烟芽夜蛾囊泡病毒3h毒株3h-161的克隆和表达谱分析

【目的】本文旨在明确烟芽夜蛾囊泡病毒3h毒株（HvAV-3h）编码的第161号开放阅读框（3h-161）的序列特征及表达谱,为深入研究其功能奠定基础。【方法】采用PCR技术克隆3h-161的CDs序列,构建原核表达载体,并制备高效的多克隆抗体;利用RT-PCR技术检测3h-161的转录情况,利用蛋白免疫印迹法检测3H-161的表达情况。【结果】3h-161编码区长516 bp,共编码172个氨基酸残基,感染甜菜夜蛾Spodopteraexigua3龄幼虫后12h开始转录、48h开始表达;3H-161在囊泡病毒属内的不同毒株（HvAV-3j、HvAV-3i、HvAV-3e、HvAV-3f和HvAV-3g）间高度保守,序列一致性为100%。【结论】本研究阐明了3h-161的序列特征、获得了3H-161的多克隆抗体,明确了其表达谱,为进一步研究该基因在HvAV-3h感染甜菜夜蛾过程中发挥的作用奠定基础。     

烟芽夜蛾囊泡病毒3h株3h-38基因原核表达及转录、表达时相分析

烟芽夜蛾囊泡病毒3h株(Heliothis virescens ascovirus 3h,HvAV-3h)作为一种极具生防潜力的环状双链DNA昆虫病毒,自被分离后,对其基因的特性和相关蛋白功能研究从未间断.本研究通过生物信息学预测3H-38蛋白序列发现其131～150氨基酸位置有一段由胞外向胞内的跨膜区序列,N端23 ～ 121氨基酸位置有一个BRO家族结构域,和其同源蛋白的序列对比发现3H-38与烟芽夜蛾囊泡病毒3i株(Heliothis virescens ascovirus 3i,HvAV-3i)和烟芽夜蛾囊泡病毒3j株(Heliothis virescens ascovirus 3j,HvAV-3j)编码的同源蛋白3I40和3J-43相似性高达85％以上.进一步通过RT-PCR克隆、构建pET-28a-38原核表达载体、IPTG诱导表达、Ni2+-NTA亲和层析柱纯化蛋白等方法获得了His-tag融合的3H-38重组蛋白,并制备了该蛋白的兔多克隆抗体.通过检测3h-38基因在HvAV-3h感染的甜菜夜蛾Spodoptera exigua (Hübner)幼虫中的转录和表达时相,本研究发现3h-38从感染后3h开始转录,从感染后36 h开始表达,即3h-38是一个早期转录、晚期表达的基因.3h-38基因的生物学信息分析和转录表达时相检测为进一步研究该蛋白的功能和特性奠定了基础.     

甜菜夜蛾半胱天冬酶基因的克隆及对细胞凋亡 诱导剂和病原微生物感染的表达响应

【目的】本研究旨在明确甜菜夜蛾Spodoptera exigua半胱天冬酶(caspase)在细胞凋亡诱导剂诱导和病原微生物胁迫下的表达模式,为丰富鳞翅目昆虫细胞凋亡机制研究奠定基础。【方法】利用RT-PCR技术从甜菜夜蛾3龄幼虫体内扩增两个半胱天冬酶基因(SeCasp-3和SeCasp-4)编码区的全长;利用qPCR技术分别检测两个半胱天冬酶基因在细胞凋亡诱导剂过氧化氢(hydrogen peroxide, H₂O₂)(100 μmol/L)、放线菌素D(actinomycin D, ActD)(10 μg/mL)和地塞米松(dexamethasone, DEX)(50 μg/mL)诱导后甜菜夜蛾脂肪体细胞中及病原菌苏云金芽孢杆菌Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki (Btk)(10⁸个细菌/mL)、大肠杆菌TG1菌株Escherichia coli TG1 (E. coli TG1)(10⁸个细菌/mL)、烟芽夜蛾囊泡病毒3h株(Heliothis virescens ascovirus 3h, HvAV-3h)(1.16×10¹¹个基因组拷贝/mL)和苜蓿银纹夜蛾核型多角体病毒(Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus, AcMNPV)(5 000 OBs/μL)感染后甜菜夜蛾3龄幼虫体内的表达模式。【结果】SeCasp-3(GenBank登录号: MW183334)的编码区长942 bp,共编码313个氨基酸;SeCasp-4(GenBank登录号: MW183335)的编码区长843 bp,共编码280个氨基酸。SeCasp-3和SeCasp-4的假定蛋白序列与家蚕Bombyx mori Dronc的氨基酸序列一致性分别为45.54％和58.46％,且SeCasp-3和SeCasp-4之间具有较高的同源性。SeCasp-3和SeCasp-4在不同化学物质诱导下的甜菜夜蛾脂肪体细胞中的表达模式存在明显差异,在100 μmol/L H₂O₂和10 μg/mL ActD处理后24和48 h,脂肪体细胞中SeCasp-3和SeCasp-4的相对表达量均显著升高;50 μg/mL DEX处理后24和48 h,SeCasp-3的相对表达量未见显著变化,但SeCasp-4的相对表达量升高了数千倍。在不同病原微生物感染后的甜菜夜蛾3龄幼虫体内,SeCasp-3和SeCasp-4的表达模式基本相同。一般线性模型的分析结果表明,Btk和E. coli TG1的感染不造成SeCasp-3和SeCasp-4相对表达量的显著变化,而HvAV-3h和AcMNPV的感染则显著抑制了这两个基因的表达。【结论】本研究鉴定了两个甜菜夜蛾半胱天冬酶基因,并分析了其对细胞凋亡诱导剂和病原微生物感染的表达响应,为进一步探究半胱天冬酶功能和昆虫细胞凋亡过程提供了重要的理论基础。     

