A Role for Ecdysteroids in the Induction and Maintenance of the Pharate First Instar Diapause of the Gypsy Moth,Lymantria dispar

Several lines of evidence suggest a novel regulatory mechanism for diapause regulation in the gypsy moth. We propose that ecdysteroids play a role in the induction and maintenance of the pharate first instar larval diapause in this species. A 55 kDa gut protein that is indicative of diapause is expressed in intact and neck-ligated pharate larvae but is not expressed when a ligature is placed posterior to the prothorax, site of the prothoracic gland. Guts cultured in vitro for 12 h cease to synthesize the 55 kDa protein, but synthesis of the protein resumes if the culture medium is enriched with a prothorax extract from pharate larvae or a prothoracic gland extract from fifth instar larvae. Injection of 20-hydroxyecdysone or the ecdysteroid agonist, RH-5992, into isolated abdomens stimulates synthesis of the diapause-specific 55 kDa protein, suggesting that the essential factor from the prothorax is an ecdysteroid. KK-42, an imidazole derivative known to inhibit ecdysteroid biosynthesis, averts diapause when applied to prediapausing pharate first instar larvae, but this effect can be countered by application of 20-hydroxyecdysone or RH-5992, i.e. KK-42 treated pharate larvae that are exposed to an ecdysteroid or RH-5992 readily enter diapause. A chilling period (120 days at 5 degrees C) is normally adequate to prompt an immediate termination of diapause when pharate larvae are transferred to 25 degrees C, but if such larvae are held in hanging drop cultures with ecdysteroids they fail to terminate diapause. Together, these results suggest that ecdysteroids are essential for the induction and maintenance of diapause and imply that a drop in the ecdysteroid titer is essential for diapause termination. Copyright 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved     

Cloning and overexpression of CYP6F1, a cytochrome P450 gene, from deltamethrin-resistant Culex pipiens pallens

CYP6F1 (GenBank/EMBL accession No. AY662654), a novel gene with a complete encoding sequence in the cytochrome P450 family 6, was cloned and sequenced from deltamethrin-resistant 4th instar larvae of Culex pipiens pallens. The cDNA sequence of CYP6F1 has an open reading frame of 1527 bp, which encodes a putative protein of 508 amino acid residues. The deduced amino acid sequence of CYP6F1 indicated that the encoded P450 has conserved domains of a putative membrane-anchoring signal,putative reductase-binding sites, a typical heme-binding site, an ETLR motif and substrate recognition sites.Semi-quantitative RT-PCR analysis indicated that the CYP6F1 gene was expressed to a greater extent in the deltamethrin-resistant strain than in the susceptible strain of Cx. pipiens pallens. The expression levels of the CYP6F1 gene in the deltamethrin-resistant 1 st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th instar larvae and adult female mosquitoes differed, with highest expression levels in the 4th instar larvae. In addition, the CYP6F1 gene was stably expressed in mosquito C6/36 cells, and the expected 61.2 kDa band was identified by Western blotting. The cells transfected with CYP6F1 had an increased resistance to deltamethrin as compared with control cells.These results indicate that CYP6F1 is expressed at higher levels in the deltamethrin-resistant strain, and may confer some insecticide resistance in Cx. pipiens pallens.     

