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Hashim O, Toubaté B, Charvet CL, Ahmed AAE, Neveu C, Dimier-Poisson I, Debierre-Grockiego F, Dupuy C. Identification and Spatiotemporal Expression of a Putative New GABA Receptor Subunit in the Human Body Louse Pediculus humanus humanus. Genes (Basel) 2024; 15:844. [PMID: 39062625 PMCID: PMC11275251 DOI: 10.3390/genes15070844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2024] [Revised: 06/21/2024] [Accepted: 06/24/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
Abstract
The human louse (Pediculus humanus) is an obligatory blood feeding ectoparasite with two ecotypes: the human body louse (Pediculus humanus humanus), a competent vector of several bacterial pathogens, and the human head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis), responsible for pediculosis and affecting millions of people around the globe. GABA (γ-aminobutyric acid) receptors, members of the cys-loop ligand gated ion channel superfamily, are among the main pharmacological targets for insecticides. In insects, there are four subunits of GABA receptors: resistant-to-dieldrin (RDL), glycin-like receptor of drosophila (GRD), ligand-gated chloride channel homologue3 (LCCH3), and 8916 are well described and form distinct phylogenetic clades revealing orthologous relationships. Our previous studies in the human body louse confirmed that subunits Phh-RDL, Phh-GRD, and Phh-LCCH3 are well clustered in their corresponding clades. In the present work, we cloned and characterized a putative new GABA receptor subunit in the human body louse that we named HoCas, for Homologous to Cys-loop α like subunit. Extending our analysis to arthropods, HoCas was found to be conserved and clustered in a new (fifth) phylogenetic clade. Interestingly, the gene encoding this subunit is ancestral and has been lost in some insect orders. Compared to the other studied GABA receptor subunits, HoCas exhibited a relatively higher expression level in all development stages and in different tissues of human body louse. These findings improved our understanding of the complex nature of GABA receptors in Pediculus humanus and more generally in arthropods.
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- Omar Hashim
- BioMAP, UMR ISP 1282 INRAe, Université de Tours, 37200 Tours, France; (O.H.); (B.T.); (I.D.-P.); (F.D.-G.)
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Gezira, Wad Madani 21111, Sudan
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- BioMAP, UMR ISP 1282 INRAe, Université de Tours, 37200 Tours, France; (O.H.); (B.T.); (I.D.-P.); (F.D.-G.)
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- MPN, UMR ISP 1282 INRAe, Université de Tours, 37380 Nouzilly, France; (C.L.C.); (C.N.)
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- Department of Pharmacology, Albaha University, Al Baha 65799, Saudi Arabia;
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Omdurman Islamic University, Omdurman 14415, Sudan
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- MPN, UMR ISP 1282 INRAe, Université de Tours, 37380 Nouzilly, France; (C.L.C.); (C.N.)
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- BioMAP, UMR ISP 1282 INRAe, Université de Tours, 37200 Tours, France; (O.H.); (B.T.); (I.D.-P.); (F.D.-G.)
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- BioMAP, UMR ISP 1282 INRAe, Université de Tours, 37200 Tours, France; (O.H.); (B.T.); (I.D.-P.); (F.D.-G.)
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Moisan GJ, Kamath N, Apgar S, Schwehr M, Vedmurthy P, Conner O, Hayes K, Toro CP. Alternative Splicing and Nonsense-Mediated Decay of a Zebrafish GABA Receptor Subunit Transcript. Zebrafish 2024; 21:198-205. [PMID: 37751193 DOI: 10.1089/zeb.2023.0044] [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] [Indexed: 09/27/2023] Open
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The superfamily of Cys-loop ionotropic neurotransmitter receptors includes those that detect GABA, glutamate, glycine, and acetylcholine. There is ample evidence that many Cys-loop receptor subunit genes include alternatively spliced exons. In this study, we report a novel example of alternative splicing (AS): we show that the 68-bp exon 3 in the zebrafish gabrr2b gene-which codes for the ρ2b GABAAR subunit-is an alternative cassette exon. Skipping of gabrr2b exon 3 results in a downstream frame shift and a premature termination codon (PTC). We provide evidence in larval zebrafish that transcripts containing the PTC are subject to degradation through nonsense-mediated decay. We also compile reports of AS of homologous exons in other Cys-loop receptor genes in multiple species. Our data add to a large body of research demonstrating that exon 3 in Cys-loop receptor genes is a conserved site for AS, the effects of which can vary from novel splice-isoform generation to downregulation of gene expression through transcript degradation.
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- Gaia J Moisan
- Biology Department, Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York, USA
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- Biology Department, Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York, USA
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- Biology Department, Linfield University, McMinnville, Oregon, USA
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- Biology Department, Linfield University, McMinnville, Oregon, USA
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- Biology Department, Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York, USA
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- Biology Department, Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York, USA
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- Biology Department, Linfield University, McMinnville, Oregon, USA
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- Biology Department, Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York, USA
- Biology Department, Linfield University, McMinnville, Oregon, USA
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Duan Y, Ma L, Liu J, Liu X, Song F, Tian L, Cai W, Li H. The first A-to-I RNA editome of hemipteran species Coridius chinensis reveals overrepresented recoding and prevalent intron editing in early-diverging insects. Cell Mol Life Sci 2024; 81:136. [PMID: 38478033 PMCID: PMC10937787 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-024-05175-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2023] [Revised: 02/12/2024] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/17/2024]
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BACKGROUND Metazoan adenosine-to-inosine (A-to-I) RNA editing resembles A-to-G mutation and increases proteomic diversity in a temporal-spatial manner, allowing organisms adapting to changeable environment. The RNA editomes in many major animal clades remain unexplored, hampering the understanding on the evolution and adaptation of this essential post-transcriptional modification. METHODS We assembled the chromosome-level genome of Coridius chinensis belonging to Hemiptera, the fifth largest insect order where RNA editing has not been studied yet. We generated ten head RNA-Seq libraries with DNA-Seq from the matched individuals. RESULTS We identified thousands of high-confidence RNA editing sites in C. chinensis. Overrepresentation of nonsynonymous editing was observed, but conserved recoding across different orders was very rare. Under cold stress, the global editing efficiency was down-regulated and the general transcriptional processes were shut down. Nevertheless, we found an interesting site with "conserved editing but non-conserved recoding" in potassium channel Shab which was significantly up-regulated in cold, serving as a candidate functional site in response to temperature stress. CONCLUSIONS RNA editing in C. chinensis largely recodes the proteome. The first RNA editome in Hemiptera indicates independent origin of beneficial recoding during insect evolution, which advances our understanding on the evolution, conservation, and adaptation of RNA editing.
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- Yuange Duan
- Department of Entomology and MOA Key Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China.
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- Department of Entomology and MOA Key Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Entomology and MOA Key Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Entomology and MOA Key Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Entomology and MOA Key Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Entomology and MOA Key Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Entomology and MOA Key Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Entomology and MOA Key Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China.
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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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Yin C, O’Reilly AO, Liu SN, Du TH, Gong PP, Zhang CJ, Wei XG, Yang J, Huang MJ, Fu BL, Liang JJ, Xue H, Hu JY, Ji Y, He C, Du H, Wang C, Zhang R, Tan QM, Lu HT, Xie W, Chu D, Zhou XG, Nauen R, Gui LY, Bass C, Yang X, Zhang YJ. Dual mutations in the whitefly nicotinic acetylcholine receptor β1 subunit confer target-site resistance to multiple neonicotinoid insecticides. PLoS Genet 2024; 20:e1011163. [PMID: 38377137 PMCID: PMC10906874 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1011163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2023] [Revised: 03/01/2024] [Accepted: 01/30/2024] [Indexed: 02/22/2024] Open
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Neonicotinoid insecticides, which target insect nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs), have been widely and intensively used to control the whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, a highly damaging, globally distributed, crop pest. This has inevitably led to the emergence of populations with resistance to neonicotinoids. However, to date, there have been no reports of target-site resistance involving mutation of B. tabaci nAChR genes. Here we characterize the nAChR subunit gene family of B. tabaci and identify dual mutations (A58T&R79E) in one of these genes (BTβ1) that confer resistance to multiple neonicotinoids. Transgenic D. melanogaster, where the native nAChR Dβ1 was replaced with BTβ1A58T&R79E, were significantly more resistant to neonicotinoids than flies where Dβ1 were replaced with the wildtype BTβ1 sequence, demonstrating the causal role of the mutations in resistance. The two mutations identified in this study replace two amino acids that are highly conserved in >200 insect species. Three-dimensional modelling suggests a molecular mechanism for this resistance, whereby A58T forms a hydrogen bond with the R79E side chain, which positions its negatively-charged carboxylate group to electrostatically repulse a neonicotinoid at the orthosteric site. Together these findings describe the first case of target-site resistance to neonicotinoids in B. tabaci and provide insight into the molecular determinants of neonicotinoid binding and selectivity.
