of Entomology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA
- New York State Integrated Pest Management Program, Cornell University, Geneva, NY 14456, USA
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- Department of Agronomic Engineering, La Salle University, Yopal, Casanare 850008, Colombia
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- Department of Entomology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA
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- CROM-MASS Laboratory, Industrial University of Santander, Bucaramanga 680002, Colombia
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- CROM-MASS Laboratory, Industrial University of Santander, Bucaramanga 680002, Colombia
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- Department of Conservation and Environmental Sovereignty, ABC Colombia, Yopal, Casanare 850008, Colombia
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- Department of Entomology, Cornell AgriTech, Cornell University, Geneva, NY 14456, USA
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- Department of Entomology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA
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Liu XY, Li K, Pan D, Dou W, Yuan GR, Wang JJ. Cross-resistance, inheritance and biochemical mechanism of abamectin resistance in a field-derived strain of the citrus red mite, Panonychus citri (Acari: Tetranychidae). PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2024; 80:1258-1265. [PMID: 37889506 DOI: 10.1002/ps.7855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2023] [Revised: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND The citrus red mite, Panonychus citri (McGregor), a global pest of citrus, has developed different levels of resistance to various acaricides in the field. Abamectin is one of the most important insecticides/acaricides worldwide, targetting a wide number of insect and mite pests. The evolution of abamectin resistance in P. citri is threatening the sustainable use of abamectin for mite control. RESULTS The abamectin resistant strain (NN-Aba), derived from a field strain NN by consistent selection with abamectin, showed 4279-fold resistance to abamectin compared to a relatively susceptible strain (SS) of P. citri. Cross-resistance of NN-Aba was observed between abamectin and emamectin benzoate, pyridaben, fenpropathrin and cyflumetofen. Inheritance analyses indicated that abamectin resistance in the NN-Aba strain was autosomal, incompletely recessive and polygenic. The synergy experiment showed that abamectin toxicity was synergized by piperonyl butoxide (PBO), diethyl maleate (DEM) and tributyl phosphorotrithiotate (TPP) in the NN-Aba strain, and synergy ratios were 2.72-, 2.48- and 2.13-fold, respectively. The glutathione-S-transferases activity in the NN-Aba strain were significantly increased by 2.08-fold compared with the SS strain. CONCLUSION The abamectin resistance was autosomal, incompletely recessive and polygenic in P. citri. The NN-Aba strain showed cross-resistance to various acaricides with different modes of action. Metabolic detoxification mechanism participated in abamectin resistance in NN-Aba strain. These findings provide useful information for resistance management of P. citri in the field. © 2023 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Xun-Yan Liu
- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biosafety and Green Production of Upper Yangtze River (Ministry of Education), Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biosafety and Green Production of Upper Yangtze River (Ministry of Education), Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biosafety and Green Production of Upper Yangtze River (Ministry of Education), Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biosafety and Green Production of Upper Yangtze River (Ministry of Education), Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biosafety and Green Production of Upper Yangtze River (Ministry of Education), Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biosafety and Green Production of Upper Yangtze River (Ministry of Education), Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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Oplopoiou M, Elias J, Slater R, Bass C, Zimmer CT. Characterization of emamectin benzoate resistance in the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae). PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2024; 80:498-507. [PMID: 37732907 DOI: 10.1002/ps.7778] [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: 05/10/2023] [Revised: 08/15/2023] [Accepted: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Plutella xylostella (L.) is a destructive pest of cruciferous crops worldwide that has evolved resistance to many insecticides. Here we examined the mode of inheritance, cross-resistance profile, and potential mechanisms of emamectin benzoate resistance in a field-derived strain of P. xylostella from Japan. RESULTS A field-collected population of P. xylostella, was found to exhibit strong (> 150-fold) resistance to emamectin benzoate in insecticide bioassays when compared with a laboratory susceptible strain. Genetic analysis showed that resistance is inherited as an autosomal, recessive trait, and is conferred by a single or a few closely linked loci. The emamectin benzoate resistant strain also exhibited resistance to abamectin, lepimectin, chlorantraniliprole, lufenuron, spinetoram, indoxacarb, fipronil, dieldrin, endosulfan and lambda-cyhalothrin, demonstrating a remarkable multi-resistance profile. Insecticide bioassays employing inhibitors of detoxification enzymes revealed that piperonyl butoxide (PBO) increased the toxicity of emamectin benzoate in the resistant strain by ten-fold indicating the potential involvement of cytochrome P450 monooxygenases in avermectin resistance. Furthermore, cloning and sequencing of the primary receptor of avermectins, the GluCl channel, revealed the absence of target-site mutations in the resistant strain. CONCLUSIONS Our data on the mode of inheritance and mechanisms of resistance to emamectin benzoate in a P. xylostella strain from Japan provide a foundation for the development of regional resistance management strategies. However, the high levels of phenotypic resistance in this strain to a diverse range of other insecticide classes available for control illustrate the challenges associated with the sustainable control of this important pest. © 2023 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Maria Oplopoiou
- Center for Ecology and Conservation, Biosciences, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Penryn, UK
- Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Stein, Switzerland
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- Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Basel, Switzerland
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- Center for Ecology and Conservation, Biosciences, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Penryn, UK
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Vandenhole M, Mermans C, De Beer B, Xue W, Zhao Y, Ozoe Y, Liu G, Dermauw W, Van Leeuwen T. A glutamate-gated chloride channel as the mite-specific target-site of dicofol and other diphenylcarbinol acaricides. Commun Biol 2023; 6:1160. [PMID: 37957415 PMCID: PMC10643420 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-05488-5] [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: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023] Open
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Dicofol has been widely used to control phytophagous mites. Although dicofol is chemically related to DDT, its mode of action has remained elusive. Here, we mapped dicofol resistance in the spider mite Tetranychus urticae to two genomic regions. Each region harbored a glutamate-gated chloride channel (GluCl) gene that contained a mutation-G314D or G326E-known to confer resistance against the unrelated acaricide abamectin. Using electrophysiology assays we showed that dicofol and other diphenylcarbinol acaricides-bromopropylate and chlorobenzilate-induce persistent currents in Xenopus oocytes expressing wild-type T. urticae GluCl3 receptors and potentiate glutamate responses. In contrast, the G326E substitution abolished the agonistic activity of all three compounds. Assays with the wild-type Drosophila GluClα revealed that this receptor was unresponsive to dicofol. Homology modeling combined with ligand-docking confirmed the specificity of electrophysiology assays. Altogether, this work elucidates the mode of action of diphenylcarbinols as mite-specific agonists of GluCl.
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- Marilou Vandenhole
- Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure links 653, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure links 653, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure links 653, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure links 653, Ghent, Belgium
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology, 693 Xiongchu Blvd, Wuhan, China
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- Faculty of Life and Environmental Science, Shimane University, Matsue, Japan
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology, 693 Xiongchu Blvd, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure links 653, Ghent, Belgium.
- Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO), Plant Sciences Unit, Burgemeester Van Gansberghelaan 96, Merelbeke, Belgium.
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- Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure links 653, Ghent, Belgium.
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Sagna AB, Zéla L, Ouedraogo COW, Pooda SH, Porciani A, Furnival-Adams J, Lado P, Somé AF, Pennetier C, Chaccour CJ, Dabiré RK, Mouline K. Ivermectin as a novel malaria control tool: Getting ahead of the resistance curse. Acta Trop 2023; 245:106973. [PMID: 37352998 DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2023.106973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2023] [Revised: 06/14/2023] [Accepted: 06/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/25/2023]
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Reduction in malaria clinical cases is strongly dependent on the ability to prevent Anopheles infectious bites. Vector control strategies using long-lasting insecticidal nets and indoor residual spraying with insecticides have contributed to significantly reduce the incidence of malaria in many endemic countries, especially in the Sub-Saharan region. However, global progress in reducing malaria cases has plateaued since 2015 mostly due to the increased insecticide resistance and behavioral changes in Anopheles vectors. Additional control strategies are thus required to further reduce the burden of malaria and contain the spread of resistant and invasive Anopheles vectors. The use of endectocides such as ivermectin as an additional malaria control tool is now receiving increased attention, driven by its different mode of action compared to insecticides used so far and its excellent safety record for humans. In this opinion article, we discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using ivermectin for malaria control with a focus on the risk of selecting ivermectin resistance in malaria vectors. We also highlight the importance of understanding how ivermectin resistance could develop in mosquitoes and what its underlying mechanisms and associated molecular markers are, and propose a research agenda to manage this phenomenon.
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- André B Sagna
- MIVEGEC, University of Montpellier, IRD, CNRS, Montpellier, France.
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- Centre International de Recherche-Développement sur l'Elevage en zone Subhumide, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Direction Régionale de l'Ouest, Centre National de Recherche Scientifique et Technologique, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Centre International de Recherche-Développement sur l'Elevage en zone Subhumide, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso; Université de Dédougou, Dédougou, Burkina Faso
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- Center for Vector-borne Infectious Diseases, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Direction Régionale de l'Ouest, Centre National de Recherche Scientifique et Technologique, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- MIVEGEC, University of Montpellier, IRD, CNRS, Montpellier, France
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- ISGlobal, Barcelona Institute for Global Health, Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Madrid, Spain; Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Direction Régionale de l'Ouest, Centre National de Recherche Scientifique et Technologique, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- MIVEGEC, University of Montpellier, IRD, CNRS, Montpellier, France
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Wu M, Zhang Y, Tian T, Xu D, Wu Q, Xie W, Zhang Y, Crickmore N, Guo Z, Wang S. Assessment of the role of an ABCC transporter TuMRP1 in the toxicity of abamectin to Tetranychus urticae. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2023; 195:105543. [PMID: 37666614 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2023.105543] [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: 03/15/2023] [Revised: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 09/06/2023]
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The rapid evolution of pest resistance threatens the sustainable utilization of bioinsecticides such as abamectin, and so deciphering the molecular mechanisms affecting toxicity and resistance is essential for their long-term application. Historical studies of abamectin resistance in arthropods have mainly focused on mechanisms involving the glutamate-gated chloride channel (GluCl) targets, with the role of metabolic processes less clear. The two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae, is a generalist herbivore notorious for rapidly developing resistance to pesticides worldwide, and abamectin has been widely used for its control in the field. After reanalyzing previous transcriptome and RNA-seq data, we here identified an ABC transporter subfamily C gene in T. urticae named multidrug resistance-associated protein 1 (TuMRP1), whose expression differed between susceptible and resistant populations. Synergism bioassays with the inhibitor MK-571, the existence of a genetic association between TuMRP1 expression and susceptibility to abamectin, and the effect of RNA interference mediated silencing of TuMRP1 were all consistent with a direct role of this transporter protein in the toxicity of abamectin. Although ABC transporters are often involved in removing insecticidal compounds from cells, our data suggest either an alternative role for these proteins in the mechanism of action of abamectin or highlight an indirect association between their expression and abamectin toxicity.
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- Mingmei Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China; College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Hubei, Jingzhou 434025, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China; Longping Branch, College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha 410125, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China.
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QG, UK.
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China.