SeMNPV抑制HaSNPV诱导的Se—UCR细胞凋亡

在采用共感染和共转染的方法构建扩大杀虫范围的重组病毒的研究过程中发现棉铃虫单核衣壳核多角体病毒(Helicoverpa armigera single nucleocapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus,HaSNPV)能诱导甜菜夜蛾细胞,Se-UCR发生典型凋亡,但不能诱导另一株甜菜夜蛾细胞Se-301产生凋亡。以5MOI的HaSNPV感染Se-UCR。在12h左右可以观测到少量细胞凋亡。24h能观察到明显的凋亡,凋亡细胞数量随时间不断增加,到72h基本上所有的细胞均发生凋亡,成为凋亡小体,基因组DNA片段化。同时发现HaSNPV诱导的甜菜夜蛾Se-UCR细胞凋亡能够被甜菜夜蛾多核衣壳核多角体病毒(Spodoptera exigua multicapsid nucleoplyhedrovirus,SeMNPV)所抑制,进一步点杂交试验发现SeMNPV和HaSNPV共同感染Se-UCR获得了HaSNPV在该细胞中的复制。     

寄主植物对甜菜夜蛾感染核型多角体病毒后黑化反应关键酶活性的影响

【目的】明确寄主植物对感染核型多角体病毒的甜菜夜蛾Spodostera exigua (Hübner)幼虫体内参与黑化反应的关键酶的影响。【方法】借助紫外分光光度计或酶标仪,测定了取食不同食物(蕹菜、甘蓝、黄豆和人工饲料)的感毒与未感毒甜菜夜蛾幼虫血淋巴中多酚氧化酶、酪氨酸羟化酶和多巴脱羧酶含量。【结果】两因素分析显示,感毒和食物两个因子及其交互作用显著影响幼虫血淋巴中这3种酶的活性;进一步比较发现,取食蕹菜的感毒幼虫多酚氧化酶活性最高,取食甘蓝的次之,而以黄豆和人工饲料为食物的多酚氧化酶活性最低,感毒幼虫血淋巴中其他两种酶活性也表现相同的趋势。【结论】寄主植物能够调控感毒甜菜夜蛾幼虫体内参与黑化反应的关键酶活性,而这些关键酶活性的变化可能与寄主植物调控甜菜夜蛾对核型多角体病毒的敏感性有关。     

SeMNPV两个分离株的生物活性比较及病毒杀虫剂的应用

本文对甜菜夜蛾核型多角体病毒的两个分离株(SeMNPV-M,SeMNPV-Z)的生物活性进行了比较,并对甜 菜夜蛾核多角体病毒杀虫悬浮剂的田间应用效果进行了评估。病毒生物测定结果显示,SeNPV-M和SeNPV-Z 感染三龄幼虫的半致死剂量(LD50)分别为195．8 PIBs／克饲料和242．4 PIBs／克饲料。使用6000PIB／克饲料的病 毒剂量感染三龄幼虫,其半致死时间(LT50)分别为3．50d和3．68d。甜菜夜蛾病毒杀虫悬浮剂已在工厂生产,田间 实验结果表明,甜菜夜蛾病毒杀虫悬浮剂可有效控制目标害虫的危害。     