氯虫苯甲酰胺诱导甜菜夜蛾细胞色素P450基因上调表达

【目的】明确氯虫苯甲酰胺对甜菜夜蛾Spodoptera exigua (Hübner)细胞色素P450基因的诱导表达作用。【方法】采用O-脱乙基香豆素法研究了低剂量氯虫苯甲酰胺处理对甜菜夜蛾幼虫中肠P450s酶活性的影响,应用Real-time PCR方法测定了其对P450基因(CYP9A9, CYP4G37,CYP4S11和CYP6B)和NADPH细胞色素P450还原酶基因(HQ852049)表达的影响。【结果】氯虫苯甲酰胺对甜菜夜蛾P450酶及相关基因的诱导作用均表现出时间效应和剂量效应,。甜菜夜蛾4龄幼虫取食0.02 mg/kg氯虫苯甲酰胺饲料至5龄, 在蜕皮后6-36 h内, 其P450s酶活性增加为对照组的1.90~2.92倍, 诱导效应高于0.01 mg/kg氯虫苯甲酰胺处理组（其P450s酶活性为对照组的1.11~1.62倍）。同时, 0.02 mg/kg氯虫苯甲酰胺处理组甜菜夜蛾中肠P450基因CYP9A9, CYP4G37和CYP6B mRNA的相对表达量分别上升为对照组的1.97~3.95, 2.46~4.29及1.53~4.48倍, NADPH细胞色素P450还原酶基因 HQ852049 的相对表达量亦增加为对照的1.85~4.08倍。【结论】结果提示,氯虫苯甲酰胺可能通过诱导3种P450基因及细胞色素P450还原酶基因 HQ852049 基因mRNA的上调表达而增强了甜菜夜蛾幼虫中肠P450s酶活性。     

三种杀虫剂亚致死剂量对草地贪夜蛾细胞色素P450基因表达的影响

【目的】为明确杀虫剂亚致死剂量对草地贪夜蛾Spodoptera frugiperda细胞色素P450基因表达的影响。【方法】本研究采用叶片浸渍法测定了3种杀虫剂[氯虫苯甲酰胺、甲氨基阿维菌素苯甲酸盐和苏云金杆菌Bacillus thuringiensis(Bt)]对草地贪夜蛾2龄幼虫的毒力,以及通过实时荧光定量PCR(real-time quantitative PCR, RT-qPCR)技术测定了这3种杀虫剂亚致死剂量(LC_(10))处理后48 h时草地贪夜蛾2龄幼虫16个P450基因的表达量。【结果】氯虫苯甲酰胺、甲氨基阿维菌素苯甲酸盐和Bt对草地贪夜蛾2龄幼虫的LC_(10)值分别为0.931, 0.283和1 089.688 mg/L。2龄幼虫受LC_(10)氯虫苯甲酰胺胁迫后,13个P450基因(CYP4G75,CYP6AB12,CYP6B50,CYP321A7,CY321A8,CYP321A9,CYP321A10,CYP321B1,CYP337B5,CYP9A59,CYP9A58,CYP6AE44及CYP6AE43)表达上调,其中CYP6AE44表达量为对照的34.60倍;2龄幼虫受LC_(10)甲维盐胁迫后,11个P450基因(CYP4G75,CYP6AB12,CYP321A7,CY321A8,CYP321A9,CYP321A10,CYP321B1,CYP337B5,CYP9A58,CYP6AE44及CYP6AE43)表达上调,其中CYP321B1表达量为对照的28.70倍;2龄幼虫受LC_(10)Bt胁迫后,11个P450基因(CYP4G75,CYP6AB12,CYP6AN4,CYP321A7,CY321A8,CYP321A9,CYP321A10,CYP321B1,CYP337B5,CYP6AE44及CYP6AE43)表达上调,其中CYP6AE44表达量为对照的40.80倍。【结论】草地贪夜蛾2龄幼虫的多个P450基因受这3种杀虫剂亚致死剂量处理后表达上调,其中CYP4G75,CYP6AB12,CYP321A7,CY321A8,CYP321A9,CYP321A10,CYP321B1,CYP321B5,CYP6AE44及CYP6AE43均能被这3种杀虫剂诱导表达。     