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Qian K, Jiang C, Guan D, Zhuang A, Meng X, Wang J. Characterization of Glutamate-Gated Chloride Channel in Tribolium castaneum. INSECTS 2023; 14:580. [PMID: 37504587 PMCID: PMC10380907 DOI: 10.3390/insects14070580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2023] [Revised: 06/21/2023] [Accepted: 06/24/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
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The glutamate-gated chloride channels (GluCls) play essential roles in signal transduction by regulating fast inhibitory synaptic transmission in the nervous system of invertebrates. While there is only one GluCl subunit in the insect, the diversity of insect GluCls is broadened by alternative splicing. In the present study, three TcGluCl variant genes were cloned from the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum. Analysis of the characteristics of TcGluCls including sequence features, genomic structures, and alternative splicing revealed that TcGluCls had the typical structural features of GluCls and showed high homologies with the GluCls from other insect orders. The TcGluCl-encoding gene consists of nine exons and three variants (TcGluCl-3a, TcGluCl-3b, and TcGluCl-3c) were generated by the alternative splicing of exon 3, which was a highly conserved alternative splicing site in insect GluCls. Homology modeling of TcGluCl-3a showed that the exon 3 coding protein located at the N-terminal extracellular domain, and there were no steric clashes encountered between the exon 3 coding region and ivermectin/glutamate binding pocket, which indicated that the alternative splicing of exon 3 might have no impact on the binding of GluCls to glutamate and insecticide. In addition to the head tissue, TcGluCl-3a and TcGluCl-3c also had high expressions in the ovary and testis of T. castaneum, whereas TcGluCl-3b showed high expression in the midgut, suggesting the diverse physiological functions of TcGluCl variants in T. castaneum. The total TcGluCl and three variants showed the highest expression levels in the early stage larvae. The expressions of TcGluCl, TcGluCl-3b, and TcGluCl-3c were significantly increased from the late-stage larvae to the early stage pupae and indicated that the TcGluCl might be involved in the growth and development of T. castaneum. These results are helpful to further understand the molecular characteristics of insect GluCls and provide foundations for studying the specific function of the GluCl variant.
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- Kun Qian
- College of Plant Protection, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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Villacis‐Perez E, Xue W, Vandenhole M, De Beer B, Dermauw W, Van Leeuwen T. Intraspecific diversity in the mechanisms underlying abamectin resistance in a cosmopolitan pest. Evol Appl 2023; 16:863-879. [PMID: 37124092 PMCID: PMC10130554 DOI: 10.1111/eva.13542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Revised: 02/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/28/2023] Open
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Pesticide resistance relies on a myriad of mechanisms, ranging from single mutations to a complex and polygenic architecture, and it involves mechanisms such as target-site insensitivity, metabolic detoxification, or a combination of these, with either additive or synergistic effects. Several resistance mechanisms against abamectin, a macrocyclic lactone widely used in crop protection, have been reported in the cosmopolitan pest Tetranychus urticae. However, it has been shown that a single mechanism cannot account for the high levels of abamectin resistance found across different mite populations. Here, we used experimental evolution combined with bulked segregant analyses to map quantitative trait loci (QTL) associated with abamectin resistance in two genetically unrelated populations of T. urticae. In these two independent QTL mapping experiments, three and four QTLs were identified, of which three were shared between experiments. Shared QTLs contained genes encoding subunits of the glutamate-gated chloride channel (GluCl) and harboured previously reported mutations, including G314D in GluCl1 and G326E in GluCl3, but also novel resistance candidate loci, including DNA helicases and chemosensory receptors. Surprisingly, the fourth QTL, present only in only one of the experiments and thus unique for one resistant parental line, revealed a non-functional variant of GluCl2, suggesting gene knock-out as resistance mechanism. Our study uncovers the complex basis of abamectin resistance, and it highlights the intraspecific diversity of genetic mechanisms underlying resistance in a cosmopolitan pest.
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- Ernesto Villacis‐Perez
- Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience EngineeringGhent UniversityGhentBelgium
- Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED)University of Amsterdam (UvA)AmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience EngineeringGhent UniversityGhentBelgium
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- Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience EngineeringGhent UniversityGhentBelgium
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- Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience EngineeringGhent UniversityGhentBelgium
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- Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience EngineeringGhent UniversityGhentBelgium
- Plant Sciences UnitFlanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO)MerelbekeBelgium
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- Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience EngineeringGhent UniversityGhentBelgium
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Sun X, Hua W, Wang K, Song J, Zhu B, Gao X, Liang P. A novel V263I mutation in the glutamate-gated chloride channel of Plutella xylostella (L.) confers a high level of resistance to abamectin. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 230:123389. [PMID: 36706876 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.123389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2022] [Revised: 01/11/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The frequent and extensive use of insecticides leads to the evolution of insecticide resistance, which has become one of the constraints on global agricultural production. Avermectins are microbial-derived insecticides that target a wide number of insect pests, including the diamondback moth Plutella xylostella, an important global pest of brassicaceous vegetables. However, field populations of P. xylostella have evolved serious resistance to avermectins, including abamectin, thereby threatening the efficiency of these insecticides. In this study, a novel valine to isoleucine mutation (V263I) was identified in the glutamate-gated chloride channel (GluCl) of field P. xylostella populations, which showed different levels of resistance to abamectin. Electrophysiological analysis revealed that the V263I mutation significantly reduced the sensitivity of PxGluCl to abamectin by 6.9-fold. Genome-modified Drosophila melanogaster carrying the V263I mutation exhibited 27.1-fold resistance to abamectin. Then, a knockin strain (V263I-KI) of P. xylostella expressing the homozygous V263I mutation was successfully constructed using the CRISPR/Cas9. The V263I-KI had high resistance to abamectin (106.3-fold), but significantly reduced fecundity. In this study, the function of V263I mutation in PxGluCl was verified for the first time. These findings provide a more comprehensive understanding of abamectin resistance mechanisms and lay the foundation for providing a new molecular detection method for abamectin resistance monitoring.
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- Xi Sun
- Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
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- Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
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Shen XJ, Cao LJ, Chen JC, Ma LJ, Wang JX, Hoffmann AA, Wei SJ. A comprehensive assessment of insecticide resistance mutations in source and immigrant populations of the diamondback moth Plutella xylostella (L.). PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2023; 79:569-583. [PMID: 36205305 DOI: 10.1002/ps.7223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2022] [Revised: 09/04/2022] [Accepted: 10/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND The diamondback moth (DBM) Plutella xylostella has developed resistance to almost all insecticides used to control it. Populations of DBM in temperate regions mainly migrate from annual breeding areas. However, the distribution pattern of insecticide resistance of DBM within the context of long-distance migration remains unclear. RESULTS In this study, we examined the frequency of 14 resistance mutations for 52 populations of DBM collected in 2010, 2011, 2017 and 2018 across China using a high-throughput KASP genotyping method. Mutations L1041F and T929I conferring pyrethroid resistance, and mutations G4946E and E1338D conferring chlorantraniliprole resistance were near fixation in most populations, whereas resistant alleles of F1020S, M918I, A309V and F1845Y were uncommon or absent in most populations. Resistance allele frequencies were relatively stable among different years, although the frequency of two mutations decreased. Principal component analysis based on resistant allele frequencies separated a southern population as an outlier, whereas the immigrants clustered with other populations, congruent with the migration pattern of northern immigrants coming from the Sichuan area of southwestern China. Most resistant mutations deviated from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium due to a lower than expected frequency of heterozygotes. The deviation index of heterozygosity for resistant alleles was significantly higher than the index obtained from single nucleotide polymorphisms across the genome. These findings suggest heterogeneous selection pressures on resistant mutations. CONCLUSION Our results provide a picture of resistant mutation patterns in DBM shaped by insecticide usage and migration of this pest, and highlight the widespread distribution of resistance alleles in DBM. © 2022 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Xiu-Jing Shen
- Institute of Plant Protection, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, Haidian District, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, Haidian District, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, Haidian District, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, Haidian District, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, Haidian District, China
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- School of BioSciences, Bio21 Molecular Science & Biotechnology Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, Haidian District, China
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Sun X, Hua W, Zhu B, Liang P, Gao X. CRISPR/Cas9-mediated D472N substitution in the Rdl1 of Plutella xylostella confers low resistance to abamectin. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2023; 79:741-747. [PMID: 36264628 DOI: 10.1002/ps.7252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Revised: 10/04/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Abamectin is one of the main insecticides used for the control of Plutella xylostella, a destructive pest of cruciferous crops. Target-site mutation plays an important role in insecticide resistance. A point mutation (D472N) has been reported in the Rdl1 γ-aminobutyric acid receptor (GABAR) in P. xylostella, but its roles in insecticide resistance remain unknown. RESULTS In this study, the D472N mutation of the Rdl1 GABAR was detected in several field populations of P. xylostella and showed a positive correlation with abamectin resistance. A knock-in homozygous mutation strain (D472N-KI) of P. xylostella was successfully constructed using CRISPR/Cas9 coupled with homology-directed repair, and the bioassay results demonstrated that compared with the susceptible strain, the D472N-KI strain had 11.1- and 3.7-fold increased resistance to abamectin and endosulfan, respectively. There was no difference in resistance to fipronil, broflanilide or isocycloseram, which also target the GABAR. In addition, the total fecundity of the D472N-KI strain was significantly reduced by 50.0%. CONCLUSION Our results suggest that the homozygous D472N mutation in Rdl1 confers a low level of resistance to abamectin in P. xylostella but causes significant fecundity disadvantages, which may delay the development of resistance to some extent. These results lay a foundation for further understanding the mechanisms of abamectin resistance in insect pests. © 2022 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Xi Sun
- 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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Hadiatullah H, Zhang Y, Samurkas A, Xie Y, Sundarraj R, Zuilhof H, Qiao J, Yuchi Z. Recent progress in the structural study of ion channels as insecticide targets. INSECT SCIENCE 2022; 29:1522-1551. [PMID: 35575601 DOI: 10.1111/1744-7917.13032] [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: 10/13/2021] [Revised: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Ion channels, many expressed in insect neural and muscular systems, have drawn huge attention as primary targets of insecticides. With the recent technical breakthroughs in structural biology, especially in cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM), many new high-resolution structures of ion channel targets, apo or in complex with insecticides, have been solved, shedding light on the molecular mechanism of action of the insecticides and resistance mutations. These structures also provide accurate templates for structure-based insecticide screening and rational design. This review summarizes the recent progress in the structural studies of 5 ion channel families: the ryanodine receptor (RyR), the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR), the voltage-gated sodium channel (VGSC), the transient receptor potential (TRP) channel, and the ligand-gated chloride channel (LGCC). We address the selectivity of the channel-targeting insecticides by examining the conservation of key coordinating residues revealed by the structures. The possible resistance mechanisms are proposed based on the locations of the identified resistance mutations on the 3D structures of the target channels and their impacts on the binding of insecticides. Finally, we discuss how to develop "green" insecticides with a novel mode of action based on these high-resolution structures to overcome the resistance.