SeMNPV两个分离株的生物活性比较及病毒杀虫剂的应用

本文对甜菜夜蛾核型多角体病毒的两个分离株(SeMNPV-M,SeMNPV-Z)的生物活性进行了比较,并对甜菜夜蛾核多角体病毒杀虫悬浮剂的田间应用效果进行了评估.病毒生物测定结果显示,SeNPV-M和SeNPV-Z感染三龄幼虫的半致死剂量(LD50)分别为195.8 PIBs/克饲料和242.4 PIBs/克饲料.使用6000PIB/克饲料的病毒剂量感染三龄幼虫,其半致死时间(LT50)分别为3.50d和3.68d.甜菜夜蛾病毒杀虫悬浮剂已在工厂生产,田问实验结果表明,甜菜夜蛾病毒杀虫悬浮剂可有效控制目标害虫的危害.     

四种杆状病毒血清学关系的研究

血清学性质可作为病毒分类鉴定的依据,为此作者提纯芹菜夜蛾核多角体病毒-D克隆株（SfaMNPV-D)与棉铃虫单粒包埋核型多角体病毒（HaSNPV),斜纹夜蛾核型多角体病毒（SLMNPV）,粉蚊夜蛾颗粒体病毒（TnGV)等四种杆状病毒的病毒粒子和多角体蛋白（颗粒体蛋白）作为抗原免疫家兔后制取抗血清,经1%琼脂糖免疫电泳,结果发现多角体病毒之间血清关系比与颗粒病毒血清学关系更密切。     

人工饲料成分对甜菜夜蛾核多角体 病毒产量的影响

通过采取单因素和正交组合设计的方法,研究了甜菜夜蛾Spodoptera exigua人工饲料中黄豆粉、酵母粉和麦麸3种主要营养成分对甜菜夜蛾核多角体病毒产量的影响,同时获得甜菜夜蛾核多角体病毒高产优化组合方案：酵母粉7 g、黄豆粉14 g和麦麸6 g。此外,还研究了4种无机盐和1种非蛋白氮对甜菜夜蛾核多角体病毒产量的影响。     

SeMNPV抑制HaSNPV诱导的Se-UCR细胞凋亡

在采用共感染和共转染的方法构建扩大杀虫范围的重组病毒的研究过程中发现棉铃虫单核衣壳核多角体病毒(Helicoverpa armigera single nucleocapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus, HaSNPV)能诱导甜菜夜蛾细胞Se-UCR发生典型凋亡,但不能诱导另一株甜菜夜蛾细胞Se-301产生凋亡.以5 MOI的HaSNPV感染Se-UCR,在12h左右可以观测到少量细胞凋亡,24h能观察到明显的凋亡,凋亡细胞数量随时间不断增加,到72h基本上所有的细胞均发生凋亡,成为凋亡小体,基因组DNA片段化.同时发现HaSNPV诱导的甜菜夜蛾Se-UCR细胞凋亡能够被甜菜夜蛾多核衣壳核多角体病毒(Spodoptera exigua multicapsid nucleoplyhedrovirus, SeMNPV)所抑制, 进一步点杂交试验发现SeMNPV 和HaSNPV共同感染Se-UCR获得了HaSNPV在该细胞中的复制.     

Novel strategies for the biocontrol of noctuid pests (Lepidoptera) based on improving ascovirus infectivity using Bacillus thuringiensis