苹果蠹蛾细胞色素P450基因CYP332A19和CYP337B19的克隆及表达分析

【目的】本研究旨在通过克隆苹果蠹蛾Cydia pomonella细胞色素P450基因CYP332A19和CYP337B19,并对其进行序列和表达分析,以更好地了解这两个P450基因在植物次生物质解毒方面的作用,为进一步的功能研究提供依据。【方法】采用本地BLAST搜索苹果蠹蛾转录组数据库获得细胞色素P450基因cDNA序列,采用RT-PCR技术克隆目的基因的编码区。利用生物信息学软件分析目的基因的序列特征及与其他近缘物种的P450基因的系统进化关系。采用RT-qPCR技术测定目的基因在苹果蠹蛾不同发育阶段(卵、1-5龄幼虫、蛹和成虫)、4龄幼虫不同组织(头部、表皮、脂肪体、中肠和马氏管)以及4龄幼虫分别取食添加0.1%香豆素和0.5%槲皮素的人工饲料2 d后的表达水平。【结果】克隆获得苹果蠹蛾细胞色素P450基因CYP332A19(GenBank登录号: MF574708)和CYP337B19(GenBank登录号: MF574697)的全长cDNA序列,开放阅读框(ORF)分别长1 518和1 491 bp,分别编码505和496个氨基酸,其蛋白质分子量分别为58.586和57.734 kD,理论等电点分别为8.99和7.61。结构域分析显示,CYP332A19和CYP337B19中均包含包括血色素结合区在内的5个保守的细胞色素P450结构域。系统发育树显示,苹果蠹蛾CYP332A19与苹淡褐卷蛾Epighyas postvittana CYP332A9等CYP332A基因聚在一枝,而CYP337B19与稻纵卷叶螟Cnaphalocrocis medinalis CYP337B12和六星灯蛾Zygaena filipendulae CYP337B11等CYP337B基因聚在另一枝。RT-qPCR分析结果表明,CYP332A19和CYP337B19在苹果蠹蛾幼虫期的表达水平高于卵期的,分别在4龄幼虫脂肪体和中肠中的表达量最高。取食分别含0.1%香豆素和0.5%槲皮素的人工饲料2 d后,4龄幼虫体内的CYP332A19和CYP337B19相对表达量显著高于对照组(取食含2%DMSO的人工饲料)。【结论】CYP332A19和CYP332B19分别在苹果蠹蛾幼虫脂肪体和中肠中高表达,且在取食含香豆素和槲皮素的人工饲料的苹果蠹蛾幼虫体内表达量升高,说明这两个基因可能参与苹果蠹蛾对外源物质的解毒代谢过程。本研究的结果有助于我们了解苹果蠹蛾对寄主次生物质解毒代谢机理,为苹果蠹蛾防治提供新思路。     

A new cytochrome P450 from Drosophila melanogaster, CYP4G15, expressed in the nervous system

A novel cytochrome P450 was isolated from Drosophila melanogaster by PCR strategy with primers deduced from the crayfish Orconectes limosus CYP4C15 sequence, which is supposed to be involved in ecdysteroid biosynthesis. The full-length cDNA contains a 1980 bp open reading frame encoding a predicted protein of 574 amino acids and was designated CYP4G15. The corresponding gene is located at 10C1 on the X chromosome. The presence of a N-terminal segment mainly hydrophobic indicated that the corresponding enzyme is probably microsomal. In situ hybridization demonstrated predominant expression of CYP4G15 in the brain of third larval instar and Northern-blots showed no overexpression in insecticide resistant strain. This is the first indication of a specific P450 expressed in the central nervous system of Drosophila, and the putative function of the corresponding enzyme is discussed.     

Cloning and expression of the cDNA encoding the FXPRL family of peptides and a functional analysis of their effect on breaking pupal diapause in Helicoverpa armigera