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- Hadiatullah Hadiatullah
- Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Environmental Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospital; National Clinical Research Center for Cancer; Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin; Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, China
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Gao Y, Yoon KA, Lee JH, Kim JH, Lee SH. Overexpression of glutamate-gated chloride channel in the integument is mainly responsible for emamectin benzoate resistance in the western flower thrips Frankliniella occidentalis. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2022; 78:4140-4150. [PMID: 35686450 DOI: 10.1002/ps.7032] [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: 11/27/2021] [Revised: 06/02/2022] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Western flower thrips Frankliniella occidentalis is a serious polyphagous pest worldwide. In this study, we investigated the potential mechanisms of resistance including enhanced metabolism and target site insensitivity in an emamectin benzoate (EB)-resistant (EB-R) strain. RESULTS The EB-R strain of F. occidentalis showed 356-fold increased resistance compared to a susceptible RDA strain. Analysis of cross-resistance to four other insecticides confirmed that EB resistance is highly specific to the contact toxicity of EB. Synergistic bioassay and quantitative PCR of cytochrome P450 monooxygenase (CYP) genes revealed that three overexpressed Cyps were likely involved in resistance. Among three putative glutamate-gated chloride channel (GluCl) genes identified, FoGluClc showed four radical amino acid substitutions and 3.8-fold and 31-fold transcription level in the head and integument in the EB-R strain when compared to the RDA strain. Backcrossing analysis and RNA interference confirmed that both amino acid substitution and overexpression of FoGluClc are responsible for EB resistance. In situ hybridization revealed that FoGluClc is mainly distributed in the integument in the EB-R strain. Cross-comparison of known genomes and transcriptomes of thrips species revealed that FoGluClc is unique to the Frankliniella genus. CONCLUSION While mutations and overexpression of FoGluClc play major roles in EB resistance, the overexpressed Cyps are partially involved as metabolic factors. Higher expression of FoGluClc in the integument may suggest its role in the first-line defense against EB in the EB-R strain. Unique distribution of FoGluClc in the Frankliniella genus but not in other thrips species further suggests that FoGluClc may be a surplus channel not having an essential endogenous function and is thus recruited as a defense barrier against xenobiotics. © 2022 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Yue Gao
- College of Forestry, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, People's Republic of China
- Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Teng H, Zuo Y, Yuan J, Fabrick JA, Wu Y, Yang Y. High frequency of ryanodine receptor and cytochrome P450 CYP9A186 mutations in insecticide-resistant field populations of Spodoptera exigua from China. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2022; 186:105153. [PMID: 35973775 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2022.105153] [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: 04/26/2022] [Revised: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 06/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The beet armyworm, Spodoptera exigua is a global agricultural pest that is polyphagous, highly dispersive, and often difficult to control due to resistance to many insecticides. Previous studies showed that a target site mutation in the S. exigua ryanodine receptor (SeRyR) corresponding to I4743M contributes approximately 20-fold resistance to chlorantraniliprole, whereas a mutation in the cytochrome P450 enzyme CYP9A186 corresponding to F116V confers 200-fold to emamectin benzoate through enhanced metabolic detoxification. Here, high frequencies of mutations were found among six China S. exigua field populations collected from 2016 to 2019 resulting in SeRyR I4743M and CYP9A186 F116V substitutions, with some populations having high levels of resistance to chlorantraniliprole and emamectin benzoate, respectively. Whereas we found a significant correlation between emamectin benzoate resistance level and the allele frequency of CYP9A186 F116V, no significant correlation was found between chlorantraniliprole resistance level and SeRyR I4743M allele frequency in the six field populations. These results suggest that CYP9A186 F116V is a major resistance mechanism for emamectin benzoate in the tested field populations, whereas it is likely that resistance mechanisms other than SeRyR I4743M are responsible for resistance to chlorantraniliprole in the six China field populations. Because of the growing resistance to these two insecticides by S. exigua in China, the use of insecticidal compounds with different modes of action and/or other integrated pest management strategies are needed to further delay the evolution of insecticide resistance and effectively manage S. exigua in China.
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- Haiyuan Teng
- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; Institute of Eco-Environmental and Plant Protection, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 201403, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; Institute of Pesticide Science, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- USDA ARS, U.S. Arid Land Agricultural Research Center, Maricopa, AZ 85138, USA.
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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Idrees A, Qadir ZA, Afzal A, Ranran Q, Li J. Laboratory efficacy of selected synthetic insecticides against second instar invasive fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) larvae. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0265265. [PMID: 35576188 PMCID: PMC9109910 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0265265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2021] [Accepted: 02/26/2022] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Maize is the most essential crop of China and its productivity has been recently endangered by the fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda. Chemical pesticides are one of the most important strategies for managing FAW on a short-term basis. The seven synthetic insecticides including novel and conventional belong to four chemical group, spinetoram and spinosad (spinosyns), lambda-cyhalothrin, cypermethrin and bifenthrin (pyrethroids), abamectin (avermectins), broflinilide (diamides), were assessed for their efficiency in causing mortality to second instar S. frugiperda larvae at 24, 48 and 72 h post-treatment at five different serial concentrations (10 to 0.625 mg liter-1). The second instar S. frugiperda larvae were susceptible to the tested synthetic insecticides, however, the toxicity index of synthetic insecticides was estimated based on lethal concentration 50 (LC50), while, LC50 was calculated from the data of larval mortality. The broflanilide and abamectin proved to be the most toxic having the highest toxicity index of 100 and 78.29%, respectively, followed by cypermethrin and bifenthrin were showed toxicity index of 75.47 and 66.89%, respectively. The LC50 values were 0.606 and 0.774 mg liter-1 for broflanilide and abamectin, respectively, followed by cypermethrin and bifenthrin were showed LC50 values of 0.803 and 0.906 mg liter-1 at 72 h post-treatment. Rest of the other synthetic insecticides were showed moderate toxicity index of 42.11 to 62.09%, based on LC50 values were 1.439 to 0.976 mg liter-1 at 72 h post-treatment. The efficiency of synthetic insecticides was increased by increasing concentration level and exposure time. The screened synthetic insecticides among seven insecticides perhaps, provide basis for the development of novel insecticides for controlling S. frugiperda population after further research to evaluate and validate the laboratory results in the field.
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- Atif Idrees
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Conservation and Resource Utilization, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Wild Animal Conservation and Utilization, Institute of Zoology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Honeybee Research Institute, National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan
- Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, United States of America
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Conservation and Resource Utilization, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Wild Animal Conservation and Utilization, Institute of Zoology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Conservation and Resource Utilization, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Wild Animal Conservation and Utilization, Institute of Zoology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Conservation and Resource Utilization, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Wild Animal Conservation and Utilization, Institute of Zoology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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Papapostolou KM, Riga M, Samantsidis GR, Skoufa E, Balabanidou V, Van Leeuwen T, Vontas J. Over-expression in cis of the midgut P450 CYP392A16 contributes to abamectin resistance in Tetranychus urticae. INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2022; 142:103709. [PMID: 34995778 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2021.103709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2021] [Revised: 12/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Cytochrome P450 mediated metabolism is a well-known mechanism of insecticide resistance. However, to what extent qualitative or quantitative changes are responsible for increased metabolism, is not well understood. Increased expression of P450 genes is most often reported, but the underlying regulatory mechanisms remain widely unclear. In this study, we investigate CYP392A16, a P450 from the polyphagous and major agricultural pest Tetranychus urticae. High expression levels of CYP392A16 and in vitro metabolism assays have previously associated this P450 with abamectin resistance. Here, we show that CYP392A16 is primarily localized in the midgut epithelial cells, as indicated by immunofluorescence analysis, a finding also supported by a comparison between feeding and contact toxicity bioassays. Silencing via RNAi of CYP392A16 in a highly resistant T. urticae population reduced insecticide resistance levels from 3400- to 1900- fold, compared to the susceptible reference strain. Marker-assisted backcrossing, using a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) found in the CYP392A16 allele from the resistant population, was subsequently performed to create congenic lines bearing this gene in a susceptible genetic background. Toxicity assays indicated that the allele derived from the resistant strain confers 3.6-fold abamectin resistance compared to the lines with susceptible genetic background. CYP392A16 is over-expressed at the same levels in these lines, pointing to cis-regulation of gene expression. In support of that, functional analysis of the putative promoter region from the resistant and susceptible parental strains revealed a higher reporter gene expression, confirming the presence of cis-acting regulatory mechanisms.
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- Kyriaki Maria Papapostolou
- Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, Foundation for Research & Technology Hellas, 100 N. Plastira Street, GR-700 13, Heraklion, Crete, Greece; Department of Biology, University of Crete, Vassilika Vouton, 70013, Heraklion, Greece
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- Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, Foundation for Research & Technology Hellas, 100 N. Plastira Street, GR-700 13, Heraklion, Crete, Greece; Department of Biology, University of Crete, Vassilika Vouton, 70013, Heraklion, Greece.
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- Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, Foundation for Research & Technology Hellas, 100 N. Plastira Street, GR-700 13, Heraklion, Crete, Greece; Department of Biology, University of Crete, Vassilika Vouton, 70013, Heraklion, Greece
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- Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, Foundation for Research & Technology Hellas, 100 N. Plastira Street, GR-700 13, Heraklion, Crete, Greece; Department of Biology, University of Crete, Vassilika Vouton, 70013, Heraklion, Greece
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- Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, Foundation for Research & Technology Hellas, 100 N. Plastira Street, GR-700 13, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Coupure Links 653, Ghent University, B-9000, Ghent, Belgium
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- Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, Foundation for Research & Technology Hellas, 100 N. Plastira Street, GR-700 13, Heraklion, Crete, Greece; Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos Street, GR-11855, Athens, Greece.
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Liu ZX, Xing XR, Liang XH, Ding JH, Li YJ, Shao Y, Wu FA, Wang J, Sheng S. The role of Glutathione-S-transferases in phoxim and chlorfenapyr tolerance in a major mulberry pest, Glyphodes pyloalis walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2022; 181:105004. [PMID: 35082028 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2021.105004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Revised: 11/05/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Glyphodes pyloalis Walker is a destructive pest on mulberry trees and poses a significant threat to the sericultural industry in China. Phoxim and chlorfenapyr are two commonly used insecticides in mulberry fields. Glutathione-S-transferases (GSTs) comprise a multifunctional protein superfamily that plays important roles in the detoxification of insecticides and xenobiotic compounds in insects. However, whether GSTs participate in the tolerance of phoxim and chlorfenapyr in G. pyloalis is still unknown. To better understand the mechanism of insecticide tolerance in G. pyloalis, the enzymatic activity of GSTs was evaluated under phoxim and chlorfenapyr exposure, respectively. GST enzyme activity was significantly increased after 12, 36 and 48 h of phoxim treatment and 12, 24, 36 and 48 h of chlorfenapyr treatment. Subsequently, eighteen GST genes were identified from the larvae transcriptome of G. pyloalis. Among these, ten GpGSTs had GSH-binding sites and fifteen GpGSTs had variable hydrophobic substrate-binding sites. The expression levels of Delta-GpGST and Epsilon-GpGST genes were significantly influenced by phoxim and chlorfenapyr treatment, and by the time post insecticide application. Furthermore, after silencing GpGST-E4, the mortality rate of G. pyloalis larvae was increased when they were exposed to chlorfenapyr, but it did not significantly alter when the larvae were exposed to phoxim. Our results indicated the vital roles of GpGSTs in the tolerance of insecticides and this action depends on the categories of insecticides. The present study provides a theoretical basis for elucidating insecticide susceptibility and promotes functional research on GST genes in G. pyloalis.
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- Zhi-Xiang Liu
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212018, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212018, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212018, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212018, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212018, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212018, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212018, China; The Key Laboratory of Silkworm and Mulberry Genetic Improvement, Ministry of Agriculture, Sericultural Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Zhenjiang 212018, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212018, China; The Key Laboratory of Silkworm and Mulberry Genetic Improvement, Ministry of Agriculture, Sericultural Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Zhenjiang 212018, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212018, China; The Key Laboratory of Silkworm and Mulberry Genetic Improvement, Ministry of Agriculture, Sericultural Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Zhenjiang 212018, China.
