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Cease AJ. How Nutrients Mediate the Impacts of Global Change on Locust Outbreaks. ANNUAL REVIEW OF ENTOMOLOGY 2024; 69:527-550. [PMID: 38270985 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-ento-120220-110415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
Abstract
Locusts are grasshoppers that can migrate en masse and devastate food security. Plant nutrient content is a key variable influencing population dynamics, but the relationship is not straightforward. For an herbivore, plant quality depends not only on the balance of nutrients and antinutrients in plant tissues, which is influenced by land use and climate change, but also on the nutritional state and demands of the herbivore, as well as its capacity to extract nutrients from host plants. In contrast to the concept of a positive relationship between nitrogen or protein concentration and herbivore performance, a five-decade review of lab and field studies indicates that equating plant N to plant quality is misleading because grasshoppers respond negatively or neutrally to increasing plant N just as often as they respond positively. For locusts specifically, low-N environments are actually beneficial because they supply high energy rates that support migration. Therefore, intensive land use, such as continuous grazing or cropping, and elevated ambient CO2 levels that decrease the protein:carbohydrate ratios of plants are predicted to broadly promote locust outbreaks.
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- Arianne J Cease
- School of Sustainability, School of Life Sciences, and Global Locust Initiative, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA;
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Wu T, Baatar D, O' Connor AE, O'Bryan MK, Stringer JM, Hutt KJ, Malimige Aponso M, Monro K, Luo J, Zhu Y, Ernst A, Swindells EOK, Alesi LR, Tho Tony Nguyen N, Piper MDW, Bennett LE. Exome-informed formulations of food proteins enhance body growth and feed conversion efficiency in ad libitum-fed mice. Food Res Int 2024; 176:113819. [PMID: 38163720 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2023.113819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2023] [Revised: 11/28/2023] [Accepted: 12/02/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
Abstract
Meeting requirements for dietary proteins, especially of essential amino acids (EAAs), is critical for the life-long health of living organisms. However, defining EAA targets for preparing biologically-matched nutrition that satisfies metabolic requirements for protein remains challenging. Previous research has shown the advantages of 'exome matching' in representing the specific requirement of dietary AAs, where the target dietary AA profile was derived from in silico translation of the genome of an organism, specifically responsible for protein expression (the 'exome'). However, past studies have assessed these effects in only one sex, for few parameters (body mass and composition), and have used purified diets in which protein is supplied as a mixture of individual AAs. Here, for the first time, we utilise a computational method to guide the formulation of custom protein blends and test if exome matching can be achieved at the intact protein level, through blending standard protein ingredients, ultimately leading to optimal growth, longevity and reproductive function. Mice were provided ad libitum (ad lib) access to one of the four iso-energetic protein-limited diets, two matched and two mis-matched to the mouse exome target, and fed at a fixed protein energy level of 6.2%. During or following 13-weeks of feeding, the food intake, body growth, composition and reproductive functions were measured. Compared to the two mis-matched diets, male and female animals on the exome-matched diet with protein digestibility correction applied, exhibited significantly improved growth rates and final body mass. The feed conversion efficiency in the same diet was also increased by 62% and 40% over the worst diets for males and females, respectively. Male, not female, exhibited higher accretion of lean body mass with the matched, digestibility-corrected diet. All reproductive function measures in both sexes were comparable among diets, with the exception of testicular daily sperm production in males, which was higher in the two matched diets versus the mis-matched diets. The results collectively demonstrate the pronounced advantages of exome-matching in supporting body growth and improving feed conversion efficiency in both sexes. However, the potential impact of this approach in enhancing fertility needs further investigation.
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- Tong Wu
- School of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- School of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- School of BioScience and the Bio21 Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- School of BioScience and the Bio21 Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- School of Agriculture and Food, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Shanxi Agricultural University, Shanxi, China
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- School of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia.
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Hatle J, Clark CR, Agne P, Strasser N, Arcaro J, Kordek EN, Rogers K, Short CA, Sahni Z, Sullivan S, Reams B, Halleak S. The effects of dietary amino acid balance on post-embryonic development in a lubber grasshopper. JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY 2023; 151:104586. [PMID: 37989476 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2023.104586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2023] [Revised: 11/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/18/2023] [Indexed: 11/23/2023]
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Effects of dietary protein quality on insect development (not just growth) are unclear. Dietary amino acid blends matching yolk proteins support reproduction and juvenile development in Drosophila melanogaster. We matched amino acids to vitellogenin and tested development of juvenile male lubber grasshoppers, which do not produce vitellogenin. Last instars were fed classic dry diets with amino acids substituted for proteins. Matching amino acids to vitellogenin allowed molting to adulthood, while an unmatched isonitrogenous diet did not. Health on dry diets was poor, so we developed wet diets with agar, horse feed, and amino acids. Juveniles fed these diets matched to vitellogenin developed comparably to juveniles fed lettuce. However, wet diets with amino acids dissimilar to vitellogenin (low-quality) slowed development but maintained size at adulthood. We observed no compensatory feeding on low-quality diets. Theory suggests accumulation of proteins permits development. To detect a threshold, we started last juvenile instars on high-quality diets, then abruptly switched them to low-qualities diets. When switched to the poor-quality diet at 6d, grasshoppers molted at a similar age (∼17d) to grasshoppers continuously on the high-quality diet. Total hemolymph proteins levels were unaffected by the timing of diet switches. Last, methionine is essential but can be noxious at high levels. Diets with low-quality protein except for methionine slowed growth early but did not alter the time or size at molt. Overall, the feeding threshold is solely due to essential amino acids, and low-quality protein diets slowed development but did not affect adult size.
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- John Hatle
- Department of Biology, University of North Florida, 1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA.
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- Department of Biology, University of North Florida, 1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of North Florida, 1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of North Florida, 1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of North Florida, 1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of North Florida, 1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of North Florida, 1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA
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- Department of Entomology and Nematology, The University of Florida, 1881 Natural Area Drive, Steinmetz Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of North Florida, 1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of North Florida, 1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of North Florida, 1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of North Florida, 1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA
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