Diapause hormone (DH) and pheromone biosynthesis activating neuropeptide (PBAN) are encoded by a single mRNA in the suboesophegeal ganglion (SG) and are responsible for induction of embryonic diapause in Bombyx mori and sex pheromone biosynthesis in lepidopteran insects. PBAN cDNA analyses revealed that the DH-like peptide is present in several species that have a pupal diapause. However, the function of the DH-like peptide remains unknown. In the present study, we cloned the cDNA encoding DH-PBAN in Helicoverpa armigera utilizing the rapid amplification of the cDNA ends method. The nucleotide se quence analysis revealed that the longest open reading frame of this cDNA encodes a 194-amino acid precursor protein that con tains a 33-aa PBAN, a 24-aa DH-like peptide, and three other neuropeptides, all of which have a common C-terminal pentapeptide motif FXPR/KL ( X=G, T, S). A homology search showed that H. armigera DH-like and PBAN are highly homologous to those from other insects. Northern blot analysis demonstrated a single message RNA corresponding to the size of Har-DH-PBAN cDNA from pupal SG with significantly higher expression in the SG of nondiapause pupae than diapausing pupae. Western blot analysis showed DH-like peptide expression from SG of both males and females. When DH-like peptide was injected into nondiapause larvae and pupae, it did not induce diapause, but rather efficiently broke pupal diapause in H. armigera. The ED(50) of DH to terminate pupal diapause is 20 pmol/pupae. The other four FXPRLamide neuropeptides from the DH-PBAN polyprotein precursor have cross activity for diapause termination. These observations therefore suggest a potential role for these FXPRL family peptides in promoting continuous development in several noctuid species. The high expression of this gene in pharate adults and adults indicates that the FXPRL family peptides may have multiple physiological functions.     

Transcript profiling reveals mechanisms for lipid conservation during diapause in the mosquito, Aedes albopictus

The Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, is a medically important invasive species whose geographic distribution has expanded dramatically during the past 20 years, and one of the key elements of its success is its capacity to survive long distance transport as a diapausing pharate first instar larva, encased within the chorion of the egg. We report that pharate larvae entering diapause are larger and contain 30% more lipid than their nondiapausing counterparts. To improve our understanding of the molecular regulation of lipid metabolism during diapause, we assessed the relative mRNA abundance of 21 genes using qRT-PCR. Elevated expression of lipid storage droplet protein 2 during embryonic development likely contributes to the higher amounts of lipid we noted in diapausing individuals. The conservation of lipids during diapause is reflected in downregulation of genes involved in lipid catabolism, including lipase 2, lipase 3, lipase 4, acyl-CoA dehydrogenase 4, and isovaleryl-CoA dehydrogenase. Two genes involved in fatty acid synthesis and modification, Δ(9)-desaturase, and fatty acyl-CoA elongase, were both upregulated in diapausing pharate larvae, suggesting roles for their gene products in generating unsaturated fatty acids to enhance membrane fluidity at low temperatures and generating precursors to the surface hydrocarbons needed to resist desiccation, respectively. Together, the results point to substantial distinctions in lipid metabolism within the embryo as a consequence of the diapause program, and these differences occur both before the actual onset of diapause as well as during the diapause state.     

不同杀虫剂处理对赤拟谷盗P450基因诱导表达特性影响

害虫细胞色素P450基因可被杀虫剂迅速诱导,然而当前对不同杀虫剂处理下赤拟谷盗P450基因诱导表达特性的研究较少。本研究首先通过序列比对选取了来自不同家族的8个赤拟谷盗P450基因CYP4G7、CYP4Q4、CYP4BR3、CYP12H1、CYP6BK11、CYP9D4、CYP9Z5和CYP345A1,然后采用四种不同杀虫剂氯氰菊酯、氟氯氰菊酯、氯菊酯和吡虫啉对赤拟谷盗20 d幼虫进行生物测定,再根据生测结果以四个药剂亚致死剂量分别处理幼虫,并采用荧光定量PCR分析8个P450基因的表达特性。结果表明,CYP4G7和CYP345A1可以分别被氯氰菊酯(分别上调1.97倍和2.06倍)、氟氯氰菊酯(2.00倍和2.03倍)和氯菊酯(1.73倍和1.81倍)显著诱导,而CYP4BR3和CYP345A1可以被吡虫啉(分别上调1.99倍和1.93倍)显著诱导。本研究结果表明赤拟谷盗P450基因的显著诱导与基因家族类型以及农药品种有关。     