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- Cheng Yin
- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China
- Hubei Engineering Technology Center for Pest Forewarning and Management, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei, P. R. China
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- School of Biological & Environmental Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Hunan Provincial Key laboratory of Pesticide Biology and Precise Use Techology, Hunan Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute, Changsha, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Hunan Provincial Key laboratory of Pesticide Biology and Precise Use Techology, Hunan Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute, Changsha, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Crop Pest Management of Shandong Province, School of Agriculture and Plant Protection, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China
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- Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America
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- Bayer AG, Crop Science Division, R&D, Monheim, Germany
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- Hubei Engineering Technology Center for Pest Forewarning and Management, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei, P. R. China
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- Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Penryn, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P. R. 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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Yin C, Gui LY, Du TH, Zhang CJ, Wei XG, Yang J, Huang MJ, Fu BL, Gong PP, Liang JJ, Liu SN, Xue H, Hu JY, Ji Y, He C, Du H, Wang C, Zhang R, Wu QJ, Yang X, Zhang YJ. Knockdown of the Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor β1 Subunit Decreases the Susceptibility to Five Neonicotinoid Insecticides in Whitefly ( Bemisia tabaci). JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2023; 71:7221-7229. [PMID: 37157975 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c00782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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The sweet potato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, (Gennadius) (Hemiptera:Aleyrodidae) is a global pest of crops. Neonicotinoids are efficient insecticides used for control of this pest. Insecticidal targets of neonicotinoids are insect nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs). Here, we characterized and cloned the full length of the nAChR β1 subunit (BTβ1) in B. tabaci and confirmed the consistency of BTβ1 in B. tabaci MEAM1 and MED. Expression levels of BTβ1 in different developmental stages and body parts of adults were investigated and compared in B. tabaci MED. dsRNA was prepared to knock down BTβ1 in adult B. tabaci and significantly decreases the susceptibility to five neonicotinoid insecticides, including imidacloprid, clothianidin, thiacloprid, nitenpyram, and dinotefuran. This study indicated BTβ1 as a notable site influencing the susceptibility of B. tabaci to neonicotinoids.
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- Cheng Yin
- Hubei Engineering Technology Center for Pest Forewarning and Management, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei 434025, People's Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Engineering Technology Center for Pest Forewarning and Management, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei 434025, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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- Hunan Provincial Key laboratory of Pesticide Biology and Precise Use Techology, Hunan Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute, Changsha, Hunan 410125, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of 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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Yuan GR, Chen ML, Peng ML, Lei W, Meng LW, Dou W, Wang JJ. Knockdown of a Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Subunit Gene Bdorβ1 Decreases Susceptibility to Oxa-Bridged trans- instead of cis-Nitromethylene Neonicotinoid Insecticides in Bactrocera dorsalis. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2022; 70:13554-13562. [PMID: 36224100 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c04709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are ligand-gated ion channels that mediate the fast action of acetylcholine in synaptic cholinergic transmissions. Insect nAChRs are the target of several classes of insecticides. Here, the full-length cDNA encoding a nAChR beta1 subunit (Bdorβ1) was identified and characterized from a destructive pest, Bactrocera dorsalis. The amino acid sequence of Bdorβ1 shows high identities to other insect nAChRs β1 subunits. Double injection of dsBdorβ1 reduced the expression of Bdorβ1 and in turn significantly decreased susceptibility to oxa-bridged trans- instead of cis-nitromethylene neonicotinoids. Our results support the involvement of Bdorβ1 in the susceptibility of B. dorsalis to oxa-bridged trans- instead of cis-nitromethylene neonicotinoids and imply that these two classes of neonicotinoids might be acting at different nAChR subtypes.
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- Guo-Rui Yuan
- Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering (Chongqing), College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
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- Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering (Chongqing), College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
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- Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering (Chongqing), College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
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- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering (Chongqing), College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
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- Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering (Chongqing), College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
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- Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering (Chongqing), College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
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- Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
- Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering (Chongqing), College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
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Wang ZM, Li S, Shi CC, Xie LJ, Fu KY, Jiang WH. The actions of neonicotinoid insecticides on nicotinic acetylcholine subunits Ldα1 and Ldα8 of Leptinotarsa decemlineata and assembled receptors. INSECT SCIENCE 2022; 29:1387-1400. [PMID: 35038787 DOI: 10.1111/1744-7917.13005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2021] [Revised: 12/07/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The insect nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) is a pentameric channel protein and also a target for neonicotinoids. There are few reported studies on the molecular interactions of Leptinotarsa decemlineata nAChRs with neonicotinoids. In this study, we analyzed the response of acetylcholine and neonicotinoids (thiamethoxam [TMX], imidacloprid [IMI], and clothianidin [CLO]) on hybrid receptors constructed by nAChR α1 and α8 subunits of L. decemlineata (Ldα1 and Ldα8) co-expressed with rat β2 subunit (rβ2) at different capped RNA (cRNA) ratios in Xenopus oocytes. In addition, we evaluated the expression changes of Ldα1 and Ldα8 after median lethal dose of TMX treatment for 72 h by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). The resulting functional nAChRs Ldα1/rβ2 and Ldα1/Ldα8/rβ2 showed different pharmacological characteristics. The neonicotinoids tested showed lower agonist affinity on Ldα1/Ldα8/rβ2 compared to Ldα1/rβ2 at same ratios of subunit cRNAs. The sensitivities of neonicotinoids tested for Ldα1/rβ2 and Ldα1/Ldα8/rβ2 at cRNA ratios of 5:1, 1:1 and 5:5:1, 1:1:1, respectively, were lower than those for nAChRs at ratios of 1:5 and 1:1:5, respectively, whereas the values of maximum response (Imax ) varied. For Ldα1/Ldα8/rβ2, a reduction of Lda8 cRNA resulted in increased sensitivity to IMI and decreased sensitivity to TMX. The expression of Ldα1 and Ldα8 significantly decreased in adults by 82.12% and 47.02%, respectively, while Ldα8 was significantly upregulated by 2.44 times in 4th instar larvae after exposure to TMX. We infer that Ldα1 and Ldα8 together play an important role in the sensitivity of L. decemlineata to neonicotinoids.
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- Zhi-Min Wang
- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University/Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Disease and Pests, Ministry of Education/Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crops in East China, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University/Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Disease and Pests, Ministry of Education/Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crops in East China, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University/Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Disease and Pests, Ministry of Education/Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crops in East China, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University/Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Disease and Pests, Ministry of Education/Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crops in East China, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crop in Northwestern Oasis, Ministry Agriculture P.R. China, Urumqi, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University/Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Disease and Pests, Ministry of Education/Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crops in East China, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing 210095, China
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Kaleem Ullah RM, Gökçe A, Bakhsh A, Salim M, Wu HY, Naqqash MN. Insights into the Use of Eco-Friendly Synergists in Resistance Management of Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). INSECTS 2022; 13:insects13090846. [PMID: 36135547 PMCID: PMC9500713 DOI: 10.3390/insects13090846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2022] [Revised: 09/12/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The Colorado potato beetle (CPB), Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say), is the most notorious insect pest of potato globally. Injudicious use of insecticides for management of this pest has resulted in resistance to all major groups of insecticides along with many human, animal health, and environmental concerns. Additionally, the input cost of insecticide development/discovery is markedly increasing because each year thousands of chemicals are produced and tested for their insecticidal properties, requiring billions of dollars. For the management of resistance in insect pests, synergists can play a pivotal role by reducing the application dose of most insecticides. These eco-friendly synergists can be classified into two types: plant-based synergists and RNAi-based synergists. The use of plant-based and RNAi-based synergists in resistance management of insect pests can give promising results with lesser environmental side effects. This review summarizes the resistance status of CPB and discusses the potential advantage of plant-based and RNAi-based synergists for CPB resistance management. It will motivate researchers to further investigate the techniques of using plant- and RNAi-based synergists in combination with insecticides.
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- Rana Muhammad Kaleem Ullah
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Agric-Environment and Agric-Products Safety, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Plant Science Education, Agricultural College of Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- Department of Plant Production & Technologies, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technologies, Niğ de Omer Halisdemir University, Niğde 51200, Turkey
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- Department of Plant Production & Technologies, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technologies, Niğ de Omer Halisdemir University, Niğde 51200, Turkey
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- Department of Plant Production & Technologies, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technologies, Niğ de Omer Halisdemir University, Niğde 51200, Turkey
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Agric-Environment and Agric-Products Safety, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Plant Science Education, Agricultural College of Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- Department of Plant Production & Technologies, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technologies, Niğ de Omer Halisdemir University, Niğde 51200, Turkey
- Institute of Plant Protection, MNS—University of Agriculture Multan Pakistan, Multan 60000, Pakistan
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Price KL, Lummis SCR. Characterisation of thymol effects on RDL receptors from the bee parasite Varroa destructor. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2022; 183:105064. [PMID: 35430066 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2022.105064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Revised: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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A major contributor to bee colony decline is infestation with its most devastating pest, the mite Varroa destructor. To control these mites, thymol is often used, although how it achieves this is not understood. One well-documented action of thymol is to modulate GABA-activated ion channels, which includes insect RDL receptors, a known insecticidal target. Here we have cloned two Varroa RDL subunits, one of which is similar to the canonical RDL subunit, while the other has some differences in M4, and, to a lesser extent, M2 and its binding site loops. Expression of this unusual RDL receptor in Xenopus oocytes reveals GABA-activated receptors, with an EC50 of 56 μM. In contrast to canonical RDL receptors, thymol does not enhance GABA-elicited responses in this receptor, and concentration response curves reveal a decrease in GABA Imax in its presence; this decrease is not seen when similar data are obtained from Apis RDL receptors. We conclude that an M2 T6'M substitution is primarily responsible for the different thymol effects, and suggest that understanding how and where thymol acts could assist in the design of novel bee-friendly miticides.
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- K L Price
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QW, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QW, UK.
