昆虫对植物次生物质的代谢适应机制及其对昆虫抗药性的意义

植物次生物质(plant secondary metabolites)对昆虫的取食行为、生长发育及繁殖可以产生不利影响,甚至对昆虫可以产生毒杀作用。为了应对植物次生物质的不利影响,昆虫通过对植物次生物质忌避取食、解毒代谢等多种机制,而对寄主植物产生适应性。其中,昆虫的解毒代谢酶包括昆虫细胞色素P450酶系(P450s)及谷胱甘肽硫转移酶(GSTs)等,在昆虫对植物次生物质的解毒代谢及对寄主植物的适应性中发挥了重要作用。昆虫的解毒酶系统不仅可以代谢植物次生物质,还可能代谢化学杀虫剂,因而昆虫对寄主植物的适应性与其对杀虫剂的耐药性甚至抗药性密切相关。昆虫细胞色素P450s和GSTs等代谢解毒酶活性及相关基因的表达可以被植物次生物质影响,这不仅使昆虫对寄主植物的防御产生了适应性,还影响了昆虫对杀虫剂的解毒代谢,因而改变昆虫的耐药性或抗药性。掌握昆虫对植物次生物质的代谢适应机制及其在昆虫抗药性中的作用,对于明确昆虫的抗药性机制具有重要的参考意义。本文综述了植物次生物质对昆虫的影响、昆虫对寄主植物次生物质的代谢机制、昆虫对植物次生物质的代谢适应性对昆虫耐药性及抗药性的影响等方面的研究进展。     

飞蝗解毒酶系活力测定方法

飞蝗Locusta migratoria是重要的农业害虫,代谢抗性是飞蝗主要的农药抗性机制之一。与代谢抗性相关的解毒酶系主要有:非专一性酯酶系(Non-specficesterases,ESTs)、谷胱甘肽S-转移酶系(Glutathione S-transferases,GSTs)和细胞色素P450单加氧酶系(Cytochrome P450 monooxygenases,P450s),解毒酶系活力的测定是研究飞蝗农药代谢机制的重要途径。本文详细介绍了飞蝗解毒酶系的测定方法,为蝗虫及其他昆虫解毒酶系的测定提供参考。     

昆虫细胞色素P450与抗药性关系研究进展

细胞色素P450单加氧酶系是一类广泛分布于生物有机体中的重要酶系,它能够代谢多种内源性物质和外源性物质,因其生物学的重要性,一直是生物学领域研究的一个重要对象.本文综述了昆虫细胞色素P450目前的一些研究进展,介绍了其与昆虫抗药性之间的关系,并阐述了细胞色素P450介导抗性的分子基础.     

昆虫谷胱甘肽S-转移酶的多样性及其介导的抗药性

谷胱甘肽S-转移酶(GSTs)是一类广泛分布于生物体的多功能解毒酶系,参与许多内外源有毒物质的代谢。昆虫GSTs目前主要分为6个已知亚族,其中Delta和Epsion是昆虫特异的亚族,已鉴定的抗性相关基因主要分属于这两个亚族。作为重要的解毒酶,它主要参与昆虫对有机磷、拟除虫菊酯和有机氯等杀虫剂的抗性形成。本文主要对昆虫细胞质GSTs的分类、基因多样性及其在抗药性中的作用等相关研究进展进行综述。     

昆虫抗药性产生机制

杀虫剂是害虫防治的有效途径之一,但随着杀虫剂长期和广泛的使用,昆虫种群对各种杀虫剂的敏感性降低,产生了抗药性,如何克服昆虫的抗药性是害虫综合治理的重要问题。近年来,借助基因组测序和遗传操作技术的发展,对昆虫抗药性的研究已经深入到细胞水平和分子水平,取得诸多重要的突破,为害虫抗性的控制奠定了理论基础。本文从常见杀虫剂的历史沿革及作用机理切入,从靶标抗性、代谢抗性和穿透抗性3个方面阐述了杀虫剂抗性产生的机制:杀虫剂作用位点的突变降低了靶标与杀虫剂的亲和力,细胞色素P450酶系和谷胱甘肽转移酶系的激活增加了杀虫剂的降解,表皮结构成分的变化和ABC转运蛋白的增加有效阻挡了杀虫剂的渗入。利用基因操作手段或抑制剂,对上述3种抗性机制的关键步骤进行调控可能成为未来杀虫剂抗性控制的新策略。     

细胞色素P450介导抗性的进化可塑性

细胞色素P450是超基因家族,由其介导的杀虫剂代谢解毒的增强是昆虫产生抗药性的普遍而主要的机制。近年的研究表明,细胞色素P450介导的代谢抗性表现出一定程度的进化可塑性:即使是同种昆虫的不同种群在相同种类杀虫剂的胁迫下,进化选择出的抗性相关的细胞色素P450也有所不同,抗性的产生也可以是几种不同细胞色素P450协同作用或控制P450表达的调控因子的不同。     