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Walsh TK, Heckel DG, Wu Y, Downes S, Gordon KHJ, Oakeshott JG. Determinants of Insecticide Resistance Evolution: Comparative Analysis Among Heliothines. ANNUAL REVIEW OF ENTOMOLOGY 2022; 67:387-406. [PMID: 34995087 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-ento-080421-071655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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It is increasingly clear that pest species vary widely in their propensities to develop insecticide resistance. This review uses a comparative approach to analyze the key pest management practices and ecological and biochemical or genetic characteristics of the target that contribute to this variation. We focus on six heliothine species, three of which, Helicoverpa armigera, Heliothis virescens, and Helicoverpa zea, have developed resistances to many pesticide classes. The three others, Helicoverpa punctigera, Helicoverpa assulta, and Helicoverpa gelotopoeon, also significant pests, have developed resistance to very few pesticide classes. We find that host range and movement between alternate hosts are key ecological traits that influence effective selection intensities for resistance. Operational issues are also critical; area-wide, cross-pesticide management practices that account for these ecological factors are key to reducing selection intensity. Without such management, treatment using broad-spectrum chemicals serves to multiply the effects of host plant preference, preadaptive detoxification ability, and high genetic diversity to create a pesticide treadmill for the three high-propensity species.Without rigorous ongoing management, such a treadmill could still develop for newer, more selective chemistries and insecticidal transgenic crops.
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- T K Walsh
- CSIRO Black Mountain Laboratories, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia;
- Applied BioSciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Entomology, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena, Germany
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Immunity and College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- CSIRO McMaster Laboratories, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
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- CSIRO Black Mountain Laboratories, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia;
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- CSIRO Black Mountain Laboratories, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia;
- Applied BioSciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Muraro DS, de Oliveira Abbade Neto D, Kanno RH, Kaiser IS, Bernardi O, Omoto C. Inheritance patterns, cross-resistance and synergism in Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) resistant to emamectin benzoate. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2021; 77:5049-5057. [PMID: 34216515 DOI: 10.1002/ps.6545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2021] [Accepted: 07/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith), is a relevant global pest due to severe damage caused on agricultural crops and its capacity to evolve resistance to insecticides. Here, we selected a strain of S. frugiperda resistant to emamectin benzoate under laboratory conditions to understand the inheritance patterns, cross-resistance and synergism involved in the resistance. RESULTS The emamectin benzoate-resistant (Ben-R) strain was isolated by using F2 screen in a field population collected in Lucas do Rio Verde, Mato Grasso state, Brazil. After ten generations of selection pressure with emamectin benzoate, the estimated LC50 of the Ben-R strain was 678.38 μg a.i. mL-1 whereas that of the susceptible (Sus) strain was 0.29 μg a.i.mL-1 , resulting in a resistance ratio (RR) of ~ 2340-fold. The LC50 values of the offspring from reciprocal crosses of Sus and Ben-R strains were 93.37 and 105.32 μg a.i. mL-1 , suggesting that resistance is an autosomal incompletely dominant trait. The high survival of heterozygous and Ben-R strains (>92%) on non-Bt maize sprayed with the field rate of emamectin benzoate confirmed that resistance is functionally dominant. The minimum number of segregations influencing resistance was 3.55, suggesting a polygenic effect. Low cross-resistance was detected between emamectin benzoate and the insecticides methomyl, chlorpyrifos, lambda-cyhalothrin, spinetoram, indoxacarb and chlorantraniliprole (RR <5.75-fold). There was no effect of synergists piperonyl butoxide, diethyl maleate and S, S, S-tributyl phosphorotrithiotate on the Ben-R strain, suggesting a minor role of metabolic resistance. CONCLUSIONS Our results showed a high risk of resistance evolution of S. frugiperda to emamectin benzoate, based on incompletely dominant inheritance. Rotation of insecticides with different modes of action can be one of the resistance management strategies to be implemented to delay the evolution of resistance of S. frugiperda to emamectin benzoate in Brazil.
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- Dionei S Muraro
- Department of Entomology and Acarology, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Entomology and Acarology, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Entomology and Acarology, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Plant Protection, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Department of Entomology and Acarology, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil
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Zuo Y, Shi Y, Zhang F, Guan F, Zhang J, Feyereisen R, Fabrick JA, Yang Y, Wu Y. Genome mapping coupled with CRISPR gene editing reveals a P450 gene confers avermectin resistance in the beet armyworm. PLoS Genet 2021; 17:e1009680. [PMID: 34252082 PMCID: PMC8297932 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1009680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2021] [Revised: 07/22/2021] [Accepted: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The evolution of insecticide resistance represents a global constraint to agricultural production. Because of the extreme genetic diversity found in insects and the large numbers of genes involved in insecticide detoxification, better tools are needed to quickly identify and validate the involvement of putative resistance genes for improved monitoring, management, and countering of field-evolved insecticide resistance. The avermectins, emamectin benzoate (EB) and abamectin are relatively new pesticides with reduced environmental risk that target a wide number of insect pests, including the beet armyworm, Spodoptera exigua, an important global pest of many crops. Unfortunately, field resistance to avermectins recently evolved in the beet armyworm, threatening the sustainable use of this class of insecticides. Here, we report a high-quality chromosome-level assembly of the beet armyworm genome and use bulked segregant analysis (BSA) to identify the locus of avermectin resistance, which mapped on 15-16 Mbp of chromosome 17. Knockout of the CYP9A186 gene that maps within this region by CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing fully restored EB susceptibility, implicating this gene in avermectin resistance. Heterologous expression and in vitro functional assays further confirm that a natural substitution (F116V) found in the substrate recognition site 1 (SRS1) of the CYP9A186 protein results in enhanced metabolism of EB and abamectin. Hence, the combined approach of coupling gene editing with BSA allows for the rapid identification of metabolic resistance genes responsible for insecticide resistance, which is critical for effective monitoring and adaptive management of insecticide resistance.
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- Yayun Zuo
- The Key Laboratory of Plant Immunity and College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
- Institute of Pesticide Science, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Plant Immunity and College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Plant Immunity and College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Plant Immunity and College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Plant Immunity and College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- USDA ARS, U.S. Arid Land Agricultural Research Center, Maricopa, Arizona, United States of America
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- The Key Laboratory of Plant Immunity and College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
- * E-mail: (YY); (YW)
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- The Key Laboratory of Plant Immunity and College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
- * E-mail: (YY); (YW)
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Singh L, Singh K. Ivermectin: A Promising Therapeutic for Fighting Malaria. Current Status and Perspective. J Med Chem 2021; 64:9711-9731. [PMID: 34242031 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c00498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Finding new chemotherapeutic interventions to treat malaria through repurposing of time-tested drugs and rigorous design of new drugs using tools of rational drug design remains one of the most sought strategies at the disposal of medicinal chemists. Ivermectin, a semisynthetic derivative of avermectin B1, is among the efficacious drugs used in mass drug administration drives employed against onchocerciasis, lymphatic filariasis, and several other parasitic diseases in humans. In this review, we present the prowess of ivermectin, a potent endectocide, in the control of malaria through vector control to reduce parasite transmission combined with efficacious chemoprevention to reduce malaria-related fatalities.
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- Lovepreet Singh
- Department of Chemistry, UGC Centre for Advanced Studies-II, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar-143 005, India
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- Department of Chemistry, UGC Centre for Advanced Studies-II, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar-143 005, India
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Xue W, Mermans C, Papapostolou KM, Lamprousi M, Christou IK, Inak E, Douris V, Vontas J, Dermauw W, Van Leeuwen T. Untangling a Gordian knot: the role of a GluCl3 I321T mutation in abamectin resistance in Tetranychus urticae. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2021; 77:1581-1593. [PMID: 33283957 DOI: 10.1002/ps.6215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2020] [Revised: 11/03/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND The cys-loop ligand-gated ion channels, including the glutamate-gated chloride channel (GluCl) and GABA-gated chloride channel (Rdl) are important targets for drugs and pesticides. The macrocyclic lactone abamectin primarily targets GluCl and is commonly used to control the spider mite Tetranychus urticae, an economically important crop pest. However, abamectin resistance has been reported for multiple T. urticae populations worldwide, and in several cases was associated with the mutations G314D in GluCl1 and G326E in GluCl3. Recently, an additional I321T mutation in GluCl3 was identified in several abamectin resistant T. urticae field populations. Here, we aim to functionally validate this mutation and determine its phenotypic strength. RESULTS The GluCl3 I321T mutation was introgressed into a T. urticae susceptible background by marker-assisted backcrossing, revealing contrasting results in phenotypic strength, ranging from almost none to 50-fold. Next, we used CRISPR-Cas9 to introduce I321T, G314D and G326E in the orthologous Drosophila GluCl. Genome modified flies expressing GluCl I321T were threefold less susceptible to abamectin, while CRISPRed GluCl G314D and G326E flies were lethal. Last, functional analysis in Xenopus oocytes revealed that the I321T mutation might reduce GluCl3 sensitivity to abamectin, but also suggested that all three T. urticae Rdls are affected by abamectin. CONCLUSION Three different techniques were used to characterize the role of I321T in GluCl3 in abamectin resistance and, combining all results, our analysis suggests that the I321T mutation has a complex role in abamectin resistance. Given the reported subtle effect, additional synergistic factors in resistance warrant more investigation. © 2020 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Wenxin Xue
- Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, Foundation for Research & Technology Hellas, Heraklion, Greece
- Department of Biology, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
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- Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, Foundation for Research & Technology Hellas, Heraklion, Greece
- Department of Biology, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
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- Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, Foundation for Research & Technology Hellas, Heraklion, Greece
- Department of Biology, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
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- Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, Foundation for Research & Technology Hellas, Heraklion, Greece
- Department of Biological Applications and Technology, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, Foundation for Research & Technology Hellas, Heraklion, Greece
- Laboratory of Pesticide Science, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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Nicolas P, Kiuru C, Wagah MG, Muturi M, Duthaler U, Hammann F, Maia M, Chaccour C. Potential metabolic resistance mechanisms to ivermectin in Anopheles gambiae: a synergist bioassay study. Parasit Vectors 2021; 14:172. [PMID: 33743783 PMCID: PMC7981804 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-021-04675-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2020] [Accepted: 03/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Despite remarkable success obtained with current malaria vector control strategies in the last 15 years, additional innovative measures will be needed to achieve the ambitious goals for malaria control set for 2030 by the World Health Organization (WHO). New tools will need to address insecticide resistance and residual transmission as key challenges. Endectocides such as ivermectin are drugs that kill mosquitoes which feed on treated subjects. Mass administration of ivermectin can effectively target outdoor and early biting vectors, complementing the still effective conventional tools. Although this approach has garnered attention, development of ivermectin resistance is a potential pitfall. Herein, we evaluate the potential role of xenobiotic pumps and cytochrome P450 enzymes in protecting mosquitoes against ivermectin by active efflux and metabolic detoxification, respectively. Methods We determined the lethal concentration 50 for ivermectin in colonized Anopheles gambiae; then we used chemical inhibitors and inducers of xenobiotic pumps and cytochrome P450 enzymes in combination with ivermectin to probe the mechanism of ivermectin detoxification. Results Dual inhibition of xenobiotic pumps and cytochromes was found to have a synergistic effect with ivermectin, greatly increasing mosquito mortality. Inhibition of xenobiotic pumps alone had no effect on ivermectin-induced mortality. Induction of xenobiotic pumps and cytochromes may confer partial protection from ivermectin. Conclusion There is a clear pathway for development of ivermectin resistance in malaria vectors. Detoxification mechanisms mediated by cytochrome P450 enzymes are more important than xenobiotic pumps in protecting mosquitoes against ivermectin.![]()
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- Patricia Nicolas
- ISGlobal, Hospital Clínic-Universitat de Barcelona, Rosello 132, 5ª 2ª, 08036, Barcelona, Spain.,Centro de Investigação em Saúde de Manhiça, 1929, Maputo, Mozambique
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- ISGlobal, Hospital Clínic-Universitat de Barcelona, Rosello 132, 5ª 2ª, 08036, Barcelona, Spain.,Centro de Investigação em Saúde de Manhiça, 1929, Maputo, Mozambique
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 91SA, UK.,Department of Biosciences, KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, 230-80108, Kenya
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- Department of Biosciences, KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, 230-80108, Kenya
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Biomedicine, University and University Hospital Basel, 4056, Basel, Switzerland.,Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Basel, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Bern, 3010, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Biosciences, KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, 230-80108, Kenya.,Nuffield Department of Medicine, Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- ISGlobal, Hospital Clínic-Universitat de Barcelona, Rosello 132, 5ª 2ª, 08036, Barcelona, Spain. .,Ifakara Health Institute, Ifakara, 67501, United Republic of Tanzania. .,Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Navarra, 31008, Pamplona, Spain.