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Mitchell EL, Viscarra F, Bermudez I, Hawkins J, Goodchild JA, Jones AK. The Apis mellifera alpha 5 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit expresses as a homomeric receptor that is sensitive to serotonin. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2022; 182:105055. [PMID: 35249651 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2022.105055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2021] [Revised: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Insect nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are molecular targets of highly effective insecticides such as neonicotinoids. Functional expression of these receptors provides useful insights into their functional and pharmacological properties. Here, we report that the α5 nAChR subunit of the honey bee, Apis mellifera, functionally expresses in Xenopus laevis oocytes, which is the first time a homomeric insect nAChR has been robustly expressed in a heterologous system without the need for chaperone proteins. Using two-electrode voltage-clamp electrophysiology we show that the α5 receptor has low sensitivity to acetylcholine with an EC50 of 2.37 mM. However, serotonin acts as an agonist with a considerably lower EC50 at 119 μM that is also more efficacious than acetylcholine in activating the receptor. Molecular modelling indicates that residues in the complementary binding site may be involved in the selectivity towards serotonin. This is the first report of a ligand-gated ion channel activated by serotonin from an insect and phylogenetic analysis shows that the α5 subunit of A. mellifera and other non-Dipteran insects, including pest species, belong to a distinct subgroup of subunits, which may represent targets for the development of novel classes of insecticides.
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- Eleanor L Mitchell
- Department of Biological and Medical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Biological and Medical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Biological and Medical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Biological and Medical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP, United Kingdom.
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- Syngenta, Jealotts Hill International Research Centre, Bracknell, Berkshire RG42 6EY, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Biological and Medical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP, United Kingdom.
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Yin X, Yang GF, Niu DB, Chen J, Liao M, Cao HQ, Sheng CW. Identification and pharmacological characterization of histamine-gated chloride channels in the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda. INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2022; 140:103698. [PMID: 34848284 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2021.103698] [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: 08/12/2021] [Revised: 11/15/2021] [Accepted: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Histamine-gated chloride channels (HACls) mediate fast inhibitory neurotransmission in invertebrate nervous systems and have important roles in light reception, color processing, temperature preference and light-dark cycle. The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda is a main destructive pest of grain and row crops. However, the pharmacological characterization of HACls in S. frugiperda remain unknown. In this study, we identified two cDNAs encoding SfHACl1 and SfHACl2 in S. frugiperda. They had similar expression patterns and were most abundantly expressed in the head of larvae and at the egg stage. Electrophysiological analysis with the two-electrode voltage clamp method showed that histamine (HA) and γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) activated inward currents when SfHACls were singly or collectively expressed with different ratios in Xenopus laevis oocytes. These channels were ≥2000-fold more sensitive to HA than to GABA. They were anion-selective channels, which were highly dependent on changes in external chloride concentrations, but insensitive to changes in external sodium concentrations. The insecticides abamectin (ABM) and emamectin benzoate (EB) also activated these channels with the EC50 to SfHACl1 lower than that to SfHACl2. And the EC50s of ABM and EB to the co-expressed channels gradually increased with increase in the injection ratio of SfHACl2 cRNA. Homology models and docking simulations revealed that HA bound to the large amino-terminal extracellular domain of SfHACl1 and SfHACl2 by forming 4 and 2 hydrogen bonds, respectively. The docking simulations of ABM and EB had similar binding sites in the transmembrane regions. Overall, these findings indicated that HACls act as targets for macrolide, and this study provides theoretical guidance for further derivatization of abamectin insecticides.
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- Xue Yin
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crops, School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, PR China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crops, School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, PR China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crops, School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, PR China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210028, PR China
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- Anhui Province Engineering Laboratory for Green Pesticide Development and Application, School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, PR China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crops, School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, PR China; Anhui Province Engineering Laboratory for Green Pesticide Development and Application, School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, PR China.
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crops, School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, PR China; Anhui Province Engineering Laboratory for Green Pesticide Development and Application, School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, PR China.
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Huang QT, Sheng CW, Jones AK, Jiang J, Tang T, Han ZJ, Zhao CQ. Functional Characteristics of the Lepidopteran Ionotropic GABA Receptor 8916 Subunit Interacting with the LCCH3 or the RDL Subunit. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2021; 69:11582-11591. [PMID: 34555899 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c00385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The ionotropic γ-aminobutyric acid (iGABA) receptor is commonly considered as a fast inhibitory channel and is an important insecticide target. Since 1990, RDL, LCCH3, and GRD have been successively isolated and found to be potential subunits of the insect iGABA receptor. More recently, one orphan gene named 8916 was found and considered to be another potential iGABA receptor subunit according to its amino acid sequence. However, little information about 8916 has been reported. Here, the 8916 subunit from Chilo suppressalis was studied to determine whether it can form part of a functional iGABA receptor by co-expressing this subunit with CsRDL1 or CsLCCH3 in the Xenopus oocyte system. Cs8916 or CsLCCH3 did not form functional ion channels when expressed alone. However, Cs8916 was able to form heteromeric ion channels when expressed with either CsLCCH3 or CsRDL1. The recombinant heteromeric Cs8916/LCCH3 channel was a cation-selective channel, which was sensitive to GABA or β-alanine. The current of the Cs8916/LCCH3 channel was inhibited by dieldrin, endosulfan, fipronil, or ethiprole. In contrast, fluralaner, broflanilide, and avermectin showed little effect on the Cs8916/LCCH3 channel (IC50s > 10 000 nM). The Cs8916/RDL1 channel was sensitive to GABA, but was significantly different in EC50 and Imax for GABA to those of homomeric CsRDL1. Fluralaner, fipronil, or dieldrin showed antagonistic actions on Cs8916/RDL1. In conclusion, Cs8916 is a potential iGABA receptor subunit, which can interact with CsLCCH3 to generate a cation-selective channel that is sensitive to several insecticides. Also, as Cs8916/RDL1 has a higher EC50 than homomeric CsRDL1, Cs8916 may affect the physiological functions of CsRDL1 and therefore play a role in fine-tuning GABAergic signaling.
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- Qiu Tang Huang
- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, P. R. China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, P. R. China
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- Department of Biological and Medical Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford OX3 0BP, U.K
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, P. R. China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha 410125, P. R. China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, P. R. China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, P. R. China
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Jones AK, Goven D, Froger JA, Bantz A, Raymond V. The cys-loop ligand-gated ion channel gene superfamilies of the cockroaches Blattella germanica and Periplaneta americana. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2021; 77:3787-3799. [PMID: 33347700 DOI: 10.1002/ps.6245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2020] [Revised: 11/27/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cockroaches are serious urban pests that can transfer disease-causing microorganisms as well as trigger allergic reactions and asthma. They are commonly managed by pesticides that act on cys-loop ligand-gated ion channels (cysLGIC). To provide further information that will enhance our understanding of how insecticides act on their molecular targets in cockroaches, we used genome and reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) data to characterize the cysLGIC gene superfamilies from Blattella germanica and Periplaneta americana. RESULTS The B. germanica and P. americana cysLGIC superfamilies consist of 30 and 32 subunit-encoding genes, respectively, which are the largest insect cysLGIC superfamilies characterized to date. As with other insects, the cockroaches possess ion channels predicted to be gated by acetylcholine, γ-aminobutyric acid, glutamate and histamine, as well as orthologues of the drosophila pH-sensitive chloride channel (pHCl), CG8916 and CG12344. The large cysLGIC superfamilies of cockroaches are a result of an expanded number of divergent nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunits, with B. germanica and P. americana, respectively, possessing eight and ten subunit genes. Diversity of the cockroach cysLGICs is also broadened by alternative splicing and RNA A-to-I editing. Unusually, both cockroach species possess a second glutamate-gated chloride channel as well as another CG8916 subunit. CONCLUSION These findings on B. germanica and P. americana enhance our understanding of the evolution of the insect cysLGIC superfamily and provide a useful basis for the study of their function, the detection and management of insecticide resistance, and for the development of improved pesticides with greater specificity towards these major pests. © 2020 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Andrew K Jones
- Department of Biological and Medical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK
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- Laboratoire « Signalisation Fonctionnelle des Canaux Ioniques et Récepteurs » (SiFCIR), UPRES-EA2647 USC INRAE 1330, SFR 4207 QUASAV, UFR Sciences, Université d'Angers, Angers, France
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- Laboratoire « Signalisation Fonctionnelle des Canaux Ioniques et Récepteurs » (SiFCIR), UPRES-EA2647 USC INRAE 1330, SFR 4207 QUASAV, UFR Sciences, Université d'Angers, Angers, France
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- Laboratoire « Signalisation Fonctionnelle des Canaux Ioniques et Récepteurs » (SiFCIR), UPRES-EA2647 USC INRAE 1330, SFR 4207 QUASAV, UFR Sciences, Université d'Angers, Angers, France
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- Laboratoire « Signalisation Fonctionnelle des Canaux Ioniques et Récepteurs » (SiFCIR), UPRES-EA2647 USC INRAE 1330, SFR 4207 QUASAV, UFR Sciences, Université d'Angers, Angers, France