Evidence for the presence of a threshold weight for entering diapause in the yellow-spotted longicorn beetle, Psacothea hilaris

Under long-day conditions larvae of Psacothea hilaris (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) pupate after the 4th or 5th instar, while under short-day conditions they undergo 2-4 nonstationary supernumerary molts and eventually enter diapause. To explore the possibility of a threshold weight for entering diapause, P. hilaris larvae were deprived of food on days 0 (day of ecdysis), 4 or 8 of the 4th, 5th and 6th instars under short-day conditions. Within the first 40 days of starvation, 60% of the larvae starved starting on day 0 of the 4th instar died, but all the larvae starved at later stages survived. The incidence of diapause in these survivors was determined by the occurrence of pupation after a temporary chilling at 15 degrees C for 15 days. Diapause incidence increased as the onset of starvation was delayed; from 11% in the larvae starved on day 0 of the 5th instar to 100% in the larvae starved on day 4 and day 8 of the 6th instar. Analysis of the relationship between the initial weight of a respective larva at the onset of starvation and its pupation success revealed that none of the larvae weighing 690 mg did. This finding suggests the presence of a threshold weight (about 600 mg), below which larvae are incapable of entering diapause. We discuss these findings with reference to the life history of P. hilaris.     

Molecular cloning and expression of CYP6B8: a xanthotoxin-inducible cytochrome P450 cDNA from Helicoverpa zea

Xanthotoxin, a plant allelochemical, induces alpha-cypermethrin insecticide tolerance in Helicoverpa zea (corn earworm); inhibition of tolerance by piperonyl butoxide implicates cytochrome P450 monooxygenases (P450s) in the detoxification of this insecticide. To characterize the xanthotoxin-inducible P450 that might mediate alpha-cypermethrin tolerance in this species, a cDNA library prepared from xanthotoxin-induced H. zea fifth instar larvae was screened with cDNAs encoding furanocoumarin-metabolizing P450s from Papilio polyxenes (CYP6B1v2) and P. glaucus (CYP6B4v2) as well as a sequence-related P450 from Helicoverpa armigera (CYP6B2). One full-length cDNA isolated in this screening shares 51-99% amino acid identity with the CYP6B subfamily of P450s isolated from Papilio and Helicoverpa species and, thus, has been designated CYP6B8. All of these CYP6B subfamily members share a number of highly conserved domains, including substrate recognition site 1 (SRS 1) that is critical for xanthotoxin metabolism by CYP6B1v2 from Papilio polyxenes and coumarin metabolism by CYP2a5 from Mus musculus. Northern and RT-PCR analyses indicate that CYP6B8 expression is strongly induced by xanthotoxin and phenobarbital and negligibly induced by alpha-cypermethrin.     

Permethrin Induction of Multiple Cytochrome P450 Genes in Insecticide Resistant Mosquitoes,Culex quinquefasciatus

The expression of some insect P450 genes can be induced by both exogenous and endogenous compounds and there is evidence to suggest that multiple constitutively overexpressed P450 genes are co-responsible for the development of resistance to permethrin in resistant mosquitoes. This study characterized the permethrin induction profiles of P450 genes known to be constitutively overexpressed in resistant mosquitoes, Culex quinquefasciatus. The gene expression in 7 of the 19 P450 genes CYP325K3v1, CYP4D42v2, CYP9J45, (CYP) CPIJ000926, CYP325G4, CYP4C38, CYP4H40 in the HAmCqG8 strain, increased more than 2-fold after exposure to permethrin at an LC50 concentration (10 ppm) compared to their acetone treated counterpart; no significant differences in the expression of these P450 genes in susceptible S-Lab mosquitoes were observed after permethrin treatment. Eleven of the fourteen P450 genes overexpressed in the MAmCqG6 strain, CYP9M10, CYP6Z12, CYP9J33, CYP9J43, CYP9J34, CYP306A1, CYP6Z15, CYP9J45, CYPPAL1, CYP4C52v1, CYP9J39, were also induced more than doubled after exposure to an LC50 (0.7 ppm) dose of permethrin. No significant induction in P450 gene expression was observed in the susceptible S-Lab mosquitoes after permethrin treatment except for CYP6Z15 and CYP9J39, suggesting that permethrin induction of these two P450 genes are common to both susceptible and resistant mosquitoes while the induction of the others are specific to insecticide resistant mosquitoes. These results demonstrate that multiple P450 genes are co-up-regulated in insecticide resistant mosquitoes through both constitutive overexpression and induction mechanisms, providing additional support for their involvement in the detoxification of insecticides and the development of insecticide resistance.     