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Papapostolou KM, Riga M, Charamis J, Skoufa E, Souchlas V, Ilias A, Dermauw W, Ioannidis P, Van Leeuwen T, Vontas J. Identification and characterization of striking multiple-insecticide resistance in a Tetranychus urticae field population from Greece. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2021; 77:666-676. [PMID: 33051974 DOI: 10.1002/ps.6136] [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: 07/25/2020] [Revised: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND Tetranychus urticae is a notorious crop pest with a worldwide distribution that has developed resistance to a wide range of acaricides. Here, we investigated the resistance levels of a T. urticae population collected from an ornamental greenhouse in Peloponnese, Greece, and analyzed its resistance mechanisms at the molecular level. RESULTS Toxicological assays showed resistance against compounds with different modes of action, with resistance ratios of: 89-fold for abamectin; > 1000-fold for clofentezine; > 5000-fold for etoxazole; 27-fold for fenpyroximate and pyridaben; 20- and 36-fold for spirodiclofen and spirotetramat, respectively; and 116- and > 500-fold for cyenopyrafen and cyflumetofen, respectively. Bioassays with synergists indicated the involvement of detoxification enzymes in resistance to abamectin, but not to cyflumetofen and spirodiclofen. RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) analysis showed significant over-expression of several genes encoding detoxification enzymes such as cytochrome P450 monooxygenases and UDP-glycosyltransferases, which have been previously associated with acaricide resistance. Known target-site resistance mutations were identified in acetyl-choline esterase, chitin synthase 1 and NDUFS7/psst, but putative novel resistance mutations were also discovered in targets such as glutamate-gated chloride channel subunit 3. Interestingly, target-site resistance mutations against pyrethroids or bifenazate were not identified, possibly indicating a recent reduced selection pressure in Greece, as well as a possible opportunity to rotate these chemistries. CONCLUSION We identified and characterized a striking case of multiple acaricide resistance in a field population of T. urticae. Exceptionally strong resistance phenotypes, with accumulation of multiple resistance mutations and over-expression of P450s and other detoxification genes in the same field population are reported.
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- Kyriaki Maria Papapostolou
- Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, Foundation of Research & Technology Hellas, Heraklion, Greece
- Department of Biology, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
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- Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, Foundation of Research & Technology Hellas, Heraklion, Greece
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- Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, Foundation of Research & Technology Hellas, Heraklion, Greece
- Department of Biology, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
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- Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, Foundation of Research & Technology Hellas, Heraklion, Greece
- Department of Biology, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
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- Laboratory of Pesticide Science, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, Foundation of Research & Technology Hellas, Heraklion, Greece
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- Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, Foundation of Research & Technology Hellas, Heraklion, Greece
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- Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, Foundation of Research & Technology Hellas, Heraklion, Greece
- Laboratory of Pesticide Science, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Zhao YX, Huang JM, Ni H, Guo D, Yang FX, Wang X, Wu SF, Gao CF. Susceptibility of fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E.Smmith), to eight insecticides in China, with special reference to lambda-cyhalothrin. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2020; 168:104623. [PMID: 32711763 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2020.104623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2020] [Revised: 05/30/2020] [Accepted: 06/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith), is the main destructive insect pest of grain crops that occurs in all maize growing regions of the Americas. It has rapidly invaded the Southern China since January 2019. However, the current status of insecticide resistance in S. frugiperda has not been reported in China. In this study, we determined the susceptibility of eight populations of FAW to eight insecticides by an artificial diet incorporation method. The results showed that among eight insecticides, emamectin benzoate, spinetoram, chlorantraniliprole, chlorfenapyr, and lufenuron showed higher toxicity to this pest, while lambda-cyhalothrin and azadirachtin exhibited lower toxicity. Susceptibility of S. frugiperda to indoxacarb was significantly different (10.0-fold for LC50) across the various geographic populations. To investigate the biochemical mechanism of FAW to lambda-cyhalothrin, we performed the synergism tests and the results showed that piperonyl butoxide (PBO) and triphenyl phosphate (TPP) produced a high synergism of lambda-cyhalothrin effects in the two field populations. Sequencing of the gene encoding the acetylcholinesterase (AChE) gene in the two field populations identified two amino acid mutations, all of which have been shown previously to confer resistance to organophosphates (OPs) in several arthropod species. The results of this study provided valuable information for choosing alternative insecticides and for insecticide resistance management of S. frugiperda.
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- Yun-Xia Zhao
- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, Weigang Road 1, Nanjing 210095, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, Weigang Road 1, Nanjing 210095, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, Weigang Road 1, Nanjing 210095, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, Weigang Road 1, Nanjing 210095, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, Weigang Road 1, Nanjing 210095, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, Weigang Road 1, Nanjing 210095, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, Weigang Road 1, Nanjing 210095, Jiangsu, China.
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, Weigang Road 1, Nanjing 210095, Jiangsu, China.
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Douris V, Denecke S, Van Leeuwen T, Bass C, Nauen R, Vontas J. Using CRISPR/Cas9 genome modification to understand the genetic basis of insecticide resistance: Drosophila and beyond. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2020; 167:104595. [PMID: 32527434 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2020.104595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2020] [Revised: 04/27/2020] [Accepted: 04/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Chemical insecticides are a major tool for the control of many of the world's most damaging arthropod pests. However, their intensive application is often associated with the emergence of resistance, sometimes with serious implications for sustainable pest control. To mitigate failure of insecticide-based control tools, the mechanisms by which insects have evolved resistance must be elucidated. This includes both identification and functional characterization of putative resistance genes and/or mutations. Research on this topic has been greatly facilitated by using powerful genetic model insects like Drosophila melanogaster, and more recently by advances in genome modification technology, notably CRISPR/Cas9. Here, we present the advances that have been made through the application of genome modification technology in insecticide resistance research. The majority of the work conducted in the field to date has made use of genetic tools and resources available in D. melanogaster. This has greatly enhanced our understanding of resistance mechanisms, especially those mediated by insensitivity of the pesticide target-site. We discuss this progress for a series of different insecticide targets, but also report a number of unsuccessful or inconclusive attempts that highlight some inherent limitations of using Drosophila to characterize resistance mechanisms identified in arthropod pests. We also discuss an experimental framework that may circumvent current limitations while retaining the genetic versatility and robustness that Drosophila has to offer. Finally, we describe examples of direct CRISPR/Cas9 use in non-model pest species, an approach that will likely find much wider application in the near future.
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- Vassilis Douris
- Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, Foundation for Research & Technology Hellas, 100 N. Plastira Street, 700 13 Heraklion, Crete, Greece; Department of Biological Applications and Technology, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
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- Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, Foundation for Research & Technology Hellas, 100 N. Plastira Street, 700 13 Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Laboratory of Agrozoology, Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure links 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Penryn, Cornwall TR10 9FE, UK
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- Bayer AG, CropScience Division, R&D Pest Control, D-40789 Monheim, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, Foundation for Research & Technology Hellas, 100 N. Plastira Street, 700 13 Heraklion, Crete, Greece; Laboratory of Pesticide Science, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Greece.
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Wang X, Ma Y, Wang F, Yang Y, Wu S, Wu Y. Disruption of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor α6 mediated by CRISPR/Cas9 confers resistance to spinosyns in Plutella xylostella. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2020; 76:1618-1625. [PMID: 31756263 DOI: 10.1002/ps.5689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2019] [Revised: 10/22/2019] [Accepted: 11/12/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND The clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/Cas9 system provides some advantages over other reverse genetic techniques to investigate the causal relationship between insecticide resistance phenotype and candidate gene. Several studies published to date point to the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) α6 subunit strongly associated with spinosyns resistance in insects, including Plutella xylostella. However, reverse genetic verification of the P. xylostella nAChRα6 has not yet been achieved via an in vivo approach. RESULTS Here, we successfully constructed a homozygous strain (Pxα6-KO) with a 2-nt deletion mutation of nAChRα6 by CRISPR/Cas9 coupled with non-homologous end joining approach in P. xylostella. The manipulated mutation results in a frame shift in the open reading frame of transcripts, which produces a predicted protein truncated in the TM3-TM4 loop region. When compared to the background strain IPP-S, the knockout strain Pxα6-KO exhibited 229- and 1462-fold resistance to spinosad and spinetoram, respectively, but no or limited (resistance ratios <3-fold) effects on the toxicities of imidacloprid, abamectin, β-cypermethrin, indoxacarb, metaflumizone and chlorantraniliprole. Furthermore, the mode of inheritance of the acquired spinetoram resistance was autosomal recessive and significantly linked with the 2-nt deletion mutation of nAChRα6 in the Pxα6-KO strain. CONCLUSION In vivo functional investigation demonstrates the causality of the Pxα6 truncating mutation with high levels of resistance to spinosyns in P. xylostella. Our results suggest the Pxα6-KO strain underlies an autosomal, recessive mode of inheritance for spinetoram resistance, and reinforces the association of this gene to the mode of action of spinosyns. © 2019 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Xingliang Wang
- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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Wang M, Liu X, Shi L, Liu J, Shen G, Zhang P, Lu W, He L. Functional analysis of UGT201D3 associated with abamectin resistance in Tetranychus cinnabarinus (Boisduval). INSECT SCIENCE 2020; 27:276-291. [PMID: 30136378 PMCID: PMC7379272 DOI: 10.1111/1744-7917.12637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2018] [Revised: 08/04/2018] [Accepted: 08/07/2018] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Uridine diphosphate (UDP)-glycosyltransferases (UGTs) are widely distributed within living organisms and share roles in biotransformation of various lipophilic endo- and xenobiotics with activated UDP sugars. In this study, it was found that the activity of UGTs in abamectin-resistant (AbR) strain was significantly higher (2.35-fold) than that in susceptible strain (SS) of Tetranychus cinnabarinus. Further analysis showed that 5-nitrouracil, the inhibitor of UGTs, could enhance the lethal effect of abamectin on mites. From the previous microarray results, we found an UGT gene (UGT201D3) overexpressed in AbR strain. Quantitative PCR analysis showed that UGT201D3 was highly expressed and more inducible with abamectin exposure in the AbR strain. After silencing the transcription of UGT201D3, the activity of UGTs was decreased and the susceptibility to abamectin was increased in AbR strain whereas it was not in SS. Furthermore, UGT201D3 gene was then successfully expressed in Escherichia coli. The recombinant UGT201D3 exhibited α-naphthol activity (2.81 ± 0.43 nmol/mg protein/min), and the enzyme activity could be inhibited by abamectin (inhibitory concentration at 50%: 57.50 ± 3.54 μmol/L). High-performance liquid chromatography analysis demonstrated that the recombinant UGT201D3 could effectively deplete abamectin (15.77% ± 3.72%) incubating with 150 μg protein for 6 h. These results provided direct evidence that UGT201D3 was involved in abamectin resistance in T. cinnabarinus.