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Lan J, Wang Z, Chen Z, Zhang L, Zhao J, Guan Q, Liao C, Liu N, Han Q. Identification of the Aedes aegypti nAChR gene family and molecular target of spinosad. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2021; 77:1633-1641. [PMID: 33202106 DOI: 10.1002/ps.6183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2020] [Revised: 10/18/2020] [Accepted: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Spinosad is an insecticide with unique mode of action (MOA) of disrupting nicotinic acetylcholine receptor and is efficacious against many insect species. Mutations in the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) α6 subunit have been identified that are associated with levels of spinosad resistance, but the molecular characterization of the nAChR gene family and a causative association between nAChR α6 and resistance to spinosad in Aedes aegypti, a primary vector of many arboviruses, have not yet been reported. RESULTS In this study, we identified 10 candidate nAChR subunits in Ae. Aegypti, nAChRα1-α9 and nAChRβ1, showing similarly orthologous relationships with Anopheles gambiae. With the application of the CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing system, we introduced a 32-bp deletion at the 5' end of the Aaeα6 (Ae. aegypti nAChR α6) gene in a homozygous mutant strain (Aaeα6-KO). The mutation produced two successive pre-mature stop codons, resulting in loss of function in the target receptor. The Aaeα6-KO mutant strain exhibited a 320-fold level of resistance to spinosad compared with wildtype. A recessive mode of inheritance for spinosad resistance was found in the Aaeα6-KO strain. CONCLUSION CRISPR/Cas9 introduced truncated Aaeα6 receptor in Ae. aegypti resulted in an increased level of resistance to spinosad, suggesting that the conserved nAChR α6 subunit is the target for spinosad insecticide. © 2020 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Jianqiang Lan
- Laboratory of Tropical Veterinary Medicine and Vector Biology, School of Life and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- Laboratory of Tropical Veterinary Medicine and Vector Biology, School of Life and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- Laboratory of Tropical Veterinary Medicine and Vector Biology, School of Life and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- Laboratory of Tropical Veterinary Medicine and Vector Biology, School of Life and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- Laboratory of Tropical Veterinary Medicine and Vector Biology, School of Life and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- Laboratory of Tropical Veterinary Medicine and Vector Biology, School of Life and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- Laboratory of Tropical Veterinary Medicine and Vector Biology, School of Life and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
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- Laboratory of Tropical Veterinary Medicine and Vector Biology, School of Life and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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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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Olafson PU, Aksoy S, Attardo GM, Buckmeier G, Chen X, Coates CJ, Davis M, Dykema J, Emrich SJ, Friedrich M, Holmes CJ, Ioannidis P, Jansen EN, Jennings EC, Lawson D, Martinson EO, Maslen GL, Meisel RP, Murphy TD, Nayduch D, Nelson DR, Oyen KJ, Raszick TJ, Ribeiro JMC, Robertson HM, Rosendale AJ, Sackton TB, Saelao P, Swiger SL, Sze SH, Tarone AM, Taylor DB, Warren WC, Waterhouse RM, Weirauch MT, Werren JH, Wilson RK, Zdobnov EM, Benoit JB. The genome of the stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans, reveals potential mechanisms underlying reproduction, host interactions, and novel targets for pest control. BMC Biol 2021; 19:41. [PMID: 33750380 PMCID: PMC7944917 DOI: 10.1186/s12915-021-00975-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Accepted: 02/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Background The stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans, is a major blood-feeding pest of livestock that has near worldwide distribution, causing an annual cost of over $2 billion for control and product loss in the USA alone. Control of these flies has been limited to increased sanitary management practices and insecticide application for suppressing larval stages. Few genetic and molecular resources are available to help in developing novel methods for controlling stable flies. Results This study examines stable fly biology by utilizing a combination of high-quality genome sequencing and RNA-Seq analyses targeting multiple developmental stages and tissues. In conjunction, 1600 genes were manually curated to characterize genetic features related to stable fly reproduction, vector host interactions, host-microbe dynamics, and putative targets for control. Most notable was characterization of genes associated with reproduction and identification of expanded gene families with functional associations to vision, chemosensation, immunity, and metabolic detoxification pathways. Conclusions The combined sequencing, assembly, and curation of the male stable fly genome followed by RNA-Seq and downstream analyses provide insights necessary to understand the biology of this important pest. These resources and new data will provide the groundwork for expanding the tools available to control stable fly infestations. The close relationship of Stomoxys to other blood-feeding (horn flies and Glossina) and non-blood-feeding flies (house flies, medflies, Drosophila) will facilitate understanding of the evolutionary processes associated with development of blood feeding among the Cyclorrhapha. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12915-021-00975-9.
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- Pia U Olafson
- Livestock Arthropod Pests Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Kerrville, TX, USA.
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- Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of California - Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Livestock Arthropod Pests Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Kerrville, TX, USA
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- The Center for Autoimmune Genomics and Etiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Entomology, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Livestock Arthropod Pests Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Kerrville, TX, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Genetic Medicine and Development, University of Geneva Medical School and Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, 1211, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- The European Molecular Biology Laboratory, The European Bioinformatics Institute, The Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, CB10 1SD, UK
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- The European Molecular Biology Laboratory, The European Bioinformatics Institute, The Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, CB10 1SD, UK
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- Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Arthropod-borne Animal Diseases Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Manhattan, KS, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Biochemistry, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Entomology, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Section of Vector Biology, Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Rockville, MD, USA
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- Department of Entomology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
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- Informatics Group, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Livestock Arthropod Pests Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Kerrville, TX, USA
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- Department of Entomology, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, Stephenville, TX, USA
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- Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Entomology, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Agroecosystem Management Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Lincoln, NE, USA
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- University of Missouri, Bond Life Sciences Center, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne, and Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Center for Autoimmune Genomics and Etiology, Divisions of Biomedical Informatics and Developmental Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Institute for Genomic Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA.,College of Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Genetic Medicine and Development, University of Geneva Medical School and Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, 1211, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
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The molecular targets of ivermectin and lotilaner in the human louse Pediculus humanus humanus: New prospects for the treatment of pediculosis. PLoS Pathog 2021; 17:e1008863. [PMID: 33600484 PMCID: PMC7891696 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Control of infestation by cosmopolitan lice (Pediculus humanus) is increasingly difficult due to the transmission of parasites resistant to pediculicides. However, since the targets for pediculicides have no been identified in human lice so far, their mechanisms of action remain largely unknown. The macrocyclic lactone ivermectin is active against a broad range of insects including human lice. Isoxazolines are a new chemical class exhibiting a strong insecticidal potential. They preferentially act on the γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptor made of the resistant to dieldrin (RDL) subunit and, to a lesser extent on glutamate-gated chloride channels (GluCls) in some species. Here, we addressed the pediculicidal potential of isoxazolines and deciphered the molecular targets of ivermectin and the ectoparasiticide lotilaner in the human body louse species Pediculus humanus humanus. Using toxicity bioassays, we showed that fipronil, ivermectin and lotilaner are efficient pediculicides on adult lice. The RDL (Phh-RDL) and GluCl (Phh-GluCl) subunits were cloned and characterized by two-electrode voltage clamp electrophysiology in Xenopus laevis oocytes. Phh-RDL and Phh-GluCl formed functional homomeric receptors respectively gated by GABA and L-glutamate with EC50 values of 16.0 μM and 9.3 μM. Importantly, ivermectin displayed a super agonist action on Phh-GluCl, whereas Phh-RDL receptors were weakly affected. Reversally, lotilaner strongly inhibited the GABA-evoked currents in Phh-RDL with an IC50 value of 40.7 nM, whereas it had no effect on Phh-GluCl. We report here for the first time the insecticidal activity of isoxazolines on human ectoparasites and reveal the mode of action of ivermectin and lotilaner on GluCl and RDL channels from human lice. These results emphasize an expected extension of the use of the isoxazoline drug class as new pediculicidal agents to tackle resistant-louse infestations in humans. Human cosmopolitan lice are responsible for pediculosis, which represent a significant public health concern. Resistant lice against insecticides and lack of safety of the treatments for human and environment is a growing issue worldwide. Here we investigated the efficacy on lice of the classical macrocyclic lactone drug, ivermectin, and of the isoxazoline drug, lotilaner. This study was done to decipher their mode of action at the molecular and functional levels in order to propose new strategies to control lice infestation. Our bioassay results indicate that ivermectin and lotilaner were potent at killing human adult lice, with lotilaner showing a higher efficacy than ivermectin. Furthermore, we identified and pharmacologically characterized the first glutamate- and GABA-gated chloride channels ever described in human lice yet. Mechanistically, our molecular biology and electrophysiology findings demonstrate that ivermectin acted preferentially at glutamate channels, while lotilaner specifically targeted GABA channels. These results provide new insights in the understanding of the insecticide mode of action and highlight the potential of isoxazolines as a new alternative for the treatment of human lice.
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Ivermectin: An Anthelmintic, an Insecticide, and Much More. Trends Parasitol 2020; 37:48-64. [PMID: 33189582 DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2020.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2020] [Revised: 10/13/2020] [Accepted: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Here we tell the story of ivermectin, describing its anthelmintic and insecticidal actions and recent studies that have sought to reposition ivermectin for the treatment of other diseases that are not caused by helminth and insect parasites. The standard theory of its anthelmintic and insecticidal mode of action is that it is a selective positive allosteric modulator of glutamate-gated chloride channels found in nematodes and insects. At higher concentrations, ivermectin also acts as an allosteric modulator of ion channels found in host central nervous systems. In addition, in tissue culture, at concentrations higher than anthelmintic concentrations, ivermectin shows antiviral, antimalarial, antimetabolic, and anticancer effects. Caution is required before extrapolating from these preliminary repositioning experiments to clinical use, particularly for Covid-19 treatment, because of the high concentrations of ivermectin used in tissue-culture experiments.