褐飞虱细胞色素P450单加氧酶基因CYP4CE1的克隆及表达谱

为了解P450基因在褐飞虱Nilaparvata lugens适应水稻品种过程中的重要作用,利用反转录聚合酶链式反应（RT-PCR）,快速扩增cDNA末端（RACE）和长距离聚合酶链式反应（LD-PCR）技术,克隆了褐飞虱4龄若虫的CYP4家族的一个P450单加氧酶基因,被命名为CYP4CE1。该基因的全长cDNA序列（2 160 bp）含有一个1 626 bp的开放阅读框（ORF）,编码541个氨基酸残基的蛋白质。通过GenBank数据库中的blastx搜索引擎进行同源性分析,结果表明CYP4CE1编码的蛋白与岸蟹 Carcinus maenas的CYP4C39（GenBank登录号：JC8026）的相似性最高,两者的氨基酸序列同源性达43％;其次与热带蟑螂 Blaberus discoidalis的CYP4C1（AAA27819）及黑腹果蝇Drosophila melanogaster的CYP4C3（NP_524598）的相似性也较高,氨基酸序列同源性分别达42％。氨基酸序列比对表明该蛋白含有CYP4家族成员的所有保守特征序列,如螺旋K（E--R--P）,氧结合结构域即螺旋I（AG--T）,血红素结合区（PF--G---C-G--F）以及CYP4成员的特有特征序列（EVDTFMFEGHDTT）等。使用Northern杂交检测CYP4CE1随时间的表达变化,结果表明：与饲养于感虫水稻台中1号（Taichung Native 1,TN1）上的若虫相比,在取食中度抗性水稻Minghui 63（MH63）秧苗12,24,48,72 h的各时间段的褐飞虱体内,该基因有2.1倍的过量表达且表达水平保持稳定。进一步通过Northern杂交检测该基因的组织表达特异性,结果显示：该基因在取食TN1秧苗的若虫脂肪体中表达量最高,在肠道组织及体壁中的表达水平较低;褐飞虱取食MH63秧苗24 h后,该基因在体壁及脂肪体中的表达量略有上升（各约1.2倍）,而在肠道组织中的表达量则大幅升高（约12倍）。肠道整体原位杂交表明,CYP4CE1在取食TN1秧苗的若虫的肠道组织及马氏管中均有本底水平的表达;若虫取食MH63秧苗后,该基因在上述肠道各区段表达水平明显增强。结果提示,在褐飞虱与水稻互作过程中CYP4CE1的重要功能之一可能是参与水稻有毒次生物质的代谢。     