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- Meng‐Yao Wang
- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant ProtectionSouthwest UniversityChongqingChina
- Academy of Agricultural SciencesSouthwest UniversityChongqingChina
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant ProtectionSouthwest UniversityChongqingChina
- Academy of Agricultural SciencesSouthwest UniversityChongqingChina
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant ProtectionSouthwest UniversityChongqingChina
- Academy of Agricultural SciencesSouthwest UniversityChongqingChina
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant ProtectionSouthwest UniversityChongqingChina
- Academy of Agricultural SciencesSouthwest UniversityChongqingChina
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant ProtectionSouthwest UniversityChongqingChina
- Academy of Agricultural SciencesSouthwest UniversityChongqingChina
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant ProtectionSouthwest UniversityChongqingChina
- Academy of Agricultural SciencesSouthwest UniversityChongqingChina
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant ProtectionSouthwest UniversityChongqingChina
- Academy of Agricultural SciencesSouthwest UniversityChongqingChina
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, College of Plant ProtectionSouthwest UniversityChongqingChina
- Academy of Agricultural SciencesSouthwest UniversityChongqingChina
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Xu Z, Hu Y, Hu J, Qi C, Zhang M, Xu Q, He L. The interaction between abamectin and RDL in the carmine spider mite: a target site and resistant mechanism study. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2020; 164:191-195. [PMID: 32284126 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2020.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2019] [Revised: 01/10/2020] [Accepted: 01/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The γ-aminobutyric acid receptor (GABAR) has been identified as a target site of some commonly used insecticides. Our pervious study documented an interesting phenomenon, i.e. GABA accumulation was involved in abamectin resistance in the carmine spider mite, Tetranychus cinnabarinus. However, the mechanism of this phenomenon remains to be clarified. In this study, we investigated the interaction between abamectin and GABAR. Firstly, an artificial increase of GABA content was conducted in T. cinnabarinus and toxicity assays showed that GABA accumulation could indeed increase the tolerance of T. cinnabarinus to abamectin in vivo. Subsequently a GABAR of T. cinnabarinus, RDL2, was expressed in Xenopus oocytes and its sensitiveness to abamectin was detected. The results revealed that RDL2 showed significant responses to a series of GABA concentrations and GABA inhibited the effect of abamectin in vitro, providing direct evidence of the abamectin resistance mediated by GABA content. Our data confirmed that GABAR is the action target of abamectin and the GABA accumulation is one of the mechanisms of abamectin resistance in spider mites.
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- Zhifeng Xu
- Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China; College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
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- Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China; College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
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- Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China; College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
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- Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China; College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
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- Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China; College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
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- Department of Biology, Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX 79699, USA.
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- Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China; College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China.
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Billingsley P, Binka F, Chaccour C, Foy B, Gold S, Gonzalez-Silva M, Jacobson J, Jagoe G, Jones C, Kachur P, Kobylinski K, Last A, Lavery JV, Mabey D, Mboera D, Mbogo C, Mendez-Lopez A, Rabinovich NR, Rees S, Richards F, Rist C, Rockwood J, Ruiz-Castillo P, Sattabongkot J, Saute F, Slater H, Steer A, Xia K, Zullinger R. A Roadmap for the Development of Ivermectin as a Complementary Malaria Vector Control Tool. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2020; 102:3-24. [PMID: 31971144 PMCID: PMC7008306 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2019] [Accepted: 10/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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In the context of stalling progress against malaria, resistance of mosquitoes to insecticides, and residual transmission, mass drug administration (MDA) of ivermectin, an endectocide used for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), has emerged as a promising complementary vector control method. Ivermectin reduces the life span of Anopheles mosquitoes that feed on treated humans and/or livestock, potentially decreasing malaria parasite transmission when administered at the community level. Following the publication by WHO of the preferred product characteristics for endectocides as vector control tools, this roadmap provides a comprehensive view of processes needed to make ivermectin available as a vector control tool by 2024 with a completely novel mechanism of action. The roadmap covers various aspects, which include 1) the definition of optimal dosage/regimens for ivermectin MDA in both humans and livestock, 2) the risk of resistance to the drug and environmental impact, 3) ethical issues, 4) political and community engagement, 5) translation of evidence into policy, and 6) operational aspects of large-scale deployment of the drug, all in the context of a drug given as a prevention tool acting at the community level. The roadmap reflects the insights of a multidisciplinary group of global health experts who worked together to elucidate the path to inclusion of ivermectin in the toolbox against malaria, to address residual transmission, counteract insecticide resistance, and contribute to the end of this deadly disease.
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- University of Health and Allied Sciences
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- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
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- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
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- Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech
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- School of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech
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- US President’s Malaria Initiative/US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Wang JD, Chen LF, Lin DJ, Zhang JS, Zhao JH, Xiao D, Wang R, Wang R, Gao SJ. Molecular cloning, characterization and functional analysis of GluCl from the oriental armyworm, Mythimna separata Walker. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2019; 156:56-62. [PMID: 31027581 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2019.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2019] [Revised: 02/04/2019] [Accepted: 02/05/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Glutamate-gated chloride channels (GluCls) mediate inhibitory synaptic transmission in invertebrate nervous systems, and only one GluCl gene has been found in insects. Therefore, insect GluCls are one of the major targets of insecticides including avermectins. In the present study, a 1347 bp full-length cDNA encoding a 449-amino acid protein (named MsGluCl, GenBank ID: MK336885) was cloned from the oriental armyworm, Mythimna separata, and characterized two alternative splicing variants of MsGluCl. The protein shares 76.9-98.6% identity with other insect GluCl isoforms. Spatial and temporal expression analysis revealed that MsGluCl was highly expressed in the 3rd instar and adult head. Dietary ingestion of dsMsGluCl significantly reduced the mRNA level of MsGluCl and decreased abamectin mortality. Thus, our results reveal that MsGluCl could be the molecular target of abamectin and provide the basis for further understanding the resistance mechanism to abamectin in arthropods.
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- Jin-da Wang
- National Engineering Research Center of Sugarcane, Fujian Agricultural and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China.
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- National Engineering Research Center of Sugarcane, Fujian Agricultural and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Sugarcane, Fujian Agricultural and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Sugarcane, Fujian Agricultural and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Sugarcane, Fujian Agricultural and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Institute of Plant and Environment Protection, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- Institute of Plant and Environment Protection, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China.
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- College of Forestry, Fujian Agricultural and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Sugarcane, Fujian Agricultural and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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Ahmad M, Rasool B, Ahmad M, Russell DA. Resistance and Synergism of Novel Insecticides in Field Populations of Cotton Bollworm Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Pakistan. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 2019; 112:859-871. [PMID: 30668865 DOI: 10.1093/jee/toy409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The cotton bollworm Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) is still a serious pest of non-Bt crops in Asia and Africa. It has been a notorious pest in developing resistance to all the insecticide classes applied for its control. Response of field populations of H. armigera to new chemistries having novel modes of action was monitored during 2003-2016 using a leaf-dip bioassay. No or very low level of resistance was found to newer insecticides, such as spinetoram, chlorantraniliprole, and flubendiamide during 2008-2016. There was also no or very low resistance to chlorfenapyr from 2003 to 2016. Resistance to spinosad, abamectin, and emamectin benzoate was none or very low as well during 2003-2013 and then it rose to a low level for spinosad and to a high level for avermectins by the year 2016. Methoxyfenozide resistance was very low during 2003-2010, low during 2011-2013, and moderate during 2014-2016. Resistance to thiocyclam was very low to low during 2009-2011, but it increased to moderate to high levels during 2012-2016. Resistance to indoxacarb was moderate during 2003-2006, which then decreased to low level during 2007-2010, very low level during 2011-2014, and no resistance during 2015 and 2016 corresponding to the reduced use of indoxacarb in the Pakistani agriculture. Piperonyl butoxide and tribufos exhibited a good synergism with indoxacarb and chlorfenapyr but not with spinosad in H. armigera populations. Rotation of new insecticides, having no, very low, and low resistance along with other IPM practices, is recommended to manage resistance to insecticides in H. armigera.
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- Mushtaq Ahmad
- Plant Protection Division, Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Plant Protection Division, Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Entomology, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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Atif M, Smith JJ, Estrada-Mondragon A, Xiao X, Salim AA, Capon RJ, Lynch JW, Keramidas A. GluClR-mediated inhibitory postsynaptic currents reveal targets for ivermectin and potential mechanisms of ivermectin resistance. PLoS Pathog 2019; 15:e1007570. [PMID: 30695069 PMCID: PMC6368337 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1007570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2018] [Revised: 02/08/2019] [Accepted: 01/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Glutamate-gated chloride channel receptors (GluClRs) mediate inhibitory neurotransmission at invertebrate synapses and are primary targets of parasites that impact drastically on agriculture and human health. Ivermectin (IVM) is a broad-spectrum pesticide that binds and potentiates GluClR activity. Resistance to IVM is a major economic and health concern, but the molecular and synaptic mechanisms of resistance are ill-defined. Here we focus on GluClRs of the agricultural endoparasite, Haemonchus contortus. We demonstrate that IVM potentiates inhibitory input by inducing a tonic current that plateaus over 15 minutes and by enhancing post-synaptic current peak amplitude and decay times. We further demonstrate that IVM greatly enhances the active durations of single receptors. These effects are greatly attenuated when endogenous IVM-insensitive subunits are incorporated into GluClRs, suggesting a mechanism of IVM resistance that does not affect glutamate sensitivity. We discovered functional groups of IVM that contribute to tuning its potency at different isoforms and show that the dominant mode of access of IVM is via the cell membrane to the receptor. Glutamate-gated chloride channel receptors (GluClRs) mediate chemoelectric inhibition in invertebrate animals and are targets for broad-spectrum pesticides such as ivermectin. However, resistance to ivermectin threatens the effective control of invertebrates that cause a range of agricultural and human diseases. This study investigates different isoforms of GluClR expressed by the major agricultural endoparasite, Haemonchus contortus, on a synaptic and single receptor level. We discovered that ivermectin enhances synaptic current amplitude and decay and lengthens single receptor activity. Furthermore, ivermectin is less efficacious at GluClRs that incorporate a naturally ivermectin-resistant subunit, suggesting a potential resistance mechanism. Finally, we identify two chemical interactions between the GluClR and ivermectin that determine its potency and show that ivermectin binds to GluClRs via cell membrane interactions.
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- Mohammed Atif
- Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
- * E-mail: (AK); (JWL)
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- Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
- * E-mail: (AK); (JWL)
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Wang X, O Reilly AO, Williamson MS, Puinean AM, Yang Y, Wu S, Wu Y. Function and pharmacology of glutamate-gated chloride channel exon 9 splice variants from the diamondback moth Plutella xylostella. INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2019; 104:58-64. [PMID: 30550974 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2018.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2018] [Revised: 10/24/2018] [Accepted: 12/11/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Glutamate-gated chloride channels (GluCls) are found only in invertebrates and mediate fast inhibitory neurotransmission. The structural and functional diversity of GluCls are produced through assembly of multiple subunits and via posttranscriptional alternations. Alternative splicing is the most common way to achieve this in insect GluCls and splicing occurs primarily at exons 3 and 9. As expression pattern and pharmacological properties of exon 9 alternative splices in invertebrate GluCls remain poorly understood, the cDNAs encoding three alternative splice variants (9a, 9b and 9c) of the PxGluCl gene from the diamondback moth Plutella xylostella were constructed and their pharmacological characterizations were examined using electrophysiological studies. Alternative splicing of exon 9 had little to no impact on PxGluCl sensitivity towards the agonist glutamate when subunits were singly or co-expressed in Xenopus oocytes. In contrast, the allosteric modulator abamectin and the chloride channel blocker fipronil had differing effects on PxGluCl splice variants. PxGluCl9c channels were more resistant to abamectin and PxGluCl9b channels were more sensitive to fipronil than other homomeric channels. In addition, heteromeric channels containing different splice variants showed similar sensitivity to abamectin (except for 9c) and reduced sensitivity to fipronil than homomeric channels. These findings suggest that functionally indistinguishable but pharmacologically distinct GluCls could be formed in P. xylostella and that the upregulated constitutive expression of the specific variants may contribute to the evolution of insecticide resistance in P. xylostella and other arthropods.