Identifying novel biocontrol agents and developing new strategies are urgent goals in insect pest biocontrol. Ascoviruses are potential competent insect viruses that may be developed into bioinsecticides, but this aim is impeded by their poor oral infectivity. To improve the per os infectivity of ascovirus, Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki (Btk) was employed as a helper to damage the midgut of lepidopteran larvae (Helicoverpa armigera, Mythimna separata, Spodoptera frugiperda, and S. litura) in formulations with Heliothis virescens ascovirus isolates (HvAV-3h and HvAV-3j). Btk and ascovirus mixtures (Btk/HvAV-3h and Btk/HvAV-3j) were fed to insect larvae (3rd instar). With the exception of S. frugiperda larvae, which exhibited low mortality after ingesting Btk, the larvae of the other tested species showed three types of response to feeding on the formulas: type I, the tested larvae (H. armigera) were killed by Btk infection so quickly that insufficient time and resources remained for ascoviral invasion; type II, both Btk and the ascovirus were depleted by their competition, such that neither was successfully released or colonized the tissue; type III, Btk was eliminated by the ascovirus, and the ascovirus achieved systemic infection in the tested larvae. The feeding of Btk/ascovirus formulas led to a great reduction in larval diet consumption and resulted in a significant decrease in the emergence rate of H. armigera, M. separata, and S. litura larvae, which suggested that the formulas exerted marked oral control effects on both the contemporary individuals and the next generation of these tested pest species.     

3H-31, A Non-structural Protein of Heliothis virescens ascovirus 3h,Inhibits the Host Larval Cathepsin and Chitinase Activities

Virologica Sinica - 3h-31 of Heliothis virescens ascovirus 3h (HvAV-3h) is a highly conserved gene of ascoviruses. As an early gene of HvAV-3h, 3h-31 codes for a non-structural protein (3H-31) of...     

缺失宿主Vta1蛋白的MIT结构域对杆状病毒AcMNPV复制的影响

【目的】克隆草地贪夜蛾(Spodoptera frugiperda)Vta1基因,检测Vta1在苜蓿银纹夜蛾核多角体病毒(Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus,AcMNPV)复制中的作用。【方法】利用反转录-PCR与PCR方法筛选草地贪夜蛾Vta1基因及缺失Vta1N-端MIT结构域的突变体并构建其瞬时表达质粒,通过转染Sf9细胞检测表达;构建Vta1及其突变体的双分子荧光互补表达质粒,并通过瞬时转染检测其与Vps4及ESCRT-III亚基Vps46与Vps60的相互作用;共转染gp64与Vta1及其突变体瞬时表达质粒,检测瞬时表达Vta1突变体对AcMNPV出芽型病毒产量及病毒基因启动子指导报告基因表达的影响。【结果】获得了草地贪夜蛾Vta1基因。氨基酸序列相似性分析表明,昆虫、酵母与人类Vta1同源蛋白的相似性分别约为20%与50%。Western blotting分析表明GFP标签的Vta1及其突变体均能在瞬时转染的Sf9细胞中表达。双分子荧光互补分析发现,缺失第1个或第2个MIT结构域显著降低Vta1突变体与Vps4、Vps46或Vps60的相互作用。此外,瞬时表达Vta1突变体显著降低了AcMNPV感染性出芽型病毒的产量,但并未影响AcMNPVie1基因早期启动子和p6.9基因晚期启动子指导的LacZ和GUS报告基因的表达。【结论】Vta1可能参与杆状病毒AcMNPV子代病毒粒子的组装和/或出芽释放过程。     

Effects of Heliothis virescens ascovirus (HvAV-3e) on a novel host, Crocidolomia pavonana (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

Ascoviruses are double-stranded DNA viruses which cause fatal disease in lepidopteran host larvae. They induce a unique pathology, causing cleavage of host cells into virion-containing vesicles. With the single exception of Diadromus pulchellus ascovirus, all ascoviruses have been exclusively reported from the Noctuidae. To investigate whether Heliothis virescens AV (HvAV-3e) has a broader host range at the family level, larvae of Crocidolomia pavonana F. (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), a major pest of brassica crops in tropical and sub-tropical regions of the Old World and Australasia, were inoculated with HvAV-3e. Larvae were readily infected by the ascovirus and feeding, growth and survival were significantly affected. However, the milky white discolouration of the haemolymph which is characteristic of ascovirus infection in noctuid hosts was not apparent. In further contrast to infected noctuid host larvae that do not develop to the pupal stage, a significant proportion of infected C. pavonana larvae pupated but all were killed at this stage. Thus, C. pavonana appears to be a semi-permissive host of the ascovirus, the presence of such hosts in the field might be an explanation for the conundrum for the ascovirus-noctuid-wasp relationship, helping explain the persistence of the ascovirus.     