斜纹夜蛾蜕皮激素合成通路相关CYP450基因的鉴定及表达分析

【目的】本研究旨在探讨蜕皮激素合成通路相关CYP450基因的表达规律,为害虫防治提供潜在的作用靶标。【方法】以家蚕Bombyx mori CYP450基因为查询序列,通过同源比对的方法从斜纹夜蛾Spodoptera litura基因组中鉴定蜕皮激素合成代谢通路中的CYP450基因,并构建其系统进化树;采用qPCR法检测鉴定的CYP450基因在斜纹夜蛾不同发育阶段(6龄幼虫、预蛹和蛹)、这3个发育阶段的不同组织(中肠、表皮和脂肪体)以及4龄幼虫取食不同寄主植物(辣椒Capsicum annuum、黄瓜Cucumis sativus、番薯Ipomoea batatas和花生Arachis hypogaea)叶片后5龄幼虫中肠中的表达量,计算4龄幼虫取食不同寄主植物叶片后发育至蛹的历期;应用PITA, miRanda, microTar和RNAhybrid 4种软件,预测调控鉴定的CYP450基因的微小RNA (miRNA)。【结果】鉴定到斜纹夜蛾蜕皮激素合成通路相关的6个直系同源CYP450基因CYP307A1, CYP306A1, CYP302A1, CYP315A1, CYP314A1和CYP18A1;系统进化树显示,斜纹夜蛾这6个CYP450基因分别归属于CYP2和线粒体CYP两个亚家族。CYP306A1, CYP314A1和CYP18A1分别在6龄幼虫、预蛹和蛹期具有最高的表达量,并且分别在6龄幼虫中肠、预蛹脂肪体和蛹表皮中表达量最高。相比取食人工饲料的对照组,4龄幼虫取食番薯和花生叶片后斜纹夜蛾4龄幼虫发育至蛹的历期显著延长, CYP306A1在5龄幼虫中肠中的表达量显著上调。在CYP307A1,CYP315A1, CYP314A1和CYP18A1上鉴定出了多种miRNA结合位点。【结论】蜕皮激素合成代谢通路中,CYP306A1,CYP314A1和CYP18A1可能分别在斜纹夜蛾幼虫、预蛹和蛹期起着关键的调控作用,同时也参与宿主植物次生代谢产物的解毒代谢,并且受到miRNA的严密调控。研究结果不仅有助于深入理解昆虫变态发育调控的复杂机制,还为将来的害虫防治提供了潜在的作用靶标,有利于斜纹夜蛾等害虫的可持续治理。     

Genome analysis of cytochrome P450s and their expression profiles in insecticide resistant mosquitoes, Culex quinquefasciatus

Here we report a study of the 204 P450 genes in the whole genome sequence of larvae and adult Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes. The expression profiles of the P450 genes were compared for susceptible (S-Lab) and resistant mosquito populations, two different field populations of mosquitoes (HAmCq and MAmCq), and field parental mosquitoes (HAmCq(G0) and MAmCq(G0)) and their permethrin selected offspring (HAmCq(G8) and MAmCq(G6)). While the majority of the P450 genes were expressed at a similar level between the field parental strains and their permethrin selected offspring, an up- or down-regulation feature in the P450 gene expression was observed following permethrin selection. Compared to their parental strains and the susceptible S-Lab strain, HAmCq(G8) and MAmCq(G6) were found to up-regulate 11 and 6% of total P450 genes in larvae and 7 and 4% in adults, respectively, while 5 and 11% were down-regulated in larvae and 4 and 2% in adults. Although the majority of these up- and down-regulated P450 genes appeared to be developmentally controlled, a few were either up- or down-regulated in both the larvae and adult stages. Interestingly, a different gene set was found to be up- or down-regulated in the HAmCq(G8) and MAmCq(G6) mosquito populations in response to insecticide selection. Several genes were identified as being up- or down-regulated in either the larvae or adults for both HAmCq(G8) and MAmCq(G6); of these, CYP6AA7 and CYP4C52v1 were up-regulated and CYP6BY3 was down-regulated across the life stages and populations of mosquitoes, suggesting a link with the permethrin selection in these mosquitoes. Taken together, the findings from this study indicate that not only are multiple P450 genes involved in insecticide resistance but up- or down-regulation of P450 genes may also be co-responsible for detoxification of insecticides, insecticide selection, and the homeostatic response of mosquitoes to changes in cellular environment.     