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Shan T, Chen C, Ding Q, Chen X, Zhang H, Chen A, Shi X, Gao X. Molecular characterization and expression profiles of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in Bradysia odoriphaga. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2020; 165:104563. [PMID: 32359542 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2020.104563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2019] [Revised: 01/16/2020] [Accepted: 03/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Bradysia odoriphaga is a destructive insect pest, damaging more than 30 crop species. Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) mediating fast excitatory transmission in the central nervous system in insects are the molecular targets of some economically important insecticides including imidacloprid, which has been widely used to control B. odoriphaga in China since 2013. However, the clear characterization about nAChRs in B. odoriphaga is still unknown. Hence, our objective is to identify and characterize the nAChR gene family in B. odoriphaga based on the transcriptome database and sequence, phylogenetic and expression profiles analysis. In this study, we cloned seven nAChR subunit genes from B. odoriphaga, including Boα1, Boα2, Boα3, Boα7, Boα8, Boβ1 and Boβ3. Sequence analysis revealed that the seven nAChR subunits of B. odoriphaga shared the typical structural features with Drosophila melanogaster nAChR α1 subunit, including an extracellular N-terminal domain containing six functional loops (loop A-F), a signature Cys-loop with two disulfide bond-forming cysteines separated by 13 amino acid residues, and four typical transmembrane helices (TM1-TM4) in the C-terminal region. Phylogenetic analysis suggested that seven nAChR subunit genes in B. odoriphaga are evolutionarily conserved among four model insects, including D. melanogaster, Bombyx mori, Apis mellifera and Tribolium castaneum. Meanwhile, nAChR α4, α5, α6 and β2 subunit genes may potentially exist in B. odoriphaga, which need further study. Furthermore, quantitative real-time PCR analysis revealed the specific expression pattern of nAChR subunits in three body parts including head, thorax and abdomen, and developmental expression pattern of nAChR subunits throughout the B. odoriphaga life cycle. These results provided necessary information for further investigating the diverse functions of nAChRs in B. odoriphaga.
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- Tisheng Shan
- 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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- Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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Rinkevich FD, Bourgeois L. In silico identification and assessment of insecticide target sites in the genome of the small hive beetle, Aethina tumida. BMC Genomics 2020; 21:154. [PMID: 32050907 PMCID: PMC7017565 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-020-6551-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2019] [Accepted: 01/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The small hive beetle, Aethina tumida, is a rapidly emerging global pest of honey bee colonies. Small hive beetle infestation can be extremely destructive, which may cause honey bees to abscond and render colony infrastructure unusable. Due to the impacts small hive beetles have on honey bees, a wide variety of physical, cultural, and chemical control measures have been implemented to manage small hive beetle infestations. The use of insecticides to control small hive beetle populations is an emerging management tactic. Currently, very little genomic information exists on insecticide target sites in the small hive beetle. Therefore, the objective of this study is to utilize focused in silico comparative genomics approaches to identify and assess the potential insecticide sensitivity of the major insecticide target sites in the small hive beetle genome. RESULTS No previously described resistance mutations were identified in any orthologs of insecticide target sites. Alternative exon use and A-to-I RNA editing were absent in AtumSC1. The ryanodine receptor in small hive beetle (Atum_Ryr) was highly conserved and no previously described resistance mutations were identified. A total of 12 nAChR subunits were identified with similar alternative exon use in other insects. Alternative exon use and critical structural features of the GABA-gated chloride channel subunits (Atum_RDL, Atum_GRD, and Atum_LCCH3) were conserved. Five splice variants were found for the glutamate-gated chloride channel subunit. Exon 3c of Atum_GluCl may be a beetle-specific alternative exon. The co-occurrence of exons 9a and 9b in the pH-sensitive chloride channel (Atum_pHCl) is a unique combination that introduces sites of post-translational modification. The repertoire and alternative exon use for histamine-gated chloride channels (Atum-HisCl), octopamine (Atum_OctR) and tyramine receptors (Atum_TAR) were conserved. CONCLUSIONS The recently published small hive beetle genome likely serves as a reference for insecticide-susceptible versions of insecticide target sites. These comparative in silico studies are the first step in discovering targets that can be exploited for small hive beetle-specific control as well as tracking changes in the frequency of resistance alleles as part of a resistance monitoring program. Comparative toxicity alongside honey bees is required to verify these in silico predictions.
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- Frank D Rinkevich
- USDA-ARS Honey Bee Breeding, Genetics, and Physiology Laboratory, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
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- USDA-ARS Honey Bee Breeding, Genetics, and Physiology Laboratory, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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Jia ZQ, Liu D, Peng YC, Han ZJ, Zhao CQ, Tang T. Identification of transcriptome and fluralaner responsive genes in the common cutworm Spodoptera litura Fabricius, based on RNA-seq. BMC Genomics 2020; 21:120. [PMID: 32013879 PMCID: PMC6998375 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-020-6533-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2019] [Accepted: 01/23/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Background Fluralaner is a novel isoxazoline insecticide with a unique action site on the γ-aminobutyric acid receptor (GABAR), shows excellent activity on agricultural pests including the common cutworm Spodoptera litura, and significantly influences the development and fecundity of S. litura at either lethal or sublethal doses. Herein, Illumina HiSeq Xten (IHX) platform was used to explore the transcriptome of S. litura and to identify genes responding to fluralaner exposure. Results A total of 16,572 genes, including 451 newly identified genes, were observed in the S. litura transcriptome and annotated according to the COG, GO, KEGG and NR databases. These genes included 156 detoxification enzyme genes [107 cytochrome P450 enzymes (P450s), 30 glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) and 19 carboxylesterases (CarEs)] and 24 insecticide-targeted genes [5 ionotropic GABARs, 1 glutamate-gated chloride channel (GluCl), 2 voltage-gated sodium channels (VGSCs), 13 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs), 2 acetylcholinesterases (AChEs) and 1 ryanodine receptor (RyR)]. There were 3275 and 2491 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in S. litura treated with LC30 or LC50 concentrations of fluralaner, respectively. Among the DEGs, 20 related to detoxification [16 P450s, 1 GST and 3 CarEs] and 5 were growth-related genes (1 chitin and 4 juvenile hormone synthesis genes). For 26 randomly selected DEGs, real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) results showed that the relative expression levels of genes encoding several P450s, GSTs, heat shock protein (HSP) 68, vacuolar protein sorting-associated protein 13 (VPSAP13), sodium-coupled monocarboxylate transporter 1 (SCMT1), pupal cuticle protein (PCP), protein takeout (PT) and low density lipoprotein receptor adapter protein 1-B (LDLRAP1-B) were significantly up-regulated. Conversely, genes encoding esterase, sulfotransferase 1C4, proton-coupled folate transporter, chitinase 10, gelsolin-related protein of 125 kDa (GRP), fibroin heavy chain (FHC), fatty acid synthase and some P450s were significantly down-regulated in response to fluralaner. Conclusions The transcriptome in this study provides more effective resources for the further study of S. litura whilst the DEGs identified sheds further light on the molecular response to fluralaner.
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- Zhong-Qiang Jia
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management in Crops in Eastern China (Ministry of Agriculture of China), College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management in Crops in Eastern China (Ministry of Agriculture of China), College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management in Crops in Eastern China (Ministry of Agriculture of China), College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, People's Republic of China.,Present address: Institute of Entomology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management in Crops in Eastern China (Ministry of Agriculture of China), College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management in Crops in Eastern China (Ministry of Agriculture of China), College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, People's Republic of China.
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha, 410125, People's Republic of China.
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Zhang L, Li S, Luo J, Du P, Wu L, Li Y, Zhu X, Wang L, Zhang S, Cui J. Chromosome‐level genome assembly of the predatorPropylea japonicato understand its tolerance to insecticides and high temperatures. Mol Ecol Resour 2019; 20:292-307. [DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.13100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2019] [Revised: 09/19/2019] [Accepted: 10/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Lijuan Zhang
- Zhengzhou Research Base State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou China
- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Anyang China
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- Biomarker Technologies Corporation Beijing China
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- Zhengzhou Research Base State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou China
- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Anyang China
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- Industrial Crops Research Institute Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Oil Crops in Huang‐Huai‐Hai Plains Ministry of Agriculture/Henan Provincial Key Laboratory for Oil Crops Improvement Zhengzhou China
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- Zhengzhou Research Base State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou China
- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Anyang China
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- Zhengzhou Research Base State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou China
- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Anyang China
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- Zhengzhou Research Base State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou China
- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Anyang China
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- Zhengzhou Research Base State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou China
- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Anyang China
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- Zhengzhou Research Base State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou China
- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Anyang China
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- Zhengzhou Research Base State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou China
- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Institute of Cotton Research Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Anyang China
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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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Kita T, Mino H, Ozoe F, Ozoe Y. Spatiotemporally different expression of alternatively spliced GABA receptor subunit transcripts in the housefly Musca domestica. ARCHIVES OF INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2019; 101:e21541. [PMID: 30821008 DOI: 10.1002/arch.21541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2018] [Revised: 02/01/2019] [Accepted: 02/07/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Insect γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptors are important as major inhibitory neurotransmitter receptors and targets for insecticides. The housefly GABA receptor subunit gene MdRdl is alternatively spliced at exons 3 (a or b) and 6 (c or d) to yield the variants of ac, ad, bc, and bd combinations. In the present study, the expression of the MdRdl transcript in the body parts and in the developmental stages of the housefly Musca domestica was examined by quantitative polymerase chain reaction using specific primers that amplify the combinations of alternative exons. The results indicated that the transcripts of MdRdl, including four combinations, were highly expressed in the adult stage. MdRdlbd was the most abundant in the adult head. The expression pattern did not change in the adult stage over 7 days after eclosion. The expression level of the MdRdl bd transcript in the female head was similar to that of the male head. In contrast, MdRdl bc was the predominant transcript in the pupal head and the adult leg. Because the homomeric Rdl bc GABA receptor has a high affinity for GABA, our results provide grounds for designing agonist or competitive-antagonist insecticides that target the orthosteric site of the GABA receptor containing this Rdl variant.