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- Xingliang Wang
- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China.
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- School of Natural Sciences and Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK.
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- Biointeractions and Crop Protection Department, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, UK.
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- Oxitec Limited, 71 Innovation Drive, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK.
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China.
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China.
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China.
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Bajda S, Riga M, Wybouw N, Papadaki S, Ouranou E, Fotoukkiaii SM, Vontas J, Van Leeuwen T. Fitness costs of key point mutations that underlie acaricide target-site resistance in the two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae. Evol Appl 2018; 11:1540-1553. [PMID: 30344626 PMCID: PMC6183448 DOI: 10.1111/eva.12643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2017] [Revised: 03/20/2018] [Accepted: 04/12/2018] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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The frequency of insecticide/acaricide target-site resistance is increasing in arthropod pest populations and is typically underpinned by single point mutations that affect the binding strength between the insecticide/acaricide and its target-site. Theory predicts that although resistance mutations clearly have advantageous effects under the selection pressure of the insecticide/acaricide, they might convey negative pleiotropic effects on other aspects of fitness. If such fitness costs are in place, target-site resistance is thus likely to disappear in the absence of insecticide/acaricide treatment, a process that would counteract the spread of resistance in agricultural crops. Hence, there is a great need to reliably quantify the various potential pleiotropic effects of target-site resistance point mutations on arthropod fitness. Here, we used near-isogenic lines of the spider mite pest Tetranychus urticae that carry well-characterized acaricide target-site resistance mutations to quantify potential fitness costs. Specifically, we analyzed P262T in the mitochondrial cytochrome b, the combined G314D and G326E substitutions in the glutamate-gated chloride channels, L1024V in the voltage-gated sodium channel, and I1017F in chitin synthase 1. Five fertility life table parameters and nine single-generation life-history traits were quantified and compared across a total of 15 mite lines. In addition, we monitored the temporal resistance level dynamics of populations with different starting frequency levels of the chitin synthase resistant allele to further support our findings. Three target-site resistance mutations, I1017F and the co-occurring G314D and G326E mutations, were shown to significantly and consistently alter certain fitness parameters in T. urticae. The other two mutations (P262T and L1024V) did not result in any consistent change in a fitness parameter analyzed in our study. Our findings are discussed in the context of the global spread of T. urticae pesticide resistance and integrated pest management.
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- Sabina Bajda
- Laboratory of AgrozoologyDepartment of Plants and CropsFaculty of Bioscience EngineeringGhent UniversityGhentBelgium
- Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem DynamicsUniversity of AmsterdamAmsterdamthe Netherlands
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- Department of BiologyUniversity of CreteHeraklion, CreteGreece
- Institute of Molecular Biology & BiotechnologyFoundation for Research & Technology HellasHeraklion, CreteGreece
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- Laboratory of AgrozoologyDepartment of Plants and CropsFaculty of Bioscience EngineeringGhent UniversityGhentBelgium
- Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem DynamicsUniversity of AmsterdamAmsterdamthe Netherlands
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- Department of BiologyUniversity of CreteHeraklion, CreteGreece
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- Institute of Molecular Biology & BiotechnologyFoundation for Research & Technology HellasHeraklion, CreteGreece
- Laboratory of Pesticide ScienceDepartment of Crop ScienceAgricultural University of AthensAthensGreece
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- Laboratory of AgrozoologyDepartment of Plants and CropsFaculty of Bioscience EngineeringGhent UniversityGhentBelgium
- Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem DynamicsUniversity of AmsterdamAmsterdamthe Netherlands
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Meng X, Xie Z, Zhang N, Ji C, Dong F, Qian K, Wang J. Molecular cloning and characterization of GABA receptor and GluCl subunits in the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2018; 150:33-39. [PMID: 30195385 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2018.06.012] [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: 05/08/2018] [Revised: 06/08/2018] [Accepted: 06/16/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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To understand the role of target site insensitivity in abamectin resistance in the western flower thrips (WFT), Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande), cDNAs encoding gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit (FoRdl) and glutamate-gated chloride channel (FoGluCl) were cloned from WFT, and both single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and mRNA expression levels of FoRdl and FoGluCl were detected in a susceptible strain (ABA-S) and a laboratory selected strain (ABA-R) displaying 45.5-fold resistance to abamectin. Multiple cDNA sequence alignment revealed three alternative splicing variants of FoRdl and two alternative splicing variants of FoGluCl generated by alternative splicing of exon 3. While sequence comparison of FoRdl and FoGluCl in ABA-S and ABA-R strains identified no resistance-associated mutations, the expression level of FoGluCl in ABA-R strain was 2.63-fold higher than that in ABA-S strain. Thus, our preliminary results provide the evidence that the increased mRNA expression of FoGluCl could be an important factor in FoGluCl-mediated target site insensitivity in WFT.
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- Xiangkun Meng
- College of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- College of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- College of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- College of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- College of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- College of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- College of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.
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Amanzougaghene N, Fenollar F, Nappez C, Ben-Amara A, Decloquement P, Azza S, Bechah Y, Chabrière E, Raoult D, Mediannikov O. Complexin in ivermectin resistance in body lice. PLoS Genet 2018; 14:e1007569. [PMID: 30080859 PMCID: PMC6108520 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2018] [Revised: 08/24/2018] [Accepted: 07/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Ivermectin has emerged as very promising pediculicide, particularly in cases of resistance to commonly used pediculicides. Recently, however, the first field-evolved ivermectin-resistance in lice was reported. To gain insight into the mechanisms underlying ivermectin-resistance, we both looked for mutations in the ivermectin-target site (GluCl) and searched the entire proteome for potential new loci involved in resistance from laboratory susceptible and ivermectin-selected resistant body lice. Polymorphism analysis of cDNA GluCl showed no non-silent mutations. Proteomic analysis identified 22 differentially regulated proteins, of which 13 were upregulated and 9 were downregulated in the resistant strain. We evaluated the correlation between mRNA and protein levels by qRT-PCR and found that the trend in transcriptional variation was consistent with the proteomic changes. Among differentially expressed proteins, a complexin i.e. a neuronal protein which plays a key role in regulating neurotransmitter release, was shown to be the most significantly down-expressed in the ivermectin-resistant lice. Moreover, DNA-mutation analysis revealed that some complexin transcripts from resistant lice gained a premature stop codon, suggesting that this down-expression might be due, in part, to secondary effects of a nonsense mutation inside the gene. We further confirmed the association between complexin and ivermectin-resistance by RNA-interfering and found that knocking down the complexin expression induces resistance to ivermectin in susceptible lice. Our results provide evidence that complexin plays a significant role in regulating ivermectin resistance in body lice and represents the first evidence that links complexin to insecticide resistance.
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- Nadia Amanzougaghene
- Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, APHM, MEPHI, IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, APHM, VITROME, IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, APHM, VITROME, IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, APHM, MEPHI, IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, APHM, MEPHI, IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, APHM, VITROME, IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, APHM, MEPHI, IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, APHM, MEPHI, IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
- * E-mail: (DR); (OM)
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- Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, APHM, MEPHI, IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France
- * E-mail: (DR); (OM)
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Mutations in GluCl associated with field ivermectin-resistant head lice from Senegal. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2018; 52:593-598. [PMID: 30055248 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2018.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2018] [Revised: 06/28/2018] [Accepted: 07/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Through its unique mode of action, ivermectin represents a relatively new and very promising tool to fight against human lice, especially in cases of resistance to commonly used pediculicides. However, ivermectin resistance in the field has already begun to be reported. Therefore, understanding the mechanisms involved is a key step in delaying and tackling this phenomenon. In this study, field head lice with confirmed clinical resistance to ivermectin in rural human populations from Senegal were subjected to genetic analysis targeting the GluCl gene, the primary target of ivermectin known to be involved in resistance. Through DNA-polymorphism analysis, three relevant non-synonymous mutations in GluCl which were found only in ivermectin-resistant head lice (76 head lice tested), were identified. The A251V mutation found in the TM3 transmembrane domain was the most prevalent (allelic frequency of 0.33), followed by the S46P mutation (0.28) located at the N-terminal extracellular domain. The H272R was in the M3-M4 linker transmembrane region of GluCl and has shown the lowest frequency (0.18). Polymerase chain reaction restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) diagnostic assays were also developed for their accurate genotyping. Our study is the first to report the presence of GluCl point mutations in clinical ivermectin-resistant head lice occurring in rural human populations of Senegal.
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Perry T, Batterham P. Harnessing model organisms to study insecticide resistance. CURRENT OPINION IN INSECT SCIENCE 2018; 27:61-67. [PMID: 30025636 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2018.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2018] [Revised: 03/08/2018] [Accepted: 03/08/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The vinegar fly, Drosophila melanogaster, has made an enormous contribution to our understanding of insecticide targets, metabolism and transport. This contribution has been enabled by the unmatched capacity to manipulate genes in D. melanogaster and the fact that lessons learn in this system have been applicable to pests, because of the evolutionary conservation of key genes, particularly those encoding targets. With the advent of the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology, genes can now be manipulated in pest species, but this review points to advantages that are likely to keep D. melanogaster at the forefront of insecticide research.
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- Trent Perry
- School of BioSciences/Bio21 Institute, University of Melbourne, Parkville 3052, Victoria, Australia
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- School of BioSciences/Bio21 Institute, University of Melbourne, Parkville 3052, Victoria, Australia.
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Wei P, Che W, Wang J, Xiao D, Wang R, Luo C. RNA interference of glutamate-gated chloride channel decreases abamectin susceptibility in Bemisia tabaci. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2018; 145:1-7. [PMID: 29482724 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2017.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2017] [Revised: 12/13/2017] [Accepted: 12/16/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) cryptic species complex comprises very destructive insect pests of agricultural crops worldwide and has been found to be resistant to various insecticides in China. Abamectin is one of the most widely used insecticides for insect pest control and the glutamate-gated chloride channel (GluCl) in insects was presumed to be the main target site of abamectin. In this study, a 1353bp full-length cDNA encoding GluCl (named BtGluCl, GenBank ID: MF673854) was cloned and characterized from B. tabaci. BtGluCl encodes 450 amino acids, which shares 71-81% identity with other insect GluCl isoforms. Spatial and temporal expression revealed BtGluCl was highly expressed in the 4th nymphal instar and adult head, and the least expressed in the 1st nymphal instar and adult leg. Dietary ingestion of dsBtGluCl significantly reduced the mRNA level of BtGluCl in the treated adults by 62.9% and greatly decreased abamectin-induced mortality. Thus, our results could be conducive to further understanding the mechanisms of resistance to abamectin in arthropods.
