四种蚜虫AChE的活性及其对抑制剂的敏感度

<正> 乙酰胆碱酯酶AChE是有机磷和氨基甲酸酯杀虫剂的靶标酶。测定单个昆虫AChE的活性及其对抑制剂的敏感性,对于种群AChE变构的抗性遗传学的研究以及抗性昆虫个体的生物化学检测都具有重要意义。作者参照     

乙酰胆碱酯酶性质改变与昆虫抗药性的关系

乙酰胆碱酯酶是生物神经传导中的一种关键性酶,同时又是有机磷和氨基甲酸酯杀虫剂的靶标,因此一直是人们研究的热点。就近年来昆虫乙酰胆碱酯酶(AChE)在生化和分子生物学方面的研究进展、昆虫AChE基因结构及表达的变化对动力学参数、昆虫抗药性的影响机制以及害虫与天敌AChE的比较研究进行了简要综述。     

小菜蛾抗性个体不敏感乙酰胆碱酯酶的鉴定

乙酰胆碱酯酶(AChE)敏感性降低是小菜蛾对有机磷和氨基甲酸酯产生抗性的重要机制之一,已得到广泛的承认和报道。一种用硝酸纤维素膜的斑点法鉴定个体小菜蛾的抗性AChE不敏感性的应用技术,提供了早期侦测和随后监测田间种群抗性的可能性。此法操作简便灵敏。小菜蛾抗性品系(GBR)和田间种群成虫头部AChE活力,在残杀威抑制时,抑制率分别为50.97%和43.96%,有对氧磷存在时,分别为63.78%和35.87%,较敏感品系的AChE为不敏感。     

云南烟蚜抗药性机制研究

通过比较云南烟蚜敏感品系和抗性品系的解毒酶(α-乙酸萘酯羧酸酯酶、β-乙酸萘酯羧酸酯酶)和靶标酶(乙酰胆碱酯酶)的活力,研究了烟蚜对有机磷、拟除虫菊酯和氨基甲酸酯类杀虫剂抗性的生化机制,并通过酯酶基因扩增检测和钠离子通道突变检测,研究了其抗性的分子机制。结果表明:α-乙酸萘酯羧酸酯酶活力增强是烟蚜对有机磷类、氨基甲酸酯类杀虫剂及拟除虫菊酯类杀虫剂的抗性机制之一;乙酰胆碱酯酶在烟蚜对有机磷杀虫剂抗性中起重要作用;3个抗性品系烟蚜均没有发生酯酶基因扩增,抗拟除虫菊酯品系烟蚜发生了钠离子通道突变。     

正交试验法确定测定意大利蜜蜂头部乙酰胆碱酯酶反应的最佳条件

用正交试验法研究了酶浓度、底物浓度、反应体系的pH值、反应温度和反应时间5个因素对测定意大利蜜蜂Apis mellifera ligustica Spinola头部乙酰胆碱酯酶(AChE)活性的影响, 并从试验组合中选出最佳条件。蜜蜂AChE活性的测定采用Gorun(1978)改进的Ellman方法, 以碘化硫代乙酰胆碱(ATCI)为底物, 5, 5' 二硫双硝基苯甲酸(DTNB)为显色剂, 测定反应物在412 nm波长下的光密度值, 用考马斯亮蓝G-250法测定蛋白质含量, 经计算得到蜜蜂头部AChE的比活力。对正交试验结果进行极差分析和方差分析, 结果表明各因素对实验结果影响的大小顺序为：温度＞pH值＞时间＞酶浓度＞底物浓度。并得出测定蜜蜂头部AChE活性的最佳条件是：酶终浓度0.2头/mL、底物终浓度0.8 mmol/L、pH值7.5、温度40℃及反应时间5 min。     

酶标板法监测棉蚜乙酰胆碱酯酶对杀虫剂的不敏感性

用酶标板法测定了不同浓度有机磷和氨基甲酸酯杀虫剂在反应不同时间内对棉蚜Aphis gossypii乙酰胆碱酯酶(AChE)的抑制作用。结果表明有机磷杀虫剂甲基1605,辛硫磷,久效磷,氧乐果和乙酰甲胺磷对棉蚜AChE均无明显的抑制作用。当用0.01 mol/L灭多威与酶及底物反应1 h对北京棉蚜(敏感)种群AChE的抑制率可达82.4%,与反应2 h 89.4%仅差7%。因此以0.01 mol/L灭多威反应1 h测定棉蚜AChE对它的敏感性是合理的。通过测定北京地区寄主为鼠李和棉花以及山东高密寄主为棉花的棉蚜种群中个体AChE活性的分布和灭多威对其抑制的分布,表明3个棉蚜种群中AChE个体频率的分布差异不大,而灭多威对三个种群个体AChE的抑制率小于30%的个体分别为2.4%、16%和29%。抑制率大于70%的个体分别为72%、33%和1%,与生物测定结果一致。因此,用酶标板法测定棉蚜个体AChE对氨基甲酸酯的不敏感性频率可作为棉蚜对氨基甲酸酯抗性的监测技术,为棉蚜化学防治提供依据。     