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- Tomo Kita
- Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, Faculty of Life and Environmental Science, Shimane University, Matsue, Shimane, Japan
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- Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, Faculty of Life and Environmental Science, Shimane University, Matsue, Shimane, Japan
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- Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, Faculty of Life and Environmental Science, Shimane University, Matsue, Shimane, Japan
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- Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, Faculty of Life and Environmental Science, Shimane University, Matsue, Shimane, Japan
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Meng X, Miao L, Ge H, Yang X, Dong F, Xu X, Wu Z, Qian K, Wang J. Molecular characterization of glutamate-gated chloride channel and its possible roles in development and abamectin susceptibility in the rice stem borer, Chilo suppressalis. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2019; 155:72-80. [PMID: 30857629 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2019.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2018] [Revised: 01/15/2019] [Accepted: 01/20/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Glutamate-gated chloride channels (GluCls) mediate fast inhibitory neurotransmission in invertebrate nervous systems, and are of considerable interest in insecticide discovery. The full length cDNA encoding CsGluCl was cloned from the rice stem borer Chilo suppressalis (Walker). Multiple cDNA sequence alignment revealed three variants of CsGluCl generated by alternative splicing of exon 3 and exon 9. While all the transcripts were predominantly expressed in both nerve cord and brain, the expression patterns of these three variants differed among other tissues and developmental stages. Specifically, the expression level of CsGluCl C in cuticle was similar to that in nerve cord and brain, and was the predominant variant in late pupae and early adult stages. Both injection and oral delivery of dsGluCl significantly reduced the mRNA level of CsGluCl. Increased susceptibility to abamectin and reduced larvae growth and pupation rate were observed in dsGluCl-treated larvae. Thus, our results provide the evidence that in addition to act as the target of abamectin, GluCls also play important physiological roles in the development of insects.
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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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- 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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Jia ZQ, Sheng CW, Tang T, Liu D, Leviticus K, Zhao CQ, Chang XL. Identification of the ionotropic GABA receptor-like subunits from the striped stem borer, Chilo suppressalis Walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2019; 155:36-44. [PMID: 30857625 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2019.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2018] [Revised: 12/19/2018] [Accepted: 01/07/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Ionotropic γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptors (GABARs) mediate rapid inhibitory neurotransmission in both vertebrates and invertebrates, and are important molecular targets of insecticides. However, components of insect GABARs remain elusive. In addition to CsRDL1 and CsRDL2, the complementary DNAs (cDNAs) of another two GABA receptor-like subunits, CsLCCH3 and Cs8916, were identified from the rice striped stem borer, Chilo suppressalis Walker in the present study. Both CsLCCH3 and Cs8916 subunits shared common structural features, such as a highly-conserved Cys-loop structure, six distinct regions involved in ligand binding (loops A-F), and four transmembrane domains (TM 1-4). Transcript analysis demonstrated that the relative mRNA expression levels of both CsLCCH3 and Cs8916 subunits were the highest in the ventral nerve cord. Regarding developmental stage, transcript levels of both subunits were highest in eggs. Injections of double-stranded RNAs (dsRNAs), including dsRDL1, dsRDL2, dsLCCH3, or ds8916, significantly reduced mRNA abundance after 24 and 48 h. However, no observable effects on the development of C. suppressalis were observed. Injection of dsRDL1 or dsRDL2 did significantly reduce the mortality of C. suppressalis treated with fluralaner. Our results indicated that CsRDLs mediated the susceptibility of C. suppressalis to fluralaner, whereas CsLCCH3 and CsL8916 did not. The current investigation enhances our knowledge of Lepidopteran GABARs and offers a molecular basis for the development of novel insecticides to control C. suppressalis.
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- Zhong-Qiang Jia
- Education Ministry Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Education Ministry Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha 410125, China
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- Education Ministry Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Education Ministry Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Education Ministry Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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- Eco-Environmental Protection Research Institute, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai Engineering Research Centre of Low-carbon Agriculture, Shanghai 201403, China.
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Pedersen JE, Bergqvist CA, Larhammar D. Evolution of vertebrate nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. BMC Evol Biol 2019; 19:38. [PMID: 30700248 PMCID: PMC6354393 DOI: 10.1186/s12862-018-1341-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2018] [Accepted: 12/20/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Background Many physiological processes are influenced by nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChR), ranging from neuromuscular and parasympathetic signaling to modulation of the reward system and long-term memory. Due to the complexity of the nAChR family and variable evolutionary rates among its members, their evolution in vertebrates has been difficult to resolve. In order to understand how and when the nAChR genes arose, we have used a broad approach of analyses combining sequence-based phylogeny, chromosomal synteny and intron positions. Results Our analyses suggest that there were ten subunit genes present in the vertebrate predecessor. The two basal vertebrate tetraploidizations (1R and 2R) then expanded this set to 19 genes. Three of these have been lost in mammals, resulting in 16 members today. None of the ten ancestral genes have kept all four copies after 2R. Following 2R, two of the ancestral genes became triplicates, five of them became pairs, and three seem to have remained single genes. One triplet consists of CHRNA7, CHRNA8 and the previously undescribed CHRNA11, of which the two latter have been lost in mammals but are still present in lizards and ray-finned fishes. The other triplet consists of CHRNB2, CHRNB4 and CHRNB5, the latter of which has also been lost in mammals. In ray-finned fish the neuromuscular subunit gene CHRNB1 underwent a local gene duplication generating CHRNB1.2. The third tetraploidization in the predecessor of teleosts (3R) expanded the repertoire to a total of 31 genes, of which 27 remain in zebrafish. These evolutionary relationships are supported by the exon-intron organization of the genes. Conclusion The tetraploidizations explain all gene duplication events in vertebrates except two. This indicates that the genome doublings have had a substantial impact on the complexity of this gene family leading to a very large number of members that have existed for hundreds of millions of years. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12862-018-1341-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Julia E Pedersen
- Department of Neuroscience, Unit of Pharmacology, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 593, SE-751 24, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Neuroscience, Unit of Pharmacology, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 593, SE-751 24, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Neuroscience, Unit of Pharmacology, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 593, SE-751 24, Uppsala, Sweden.
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Zhang Y, Xu X, Bao H, Shao X, Li Z, Liu Z. The binding properties of cycloxaprid on insect native nAChRs partially explain the low cross-resistance with imidacloprid in Nilaparvata lugens. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2019; 75:246-251. [PMID: 29877026 DOI: 10.1002/ps.5108] [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: 12/01/2017] [Revised: 05/26/2018] [Accepted: 05/28/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Neonicotinoids, such as imidacloprid, are selective agonists of insect nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) used to control Nilaparvata lugens, a major rice insect pest. High imidacloprid resistance has been reported in N. lugens both in the laboratory and in the field. Cycloxaprid (CYC), an oxa-bridged cis-nitromethylene neonicotinoid, showed high insecticidal activity against N. lugens and low cross-resistance in imidacloprid-resistant strains and field populations. RESULTS Binding studies demonstrated that imidacloprid has two binding sites with different affinities (Kd = 3.18 ± 0.43 pm and 1.78 ± 0.19 nm) in N. lugens nAChRs. CYC was poor at displacing [3 H]imidacloprid at its high-affinity binding site (Ki = 159.38 ± 20.43 nm), but quite efficient at the low-affinity binding site (Ki = 1.27 ± 0.35 nm). These data showed that CYC had overlapping binding sites with imidacloprid only at its low-affinity binding site. Therefore, the low displacement ability of CYC against imidacloprid binding at its high-affinity site could partially explain the low cross-resistance of CYC in imidacloprid-resistant populations. CONCLUSION The high insecticidal activity, low cross-resistance and different binding properties on insect nAChRs of CYC show that it is a potential insecticide for the control of N. lugens and related insect pests, especially ones with high resistance to neonicotinoids. © 2018 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Yixi Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Ministry of Education), College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 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, Nanjing, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 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, Nanjing, China
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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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Meng X, Yang X, Zhang N, Jiang H, Ge H, Chen M, Qian K, Wang J. Knockdown of the GABA receptor RDL genes decreases abamectin susceptibility in the rice stem borer, Chilo suppressalis. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2019; 153:171-175. [PMID: 30744892 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2018.11.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2018] [Revised: 11/21/2018] [Accepted: 11/27/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptor is a primary neurotransmitter receptor in both vertebrate and invertebrate nervous systems. Multiple RDL subunits have been found in insects including the rice stem borer, Chilo suppressalis, however, comparative characterization of duplicated RDL genes in insects is still limited. In this study, comparison of the genomic sequences and the cDNA sequences revealed that both CsRDL1 and CsRDL2 consisted of 10 exons and 9 introns, and their exon-intron boundaries occur in the same position with respect to the coding sequences. Expression profiling showed that both CsRDL1 and CsRDL2 were predominantly expressed in nervous system, and had low expression levels in the gut and integument. The transcript level of CsRDL2 dramatically increased from the prepupae to late pupae and were much higher than that of CsRDL1 in adult stages. Notably, dietary ingestion of dsRDL1 and dsRDL2 significantly decreased the larval susceptibility to abamectin. These results suggest that CsRDL1 and CsRDL2 might play both physiological roles in development and toxicological roles in action of abamectin in C. suppressalis.
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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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- College of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.
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Jones AK. Genomics, cys-loop ligand-gated ion channels and new targets for the control of insect pests and vectors. CURRENT OPINION IN INSECT SCIENCE 2018; 30:1-7. [PMID: 30553480 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2018.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2018] [Revised: 07/29/2018] [Accepted: 07/29/2018] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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- Andrew K Jones
- Department of Biological and Medical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford OX3 0BP, UK.