梨小食心虫幼虫中肠中高表达消化酶和解毒酶基因的筛选

【目的】挖掘梨小食心虫Grapholita molesta幼虫中肠中高表达消化酶和解毒酶基因,为今后研究以肠道为靶标的新型农药和转基因作物提供理论依据。【方法】基于梨小食心虫4龄幼虫中肠转录组高通量测序数据的FPKM值,筛选高表达基因,进行GO功能注释和KEGG通路富集分析,并使用BLAST软件进行比对筛选高表达的消化酶和解毒酶基因,利用MEGA对这些高表达的消化酶和解毒酶及其他鳞翅目昆虫的同源蛋白进行系统发育分析。利用qRT-PCR技术对梨小食心虫幼虫不同龄期中肠中的高表达代表性消化酶和解毒酶基因表达量进行定量分析和验证。【结果】在GO数据库中注释了103 677个在梨小食心虫4龄幼虫中肠中高表达基因,包括细胞组分、分子功能和生物学进程三大类功能共41个分支。KEGG通路分析表明,10 846个高表达基因参与了5类生化代谢通路。筛选到具有完整开放阅读框的消化酶基因17个［5个胰蛋白酶(trypsin, TRY)基因、3个氨肽酶(aminopeptidase, APN)基因和9个羧肽酶(carboxypeptidase, CP)基因］和解毒酶基因32个［11个谷胱甘肽S-转移酶(glutathione S-transferase, GST)基因、13个细胞色素P450(cytochrome P450, CYP450)基因和8个羧酸脂酶(carboxylesterase, CarE)基因］。系统发育分析结果表明,梨小食心虫的消化酶同源聚类分支较为分散,GSTs和CYP450s分支聚类较为集中,但都至少与1个鳞翅目昆虫同源蛋白聚在一支。qRT-PCR验证结果表明,消化酶和解毒酶基因在不同龄期梨小食心虫幼虫中肠中的表达量差异显著,表达量均在4龄幼虫期最高。【结论】本研究成功筛选和验证部分梨小食心虫幼虫中肠中高表达的消化酶和解毒酶基因,明确其与鳞翅目其他昆虫同源蛋白的进化关系。研究结果为鳞翅目其他近缘昆虫的转录组分析和以肠道为靶标的害虫防治提供了参考。     

Molecular analysis of CYP321A1, a novel cytochrome P450 involved in metabolism of plant allelochemicals (furanocoumarins) and insecticides (cypermethrin) in Helicoverpa zea

Cytochrome P450 monooxygenases play a significant role in the detoxification of hostplant allelochemicals and synthetic insecticides in Lepidoptera. In the corn earworm Helicoverpa zea, a noctuid of considerable economic importance, metabolisms of xanthotoxin, a toxic furanocoumarin, and alpha-cypermethrin, an insecticide, are mediated by at least one P450 with a catalytic site capable of accepting both substrates. To further the characterization of P450s in this species, we have cloned three full-length cDNAs encoding two CYP4M subfamily members and a novel CYP321A subfamily member. RNA analyses have demonstrated that the CYP321A1 gene is highly induced (51-fold) in larval midguts in response to xanthotoxin but not cypermethrin. Both CYP4M genes are expressed at negligible levels that are not increased by xanthotoxin or cypermethrin. Baculovirus-mediated expression of the full-length CYP321A1 cDNA has demonstrated that the CYP321A1 protein metabolizes xanthotoxin and angelicin, like the CYP6B1 protein in the furanocoumarin specialist Papilio polyxenes, and alpha-cypermethrin, like the CYP6B8 protein previously characterized in H. zea. In contrast, the CYP4M7 protein does not metabolize xanthotoxin at any detectable level. We conclude that at least two xanthotoxin-inducible P450s from highly divergent subfamilies (CYP6B and CYP321A) contribute to the resistance of H. zea larvae to toxic furanocoumarins and insecticides. Genomic PCR analysis indicates that the CYP321A1 gene has evolved independently from the CYP6B genes known to be present in this insect.