Genome analysis of Heliothis virescens ascovirus 3h isolated from China

No ascovirus isolated from China has been sequenced so far. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to sequence the genome of Heliothis virescens ascovirus 3h (HvAV-3h) using the 454 pyrosequencing technology. The genome was found to be 190,519-bp long with a G+C content of 45.5%. We also found that it encodes 185 hypothetical open reading frames (ORFs) along with at least 50 amino acids, including 181 ORFs found in other ascoviruses and 4 unique ORFs. Gene-parity plots and phylogenetic analysis revealed a close relationship between HvAV-3h and three other HvAV-3a strains and a distant relationship with Spodoptera frugiperda ascovirus 1a (SfAV-1a), Trichoplusia ni ascovirus 6a (TnAV-6a), and Diadromus pulchellus ascovirus 4a (DpAV-4a). Among the 185 potential genes encoded by the genome, 44 core genes were found in all the sequenced ascoviruses. In addition, 25 genes were found to be conserved in all ascoviruses except DpAV-4a. In the HvAV-3h genome, 24 baculovirus repeat ORFs (bros) were present, and the typical homologous repeat regions (hrs) were absent. This study supplies information important for understanding the conservation and functions of ascovirus genes as well as the variety of ascoviral genomes.

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Phylogenetic position and replication kinetics of Heliothis virescens ascovirus 3h (HvAV-3h) isolated from Spodoptera exigua

Insect-specific ascoviruses with a circular genome are distributed in the USA, France, Australia and Indonesia. Here, we report the first ascovirus isolation from Spodoptera exigua in Hunan, China. DNA-DNA hybridization to published ascoviruses demonstrated that the new China ascovirus isolate is a variant of Heliothis virescens ascovirus 3a (HvAV-3a), thus named HvAV-3h. We investigated the phylogenetic position, cell infection, vesicle production and viral DNA replication kinetics of HvAV-3h, as well as its host-ranges. The major capsid protein (MCP) gene and the delta DNA polymerase (DNA po1) gene of HvAV-3h were sequenced and compared with the available ascovirus isolates for phylogenetic analysis. This shows a close relationship with HvAV-3g, originally isolated from Indonesia, HvAV-3e from Australia and HvAV-3c from United States. HvAV-3h infection induced vesicle production in the SeE1 cells derived from S. exigua and Sf9 cells derived from S. frugiperda, resulting in more vesicles generated in Sf9 than SeE1. Viral DNA replication kinetics of HvAV-3h also demonstrated a difference between the two cell lines tested. HvAV-3h could readily infect three important insect pests Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner), Spodoptera exigua (Hübner) and Spodoptera litura (Fabricius) from two genera in different subfamilies with high mortalities.     

金龟子绿僵菌对斜纹夜蛾幼虫的生防效果、抗氧化酶活性和肠道细菌群落的影响

【目的】测定金龟子绿僵菌(Metarhizium anisopliae)对斜纹夜蛾(Spodoptera litura) 2龄幼虫的毒力,研究金龟子绿僵菌侵染后寄主体内抗氧化酶活性和肠道内细菌群落的变化,探讨斜纹夜蛾对金龟子绿僵菌侵染的防御机制。【方法】采用浸渍法测定不同浓度金龟子绿僵菌对斜纹夜蛾2龄幼虫的毒力;应用IlluminaMiSeq高通量测序技术测定肠道细菌群落。【结果】不同浓度的孢悬液对斜纹夜蛾2龄幼虫均有一定的毒力,处理7 d时半致死浓度(LC_(50))为3.944 107个孢子/mL;浓度为1.0×10~9个孢子/mL时,半致死时间最短(LT_(50))为4.6 d,校正后的死亡率为81.03%。处理后未致死的斜纹夜蛾幼虫体内抗氧化酶活性显著高于对照组。处理后致死的斜纹夜蛾幼虫肠道细菌群落多样性显著高于对照组;且处理后致死的斜纹夜蛾幼虫肠道细菌群落组成与对照组差异显著。【结论】金龟子绿僵菌对斜纹夜蛾幼虫的致死率和致死效率与金龟子绿僵菌的浓度呈正相关;斜纹夜蛾幼虫体内的抗氧化酶可能在抵抗金龟子绿僵菌侵染的过程中起重要作用。金龟子绿僵菌的侵染会导致斜纹夜蛾幼虫肠道细菌群落多样性升高和组成发生变化,Enterococcus、Escherichia和Pseudomonas等属可能是影响斜纹夜蛾幼虫抵抗金龟子绿僵菌侵染致死的重要因素。