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Taillebois E, Cartereau A, Jones AK, Thany SH. Neonicotinoid insecticides mode of action on insect nicotinic acetylcholine receptors using binding studies. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2018; 151:59-66. [PMID: 30704714 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2018.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2017] [Revised: 04/14/2018] [Accepted: 04/17/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are the main target of neonicotinoid insecticides, which are widely used in crop protection against insect pests. Electrophysiological and molecular approaches have demonstrated the presence of several nAChR subtypes with different affinities for neonicotinoid insecticides. However, the precise mode of action of neonicotinoids on insect nAChRs remains to be elucidated. Radioligand binding studies with [3H]-α-bungarotoxin and [3H]-imidacloprid have proved instructive in understanding ligand binding interactions between insect nAChRs and neonicotinoid insecticides. The precise binding site interactions have been established using membranes from whole body and specific tissues. In this review, we discuss findings concerning the number of nAChR binding sites against neonicotinoid insecticides from radioligand binding studies on native tissues. We summarize the data available in the literature and compare the binding properties of the most commonly used neonicotinoid insecticides in several insect species. Finally, we demonstrate that neonicotinoid-nAChR binding sites are also linked to biological samples used and insect species.
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- Emiliane Taillebois
- Université François Rabelais de Tours, Laboratoire Nutrition, Croissance et Cancer, INSERM 1069, 37032 Tours, France
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- Université d'Orléans, LBLGC USC INRA 1328, 1 rue de Chartres, 45067 Orléans, France
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- Department of Biological and Medical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford OX3 0BP, UK
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- Université d'Orléans, LBLGC USC INRA 1328, 1 rue de Chartres, 45067 Orléans, France.
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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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Wan Y, Yuan G, He B, Xu B, Xie W, Wang S, Zhang Y, Wu Q, Zhou X. Foccα6, a truncated nAChR subunit, positively correlates with spinosad resistance in the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande). INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2018; 99:1-10. [PMID: 29753712 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2018.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2017] [Revised: 02/07/2018] [Accepted: 05/07/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs), a molecular target for spinosyns and neonicotinoids, mediate rapid cholinergic transmission in insect central nervous system by binding acetylcholine. Previous studies have shown that mutations in nAChRs contribute to the high level of resistance to these two classes of insecticides. In this study, we identified nine nAChR subunits from a transcriptome of the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis, including α1-7, β1, and β2. Exon 4 of α4 and exons 3 and 8 of α6 each have two splicing variants, respectively. In addition, altered or incorrect splicing leads to truncated forms of α3, α5, and α6 subunits. The abundance of every nAChRs in both spinosad susceptible and resistant strains was highest in the 1st instar nymph. Significantly more truncated forms of α6 subunit were detected in spinosad resistant strains, whereas, hardly any full-length form was found in the two highly resistant F. occidentalis strains (resistance ratio >104-fold). Under laboratory conditions, spinosad resistance was positively correlated with truncated α6 transcripts. The correlation was later confirmed under the field conditions using five field strains. As the molecular target of spinosad, the percentage of truncated nAChR α6 subunits can be used as a diagnostic tool to detect and quantify spinosad resistance in the field.
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- Yanran Wan
- Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.
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- Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.
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- Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.
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- Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.
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- Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.
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- Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.
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- Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.
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- Department of Plant Protection, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.
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- Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
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Cloning and Functional Characterisation of the Duplicated RDL Subunits from the Pea Aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19082235. [PMID: 30065178 PMCID: PMC6121307 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19082235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2018] [Revised: 07/25/2018] [Accepted: 07/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The insect GABA receptor, RDL (resistance to dieldrin), is a cys-loop ligand-gated ion channel (cysLGIC) that plays a central role in neuronal signaling, and is the target of several classes of insecticides. Many insects studied to date possess one Rdl gene; however, there is evidence of two Rdls in aphids. To characterise further this insecticide target from pests that cause millions of dollars' worth of crop damage each year, we identified the complete cysLGIC gene superfamily of the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum, using BLAST analysis. This confirmed the presence of two Rdl-like genes (RDL1 and RDL2) that likely arose from a recent gene duplication. When expressed individually in Xenopus laevis oocytes, both subunits formed functional ion channels gated by GABA. Alternative splicing of RDL1 influenced the potency of GABA, and the potency of fipronil was different on the RDL1bd splice variant and RDL2. Imidacloprid and clothianidin showed no antagonistic activity on RDL1, whilst 100 μM thiacloprid reduced the GABA responses of RDL1 and RDL2 to 55% and 62%, respectively. It was concluded that gene duplication of Rdl may have conferred increased tolerance to natural insecticides, and played a role in the evolution of insect cysLGICs.
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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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Taylor-Wells J, Senan A, Bermudez I, Jones AK. Species specific RNA A-to-I editing of mosquito RDL modulates GABA potency and influences agonistic, potentiating and antagonistic actions of ivermectin. INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2018; 93:1-11. [PMID: 29223796 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2017.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2017] [Revised: 11/30/2017] [Accepted: 12/03/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The insect GABA receptor, RDL, is the target of several classes of pesticides. The peptide sequences of RDL are generally highly conserved between diverse insects. However, RNA A-to-I editing can effectively alter amino acid residues of RDL in a species specific manner, which can affect the potency of GABA and possibly insecticides. We report here that RNA A-to-I editing alters the gene products of Rdl in three mosquito disease vectors, recoding five amino acid residues in RDL of Aedes aegypti and six residues in RDLs of Anopheles gambiae and Culex pipiens, which is the highest extent of editing in RDL observed to date. Analysis of An. gambiae Rdl cDNA sequences identified 24 editing isoforms demonstrating a considerable increase in gene product diversity. RNA editing influenced the potency of the neurotransmitter, GABA, on An. gambiae RDL editing isoforms expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes, as demonstrated by EC50s ranging from 5 ± 1 to 246 ± 41 μM. Fipronil showed similar potency on different editing isoforms, with IC50s ranging from 0.18 ± 0.08 to 0.43 ± 0.09 μM. In contrast, editing of An. gambiae RDL affected the activating, potentiating and inhibiting actions of ivermectin. For example, ivermectin potentiated currents induced by GABA at the EC20 concentration in the unedited isoform but not in the fully edited variant. Editing of a residue in the first transmembrane domain or the cys-loop influenced this potentiation, highlighting residues involved in the allosteric mechanisms of cys-loop ligand-gated ion channels. Understanding the interactions of ivermectin with molecular targets may have relevance to mosquito control in areas where people are administered with ivermectin to treat parasitic diseases.
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- Jennina Taylor-Wells
- Department of Biological and Medical Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Headington, Oxford, OX30BP, UK.
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- Department of Biological and Medical Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Headington, Oxford, OX30BP, UK.
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- Department of Biological and Medical Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Headington, Oxford, OX30BP, UK.
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- Department of Biological and Medical Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Headington, Oxford, OX30BP, UK.
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Jones AK. How Complex Can Resistance to Dieldrin, the Insect γ-Aminobutyric Acid Receptor, Get? INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INSECT SCIENCE 2018; 10:1179543318804782. [PMID: 30559597 PMCID: PMC6291865 DOI: 10.1177/1179543318804782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2018] [Accepted: 09/09/2018] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Recently, Taylor-Wells et al published evidence that the γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptor, resistance to dieldrin (RDL), from mosquitoes undergoes RNA A-to-I editing to generate an extraordinarily large range of isoforms. This editing was found to affect GABA receptor pharmacology, as it influenced the potency of GABA and ivermectin. This highlights RNA editing as a species-specific mechanism to fine-tune receptor function as well as possibly increase tolerance of mosquitoes to certain insecticides. This commentary also considers novel findings from analysis of Rdl transcripts from individual mosquitoes taken from different geographical areas.
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- Andrew K Jones
- Andrew K Jones, Department of Biological and Medical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Headington Campus, Oxford OX3 0BP, UK.
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Neurotoxic Effects of Linalool and β-Pinene on Tribolium castaneum Herbst. Molecules 2017; 22:molecules22122052. [PMID: 29186788 PMCID: PMC6149882 DOI: 10.3390/molecules22122052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2017] [Accepted: 11/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Effective, ethical pest control requires the use of chemicals that are highly specific, safe, and ecofriendly. Linalool and β-pinene occur naturally as major constituents of the essential oils of many plant species distributed throughout the world, and thus meet these requirements. These monoterpenes were tested as repellents against Tribolium castaneum, using the area preference method, after four hours of exposure and the effect transcriptional of genes associated with neurotransmission. Changes in gene expression of acetylcholinesterase (Ace1), GABA-gated anion channel splice variant 3a6a (Rdl), GABA-gated ion channel (Grd), glutamate-gated chloride channel (Glucl), and histamine-gated chloride channel 2 (Hiscl2) were assessed and the interaction with proteins important for the insect using in silico methods was also studied. For linalool and β-pinene, the repellent concentration 50 (RC50) values were 0.11 µL/cm2 and 0.03 µL/cm2, respectively. Both compounds induced overexpression of Hiscl2 gen in adult insects, and β-pinene also promoted the overexpression of Grd and the Ace1 gene. However, β-pinene and linalool had little potential to dock on computer-generated models for GABA-gated ion channel LCCH3, nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunits alpha1 and alpha2, and putative octopamine/tyramine receptor proteins from T. castaneum as their respective binding affinities were marginal, and therefore the repellent action probably involved mechanisms other than direct interaction with these targets. Results indicated that β-pinene was more potent than linalool in inducing insect repellency, and also had a greater capacity to generate changes in the expression of genes involved in neuronal transmission.