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- Peiling Wei
- Institute of Plant and Environment Protection, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China; Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Pesticide Sciences, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Sugarcane, Fujian Agricultural and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Institute of Plant and Environment Protection, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
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- Institute of Plant and Environment Protection, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China.
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- Institute of Plant and Environment Protection, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China.
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Mermans C, Dermauw W, Geibel S, Van Leeuwen T. A G326E substitution in the glutamate-gated chloride channel 3 (GluCl3) of the two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae abolishes the agonistic activity of macrocyclic lactones. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2017; 73:2413-2418. [PMID: 28736919 DOI: 10.1002/ps.4677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2017] [Revised: 07/10/2017] [Accepted: 07/19/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND The macrocyclic lactones abamectin and milbemectin are frequently used to control phytophagous mites such as Tetranychus urticae. Consequently, resistance has developed and was genetically linked with substitutions in the glutamate-gated chloride channel (GluCl) subunits TuGluCl1 and TuGluCl3. Here, we functionally validated a G326E substitution in TuGluCl3 by functional expression in Xenopus laevis oocytes followed by two-electrode voltage-clamp electrophysiology. RESULTS Homomeric wild-type and mutated GluCl3 were successfully expressed. l-glutamic-acid-induced currents exhibited a rapid onset equal in both channels and EC50 for l-glutamic-acid was in the micromolar range (384.2 μm and 292.7 μm, respectively). Abamectin and milbemycin A4 elicited sustained currents in wild-type GluCl3, but the G326E substitution completely abolished the agonistic activity of macrocyclic lactones. CONCLUSION A target-site mutation in Tu GluCl3 contributes to avermectin resistance in T. urticae. However, given the multitude of channel genes and the potential additive or synergistic effects of mutations, to what extent mutations determine the often extremely strong resistance phenotype in the field deserves further study. © 2017 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Catherine Mermans
- Laboratory of Agrozoology, Department of Crop Protection, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Agrozoology, Department of Crop Protection, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Bayer AG, CropScience Division, Monheim, Germany
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- Laboratory of Agrozoology, Department of Crop Protection, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Evolutionary Biology, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Liu S, Zhang YX, Wang WL, Zhang BX, Li SG. Identification and characterisation of seventeen glutathione S-transferase genes from the cabbage white butterfly Pieris rapae. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2017; 143:102-110. [PMID: 29183577 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2017.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2017] [Revised: 08/30/2017] [Accepted: 09/02/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Insect glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) play essential roles in the detoxification of insecticides and other xenobiotic compounds. The cabbage white butterfly, Pieris rapae, is an economically important agricultural pest. In this study, 17 cDNA sequences encoding putative GSTs were identified in P. rapae. All cDNAs include a complete open reading frame and were designated PrGSTd1-PrGSTz2. Based on phylogenetic analysis, PrGSTs were divided into six classes (delta, epsilon, omega, sigma, theta and zeta). The exon-intron organizations of these PrGSTs were also analysed. Recombinant proteins of eight PrGSTs (PrGSTD1, PrGSTD2, PrGSTE1, PrGSTE2, PrGSTO1, PrGSTS1, PrGSTT1 and PrGSTZ1) were heterologously expressed in Escherichia coli, and all of these proteins displayed glutathione-conjugating activity towards 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene (CDNB). Expression patterns in various larval tissues, at different life stages, and following exposure to sublethal doses of abamectin, chlorantraniliprole or lambda-cyhalothrin were determined by reverse transcription-quantitative PCR. The results showed that PrGSTe3, PrGSTs1, PrGSTs2, and PrGSTs4 were mainly transcribed in the fat body, while PrGSTe2 was expressed predominantly in the Malpighian tubules. Four genes (PrGSTe2, PrGSTo4, PrGSTs4 and PrGSTt1) were mainly expressed in fourth-instar larvae, while others were ubiquitously expressed in egg, larval, pupa and/or adult stages. Abamectin treatment significantly upregulated ten genes (PrGSTd1, PrGSTd3, PrGSTe1, PrGSTe2, PrGSTo1, PrGSTo3, PrGSTs1, PrGSTs3, PrGSTs4 and PrGSTt1). Chlorantraniliprole and lambda-cyhalothrin treatment significantly upregulated nine genes (PrGSTd1, PrGSTd2, PrGSTe1, PrGSTe2, PrGSTe3, PrGSTs1, PrGSTs3, PrGSTs4 and PrGSTz1) and ten genes (PrGSTd1, PrGSTd3, PrGSTe1, PrGSTe2, PrGSTo1, PrGSTo2, PrGSTs1, PrGSTs2, PrGSTs3 and PrGSTz2), respectively. These GSTs are potentially involved in the detoxification of insecticides.
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- Su Liu
- College of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China.
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Cytochrome P450/ABC transporter inhibition simultaneously enhances ivermectin pharmacokinetics in the mammal host and pharmacodynamics in Anopheles gambiae. Sci Rep 2017; 7:8535. [PMID: 28819225 PMCID: PMC5561046 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-08906-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2017] [Accepted: 07/14/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Mass administration of endectocides, drugs that kill blood-feeding arthropods, has been proposed as a complementary strategy to reduce malaria transmission. Ivermectin is one of the leading candidates given its excellent safety profile. Here we provide proof that the effect of ivermectin can be boosted at two different levels by drugs inhibiting the cytochrome or ABC transporter in the mammal host and the target mosquitoes. Using a mini-pig model, we show that drug-mediated cytochrome P450/ABC transporter inhibition results in a 3-fold increase in the time ivermectin remains above mosquito-killing concentrations. In contrast, P450/ABC transporter induction with rifampicin markedly impaired ivermectin absorption. The same ketoconazole-mediated cytochrome/ABC transporter inhibition also occurs outside the mammal host and enhances the mortality of Anopheles gambiae. This was proven by using the samples from the mini-pig experiments to conduct an ex-vivo synergistic bioassay by membrane-feeding Anopheles mosquitoes. Inhibiting the same cytochrome/xenobiotic pump complex in two different organisms to simultaneously boost the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic activity of a drug is a novel concept that could be applied to other systems. Although the lack of a dose-response effect in the synergistic bioassay warrants further exploration, our study may have broad implications for the control of parasitic and vector-borne diseases.
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Wang X, Puinean AM, O Reilly AO, Williamson MS, Smelt CLC, Millar NS, Wu Y. Mutations on M3 helix of Plutella xylostella glutamate-gated chloride channel confer unequal resistance to abamectin by two different mechanisms. INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2017; 86:50-57. [PMID: 28576654 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2017.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2017] [Accepted: 05/29/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Abamectin is one of the most widely used avermectins for agricultural pests control, but the emergence of resistance around the world is proving a major threat to its sustained application. Abamectin acts by directly activating glutamate-gated chloride channels (GluCls) and modulating other Cys-loop ion channels. To date, three mutations occurring in the transmembrane domain of arthropod GluCls are associated with target-site resistance to abamectin: A309V in Plutella xylostella GluCl (PxGluCl), G323D in Tetranychus urticae GluCl1 (TuGluCl1) and G326E in TuGluCl3. To compare the effects of these mutations in a single system, A309V/I/G and G315E (corresponding to G323 in TuGluCl1 and G326 in TuGluCl3) substitutions were introduced individually into the PxGluCl channel. Functional analysis using Xenopus oocytes showed that the A309V and G315E mutations reduced the sensitivity to abamectin by 4.8- and 493-fold, respectively. In contrast, the substitutions A309I/G show no significant effects on the response to abamectin. Interestingly, the A309I substitution increased the channel sensitivity to glutamate by one order of magnitude (∼12-fold). Analysis of PxGluCl homology models indicates that the G315E mutation interferes with abamectin binding through a steric hindrance mechanism. In contrast, the structural consequences of the A309 mutations are not so clear and an allosteric modification of the binding site is the most likely mechanism. Overall the results show that both A309V and G315E mutations may contribute to target-site resistance to abamectin and may be important for the future prediction and monitoring of abamectin resistance in P. xylostella and other arthropod pests.
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- Xingliang Wang
- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China.
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- Rothamsted Research, Biological Chemistry and Crop Protection Department, Harpenden, UK.
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- School of Natural Sciences and Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK.
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- Rothamsted Research, Biological Chemistry and Crop Protection Department, Harpenden, UK.
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- Department of Neuroscience Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London, London, UK.
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- Department of Neuroscience Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London, London, UK.
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China.
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Ion channels remain the primary target of most of the small molecule insecticides. This review examines how the subunit composition of heterologously expressed receptors determines their insecticide-specific pharmacology and how the pharmacology of expressed receptors differs from those found in the insect nervous system. We find that the insecticide-specific pharmacology of some receptors, like that containing subunits of the Rdl encoded GABA receptor, can be reconstituted with very few of the naturally occurring subunits expressed. In contrast, workers have struggled even to express functional insect nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs), and work has therefore often relied upon the expression of vertebrate receptor subunits in their place. We also examine the extent to which insecticide-resistance-associated mutations, such as those in the para encoded voltage-gated sodium channel, can reveal details of insecticide-binding sites and mode of action. In particular, we examine whether mutations are present in the insecticide-binding site and/or at sites that allosterically affect the drug preferred conformation of the receptor. We also discuss the ryanodine receptor as a target for the recently developed diamides. Finally, we examine the lethality of the genes encoding these receptor subunits and discuss how this might determine the degree of conservation of the resistance-associated mutations found.
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- b Biological Chemistry and Crop Protection, Rothamsted Research , Harpenden , Hertfordshire , UK
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- b Biological Chemistry and Crop Protection, Rothamsted Research , Harpenden , Hertfordshire , UK
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- a Biosciences , University of Exeter in Cornwall , Falmouth , UK
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Wang J, Wang X, Lansdell SJ, Zhang J, Millar NS, Wu Y. A three amino acid deletion in the transmembrane domain of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor α6 subunit confers high-level resistance to spinosad in Plutella xylostella. INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2016; 71:29-36. [PMID: 26855198 PMCID: PMC4821178 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2016.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2015] [Revised: 01/28/2016] [Accepted: 02/03/2016] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Spinosad is a macrocyclic lactone insecticide that acts primarily at the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) of target insects. Here we describe evidence that high levels of resistance to spinosad in the diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) are associated with a three amino acid (3-aa) deletion in the fourth transmembrane domain (TM4) of the nAChR α6 subunit (Pxα6). Following laboratory selection with spinosad, the SZ-SpinR strain of P. xylostella exhibited 940-fold resistance to spinosad. In addition, the selected insect population had 1060-fold cross-resistance to spinetoram but, in contrast, no cross-resistance to abamectin was observed. Genetic analysis indicates that spinosad resistance in SZ-SpinR is inherited as a recessive and autosomal trait, and that the 3-aa deletion (IIA) in TM4 of Pxα6 is tightly linked to spinosad resistance. Because of well-established difficulties in functional expression of cloned insect nAChRs, the analogous resistance-associated deletion mutation was introduced into a prototype nAChR (the cloned human α7 subunit). Two-electrode voltage-clamp recording with wild-type and mutated nAChRs expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes indicated that the mutation causes a complete loss of agonist activation. In addition, radioligand binding studies indicated that the 3-aa deletion resulted in significantly lower-affinity binding of the extracellular neurotransmitter-binding site. These findings are consistent with the 3-amino acid (IIA) deletion within the transmembrane domain of Pxα6 being responsible for target-site resistance to spinosad in the SZ-SpinR strain of P. xylostella.
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- Jing Wang
- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China.
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China.
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- Department of Neuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China.
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- Department of Neuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China.
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