杀虫剂抗性: 遗传学、基因组学及应用启示

杀虫剂抗性已成为害虫防治工作需要解决的一个重要问题,也是一种人为的、自然选择的重要的进化现象,开展抗药性的研究不仅为抗性的监测、治理和农药工业的发展提供科学参考,还可以揭示生物进化的一些基本规律。在过去的10年,昆虫对许多化学杀虫剂抗药性的分子基础得到了进一步阐明,已从果蝇Drosophila melanogaster中克隆了杀虫剂的靶标基因,还查明了一些害虫的与抗性相关联的基因突变。最近,随着经注释的昆虫基因组的出现,由复杂多基因酶系如酯酶、细胞色素P450酶及谷胱甘肽S-转移酶介导的抗性的机制有了突破性的进展,有关杀虫剂抗性的进化以及抗性基因的传播模式也逐步得到揭示。基因组技术在揭示昆虫其他可能的抗药性机制以及在发现新的杀虫剂靶标方面将发挥更大的作用。     

细胞色素P450介导的昆虫抗药性的分子机制

细胞色素P450(简称P450) 对杀虫剂的代谢作用直接影响到昆虫对杀虫剂的耐受性和杀虫剂对昆虫的选择性,由P450介导的杀虫剂代谢解毒作用的增强是昆虫产生抗药性的常见而重要的机制。P450介导的杀虫剂代谢抗性具有普遍性、交互抗性与进化可塑性的特点,涉及P450基因重复与基因扩增、基因转录上调以及结构基因的变异等多样化的分子机制,并且多重机制的共同作用可以导致高水平抗药性。这些研究发现说明,无论是昆虫抗药性机制的研究,还是抗药性监测与治理都要有动态的、因地制宜的理念。     

细胞色素P450介导的果蝇抗药性研究进展

细胞色素P450 (cytochrome P450, CYP450)超基因家族是由一些数量多而功能复杂的血红蛋白酶基因所组成,该代谢酶系作为一种几乎地球上所有需氧生物都存在的重要生存策略,可以调控多种内源物质及外源化合物的代谢,参与了众多重要的生命过程,代谢解毒作用是该酶系重要功能之一。细胞色素P450的代谢解毒作用受药物影响,机体通过改变基因表达量,实现增强代谢解毒,加快机体对于有害物质的代谢,从而使得机体对有害环境产生一定的适应性,进而使得机体产生耐药性或抗药性。本研究说明果蝇细胞色素P450介导的杀虫剂类药物代谢机制及代谢抗性的特点等方面的研究,对明确果蝇的抗药性机制研究具有参考意义。     

害早抗药性的生化机理

害虫的抗药性是与杀虫剂穿透昆虫表皮速率降低,解毒作用增强和靶标部位敏感性降低有关。昆虫体内多功能氧化酶、磷酸酯酶、羧酸酯酶、谷胱甘肽－Ｓ－转移酶和脱氯化氢酶活力的增加是害虫抗性的主要生化机理。抗性昆虫体内乙酰胆碱酯酶对杀虫剂敏感性降低,中枢神经组织敏感性降低和“抗击倒基因”的存在是拟除虫菊酯类杀虫剂的主要抗性机制。     

CPR和P450基因在昆虫抗药性中的作用研究进展

P450酶系在昆虫代谢农药中有重要作用，NADPH-细胞色素P450还原酶（NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase，CPR）和细胞色素P450（P450）在该酶系起核心作用。昆虫具有P450超基因家族，但只有一个单一的CPR基因，CPR是昆虫所有参与农药代谢的P450酶的唯一电子供体，其影响P450活性。P450基因的高水平表达在害虫抗药性中具有重要作用，P450基因介导的昆虫抗药性是最重要的代谢抗性类型。不同P450基因的高表达的调控机制不同，引起P450基因过量表达的原因可能有P450基因的编码区突变、顺式作用元件和反式作用因子变化、基因扩增等。细胞色素P450介导的抗药性存在一定程度的进化可塑性，即同种昆虫不同种群对相同的农药产生抗药性时，导致抗性产生的P450基因不同；同一昆虫品系在某种农药的抗性选择压力下，影响抗性的P450基因的种类和表达特性会随着持续的农药选择而发生变化。最近的研究显示，CPR的变异和昆虫抗药性相关，但是昆虫CPR基因介导抗药性的机制还缺乏深入研究。全面阐释P450酶系介导昆虫抗药性的机制、建立基于P450基因表达量变化与CPR突变的抗性分子标记，对于害虫抗药性治理具有重要意义。     