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Crossthwaite AJ, Bigot A, Camblin P, Goodchild J, Lind RJ, Slater R, Maienfisch P. The invertebrate pharmacology of insecticides acting at nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. JOURNAL OF PESTICIDE SCIENCE 2017; 42:67-83. [PMID: 30363948 PMCID: PMC6183333 DOI: 10.1584/jpestics.d17-019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2017] [Accepted: 06/19/2017] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) is a ligand-gated ion channel composed of 5 protein subunits arranged around a central cation selective pore. Several classes of natural and synthetic insecticides mediate their effect through interacting at nAChRs. This review examines the basic pharmacology of the neonicotinoids and related chemistry, with an emphasis on sap-feeding insects from the order Hemiptera, the principle pest target for such insecticides. Although the receptor subunit stoichiometry for endogenous invertebrate nAChRs is unknown, there is clear evidence for the existence of distinct neonicotinoid binding sites in native insect preparations, which reflects the predicted wide repertoire of nAChRs and differing pharmacology within this insecticide class. The spinosyns are principally used to control chewing pests such as Lepidoptera, whilst nereistoxin analogues are used on pests of rice and vegetables through contact and systemic action, the pharmacology of both these insecticides is unique and different to that of the neonicotinoids.
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- Andrew J. Crossthwaite
- Syngenta Crop Protection, Jealott’s Hill International Research Centre, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG42 6EY, UK
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- Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Schaffhauserstrasse 101, CH-4332 Stein, Switzerland
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- Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Schwarzwaldallee 215, CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland
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- Syngenta Crop Protection, Jealott’s Hill International Research Centre, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG42 6EY, UK
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- Syngenta Crop Protection, Jealott’s Hill International Research Centre, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG42 6EY, UK
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- Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Schwarzwaldallee 215, CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland
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- Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Schwarzwaldallee 215, CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland
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Bao H, Liu Y, Zhang Y, Liu Z. Two distinctive β subunits are separately involved in two binding sites of imidacloprid with different affinities in Locusta migratoria manilensis. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2017; 140:36-41. [PMID: 28755692 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2017.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2016] [Revised: 05/31/2017] [Accepted: 06/02/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Due to great diversity of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) subtypes in insects, one β subunit may be contained in numerous nAChR subtypes. In the locust Locusta migratoria, a model insect species with agricultural importance, the third β subunits (Locβ3) was identified in this study, which reveals at least three β subunits in this insect species. Imidacloprid was found to bind nAChRs in L. migratoria central nervous system at two sites with different affinities, with Kd values of 0.16 and 10.31nM. The specific antisera (L1-1, L2-1 and L3-1) were raised against fusion proteins at the large cytoplasmic loop of Locβ1, Locβ2 and Locβ3 respectively. Specific immunodepletion of Locβ1 with antiserum L1-1 resulted in the selective loss of the low affinity binding site for imidacloprid, whereas the immunodepletion of Locβ3 with L3-1 caused the selective loss of the high affinity site. Dual immunodepletion with L1-1 and L3-1 could completely abolish imidacloprid binding. In contrast, the immunodepletion of Locβ2 had no significant effect on the specific [3H]imidacloprid binding. Taken together, these data indicated that Locβ1 and Locβ3 were respectively contained in the low- and high-affinity binding sites for imidacloprid in L. migratoria, which is different to the previous finding in Nilaparvata lugens that Nlβ1 was in two binding sites for imidacloprid. The involvement of two β subunits separately in two binding sites may decrease the risk of imidacloprid resistance due to putative point mutations in β subunits in L. migratoria.
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- Haibo Bao
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests (Ministry of Education), College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang, Nanjing 210095, China; Institute of Plant Protection, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 50 St. Zhongling, Nanjing 210014, 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, 1 Weigang, 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, 1 Weigang, 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, 1 Weigang, Nanjing 210095, China.
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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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Xu G, Wu SF, Teng ZW, Yao HW, Fang Q, Huang J, Ye GY. Molecular characterization and expression profiles of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the rice striped stem borer, Chilo suppressalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). INSECT SCIENCE 2017; 24:371-384. [PMID: 26847606 DOI: 10.1111/1744-7917.12324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/13/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are members of the cys-loop ligand-gated ion channel (cysLGIC) superfamily, mediating fast synaptic cholinergic transmission in the central nervous system in insects. Insect nAChRs are the molecular targets of economically important insecticides, such as neonicotinoids and spinosad. Identification and characterization of the nAChR gene family in the rice striped stem borer, Chilo suppressalis, could provide beneficial information about this important receptor gene family and contribute to the investigation of the molecular modes of insecticide action and resistance for current and future chemical control strategies. We searched our C. suppressalis transcriptome database using Bombyx mori nAChR sequences in local BLAST searches and obtained the putative nAChR subunit complementary DNAs (cDNAs) via reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and rapid amplification of cDNA ends methods. Similar to B. mori, C. suppressalis possesses 12 nAChR subunits, including nine α-type and three β-type subunits. Quantitative RT-PCR analysis revealed the expression profiles of the nAChR subunits in various tissues, including the brain, subesophageal ganglion, thoracic ganglion, abdominal ganglion, hemocytes, fat body, foregut, midgut, hindgut and Malpighian tubules. Developmental expression analyses showed clear differential expression of nAChR subunits throughout the C. suppressalis life cycle. The identification of nAChR subunits in this study will provide a foundation for investigating the diverse roles played by nAChRs in C. suppressalis and for exploring specific target sites for chemicals that control agricultural pests while sparing beneficial species.
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- Gang Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology & Key Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology of Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology & Key Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology of Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology & Key Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology of Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology & Key Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology of Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology & Key Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology of Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology & Key Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology of Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology & Key Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology of Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Pharmacological characterization of histamine-gated chloride channels from the housefly Musca domestica. Neurotoxicology 2017; 60:245-253. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2016.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2015] [Revised: 04/28/2016] [Accepted: 04/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Wu SF, Mu XC, Dong YX, Wang LX, Wei Q, Gao CF. Expression pattern and pharmacological characterisation of two novel alternative splice variants of the glutamate-gated chloride channel in the small brown planthopper Laodelphax striatellus. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2017; 73:590-597. [PMID: 27302648 DOI: 10.1002/ps.4340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2016] [Revised: 06/09/2016] [Accepted: 06/10/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Glutamate-gated chloride channels (GluCl) mediate fast inhibitory neurotransmission in invertebrate nervous systems. Although only one GluCl gene was presented in insects, it showed diverse alternative splicing that was speculated could affect channel function and pharmacology. RESULTS In this study, we isolated GluCl cDNAs from adults of the small brown planthopper (SBPH) Laodelphax striatellus and showed that six L. striatellus GluCl variants (LsGluCl-AS, LsGluCl-BS, LsGluCl-CS, LsGluCl-AL, LsGluCl-BL, LsGluCl-CL) were present in the SBPH. The expression patterns of six variants differed among developmental stages (egg, first- to fifth-instar nymphs, male and female adults) and among the body parts (head, thorax, abdomen, leg) of the female adult SBPH. All the transcripts were abundant in the head of the adult. When expressed in African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis, oocytes, the two functional variants (LsGluCl-AS, LsGluCl-AL) had similar EC50 and IC50 values for L-glutamate and channel blockers picrotoxinin and fipronil. CONCLUSION This study represents a comprehensive molecular, expression and pharmacological characterisation of GluCl in the SBPH. These findings should be useful in providing more opportunities to discover novel insect control chemicals. © 2016 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Shun-Fan Wu
- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
- State and Local Joint Engineering Research Centre of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
- State and Local Joint Engineering Research Centre of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
- State and Local Joint Engineering Research Centre of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
- State and Local Joint Engineering Research Centre of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
- State and Local Joint Engineering Research Centre of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
- State and Local Joint Engineering Research Centre of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, Jiangsu, China
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Wei Q, Wu SF, Gao CF. Molecular characterization and expression pattern of three GABA receptor-like subunits in the small brown planthopper Laodelphax striatellus (Hemiptera: Delphacidae). PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2017; 136:34-40. [PMID: 28187828 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2016.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2016] [Revised: 08/14/2016] [Accepted: 08/21/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
Abstract
Ionotropic γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-gated chloride channel receptors mediate rapid inhibitory neurotransmission in vertebrates and invertebrates. GABA receptors are well known to be the molecular targets of synthetic insecticides or parasiticides. Three GABA receptor-like subunits, LsLCCH3, LsGRD and LS8916, of the small brown planthopper, Laodelphax striatellus (Fallén), a major insect pest of crop systems in East Asia, had been identified and characterized in this study. All three genes were cloned using the reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE). They shared common structural features with known Cys-loop ligand-gated ion channels (LGICs): the well-conserved dicysteine-loop structures, an extracellular N-terminal domain containing six distinct regions (loops A-F) that form the ligand binding sites and four transmembrane regions (TM1-4). Additionally, temporal and spatial transcriptional profiling analysis indicated that Lslcch3 was significantly higher than the other two genes. All of them were expressed at higher levels in fifth-instar nymph and adults than in eggs and from first- to fourth-instar nymph. They were predominantly expressed in the heads of 2-d old female adults. These findings enhanced our understanding of cys-loop LGIC functional characterization in Hemiptera and provided a useful basis for the development of improved insecticides that targeting this important agricultural pest.
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- Qi Wei
- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, State & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Green Pesticide Invention and Application, Nanjing 210095, 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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