谷胱甘肽S-转移酶与昆虫抗药性的关系

谷胱甘肽S -转移酶 (GSTs)是一种对杀虫剂产生代谢抗性的重要酶系 ,参与许多分子的解毒机制 ,并可转运一些重要的亲脂性化合物。GSTs在保护组织以抵御氧化侵害及氧化压力中起重要的作用。GSTs是昆虫及螨类对有机磷类杀虫剂产生抗生的重要因素     

INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE IN THE GROUND SPIDER,Pardosa sumatrana (THORELL, 1890; ARANEAE: LYCOSIDAE)

Elevated levels of insecticides detoxifying enzymes, such as esterases, glutathione S‐transferases (GSTs), and cytochrome P‐450 monooxygenases, act in the resistance mechanisms in insects. In the present study, levels of these enzymes in the insecticide‐resistant ground spider Pardosa sumatrana (Thorell, 1890) were compared with a susceptible population (control) of the same species. Standard protocols were used for biochemical estimation of enzymes. The results showed significantly higher levels of nonspecific esterases and monooxygenases in resistant spiders compared to controls. The activity of GSTs was lower in the resistant spiders. Elevated levels of nonspecific esterases and monooxygenases suggest their role in metabolic resistance in P. sumatrana. The reduced levels of total protein contents revealed its possible consumption to meet energy demands.     

Comparison of Drosophila cytochrome P450 metabolism of natural and model substrates

Metabolism of some insecticides and toxic natural plant compounds is known to involve cytochrome P450 enzymes. Correlations between insecticide resistance and deethylation of the model substrate, 7-ethoxycoumarin, have prompted its use in screens for potentially resistant insect populations. The applicability of this model substrate as an indicator of the enzyme activities and inductive responsiveness of cytochrome P450 isoforms involved in the metabolism of carnegine was investigated. This toxic isoquinoline alkaloid is found in the host-plants of some species of cactophilic Drosophila. The results show that the ethoxycoumarin (ECOD) assay does not accurately predict carnegine metabolism either quantitatively or with respect to the overall pattern of activity. Therefore, the ECOD assay may be as isozyme-specific in insects as has already been demonstrated in mammals and its use as an indicator of general P450 activity is questionable.     

Cytochromes P450 and insecticide resistance.

The cytochrome P450-dependent monooxygenases (monooxygenases) are an extremely important metabolic system involved in the catabolism and anabolism of xenobiotics and endogenous compounds. Monooxygenase-mediated metabolism is a common mechanism by which insects become resistant to insecticides as evidenced by the numerous insect species and insecticides affected. This review begins by presenting background information about P450s, the role of monooxygenases in insects, and the different techniques that have been used to isolate individual insect P450s. Next, insecticide resistance is briefly described, and then historical information about monooxygenase-mediated insecticide resistance is reviewed. For any case of monooxygenase-mediated resistance, identification of the P450(s) involved, out of the dozens that are present in an insect, has proven very challenging. Therefore, the next section of the review focuses on the minimal criteria for establishing that a P450 is involved in resistance. This is followed by a comprehensive examination of the literature concerning the individual P450s that have been isolated from insecticide resistant strains. In each case, the history of the strain and the evidence for monooxygenase-mediated resistance are reviewed. The isolation and characterization of the P450(s) from the strain are then described, and the evidence of whether or not the isolated P450(s) is involved in resistance is summarized. The remainder of the review summarizes our current knowledge of the molecular basis of monooxygenase-mediated resistance and the implications for the future. The importance of these studies for development of effective insecticide resistance management strategies is discussed.     

A comparison of Drosophila melanogaster detoxification gene induction responses for six insecticides, caffeine and phenobarbital

Modifications of metabolic pathways are important in insecticide resistance evolution. Mutations leading to changes in expression levels or substrate specificities of cytochrome P450 (P450), glutathione-S-transferase (GST) and esterase genes have been linked to many cases of resistance with the responsible enzyme shown to utilize the insecticide as a substrate. Many studies show that the substrates of enzymes are capable of inducing the expression of those enzymes. We investigated if this was the case for insecticides and the enzymes responsible for their metabolism. The induction responses for P450s, GSTs and esterases to six different insecticides were investigated using a custom designed microarray in Drosophila melanogaster. Even though these gene families can all contribute to insecticide resistance, their induction responses when exposed to insecticides are minimal. The insecticides spinosad, diazinon, nitenpyram, lufenuron and dicyclanil did not induce any P450, GST or esterase gene expression after a short exposure to high lethal concentrations of insecticide. DDT elicited the low-level induction of one GST and one P450. These results are in contrast to induction responses we observed for the natural plant compound caffeine and the barbituate drug phenobarbital, both of which highly induced a number of P450 and GST genes under the same short exposure regime. Our results indicate that, under the insecticide exposure conditions we used, constitutive over-expression of metabolic genes play more of a role in insect survival than induction of members of these gene families.