小菜蛾及菜蛾绒茧蜂乙酰胆碱酯酶敏感性的相关变化

用生物测定和生化检测的方法,对福州地区小菜蛾Plutella xylostella和菜蛾绒茧蜂Apanteles plutellae的抗药性及两种昆虫乙酰胆碱酯酶对杀虫剂的敏感性进行了田间监测。结果显示,从1998年9月至1999年4月,小菜蛾乙酰胆碱酯酶对6种有机磷和氨基甲酸酯杀虫剂敏感性逐渐恢复,寄生于同一虫源的菜蛾绒茧蜂乙酰胆碱酯酶敏感性的变化也呈明显的相关性,但菜蛾绒茧蜂乙酰胆碱酯酶的敏感性高于其寄主小菜蛾。脱离选择压力后,两种昆虫对杀虫剂的敏感性迅速恢复,乙酰胆碱酯酶的K_i值显著增高。对乙酰胆碱酯酶的K_m、V_max和K_i值测定结果表明,两种昆虫对有机磷和氨基甲酸酯杀虫剂的抗性与乙酰胆碱酯酶对杀虫剂的不敏感性有关。此外还研究了不同发育期小菜蛾乙酰胆碱酯酶活性及其K_i值的变化。探讨了在杀虫剂选择压力下,两种昆虫乙酰胆碱酯酶敏感性的环境适应性变化机制。     

乙酰胆碱酯酶的定点突变法设计及其在生物传感器领域的应用

有机磷和氨基甲酸酯类杀虫剂抑制乙酰胆碱酯酶(AChE)的天然生物活性。近年来,AChE作为生物识别元素的生物传感器在杀虫剂残留量检测领域受到了广泛的关注。简要分析了AChE结构与功能关系,综述了近年来通过定点突变法设计AChE以增加对各种杀虫剂的检测灵敏度及其在生物传感器领域的应用现状,指出多种灵敏的AChE突变体同时被应用于多样品及多分析物的平行检测体系是该领域进一步的发展方向。     

六种常用杀虫剂对八种蚜虫的选择毒性

作者自1982年开始研究了乐果、氧化乐果、抗蚜威、氰戊菊酯、溴氰菊酯和氯氰菊酯等6种杀虫剂对8种蚜虫的选择毒性.以桃粉大尾蚜Hyalopterus amygdali Blanchard为标准,氧化乐果对桃粉大尾蚜和瓜蚜Aphis gossypii Glover之间的选择毒性指数最高为163.77,乐果和抗蚜威分别是373.24和34.70,而氰戊菊酯仅为1.37.氰戊菊酯最高的选择毒性指数是在桃粉大尾蚜和麦长管蚜Sitobionavenae(F.)之间,也只有6.86,有机磷和氨基甲酸酯杀虫剂对不同蚜虫的选择毒性与乙酰胆碱酯酶(AChE)对巯基试剂(DTNB)的敏感度有明显的相关性,说明其选择毒性与AChE的巯基结合部位有关.同时还发现,抗蚜威对洋槐蚜Aphis robiniae Macchiati和瓜蚜AChE的1₅₀值与其LC₅₀值表现一致.这些都说明了这两类杀虫剂对不同种蚜虫的选择毒性与AChE有关.氰戊菊酯和溴氰菊酯对蚜虫的选择毒性与α-乙酸萘酯羧酸酯酶的活性具有明显的相关性,而与β-乙酸萘酯羧酸酯酶的活性则无任何关系.氯氰菊酯的选择毒性与上述两种酯酶的活性没有任何相关性.     

混配杀虫剂对美洲大蠊初孵若虫乙酰胆碱酯酶的活体in vivo抑制

研究了美洲大蠊初孵若虫乙酰胆碱酯酶（AChE）的最佳反应条件：蛋白含量40—50μg,pH7．4,底物浓度0．5mmol／L,反应温度37℃,保温时间15分钟。动力学参数Km和Vmax分别为5．64×10-4mol／L和55．5nmol／（min·mgprotein）。分析了顺式、反式氯氰菊酯与辛硫磷、马拉硫磷或毒死蜱以1：10比例混配对AChE的活体抑制。结果表明混配均能增强对AChE的抑制,其中顺式优于反式,与生测结果一致。认为拟除虫菊酯和有机磷混配增效的重要原因之一是提高了对靶标酶——AChE的抑制。     

两种室内生物测定方法评价杀虫剂对绿盲蝽的相对毒力

随着Bt棉在我国的广泛种植, 绿盲蝽Lygocoris lucorum Meyer-Dür的危害日益加重。化学防治作为棉田盲蝽综合治理的重要策略, 仍是其主要的防治手段。本研究主要用闪烁管药膜法和点滴法两种测定方法评价了传统杀虫剂、新型杀虫剂等30种杀虫剂对绿盲蝽成虫的急性触杀毒力, 其中多种杀虫剂是首次使用两种生测方法同时进行毒力测定。结果表明：有机氯类、有机磷类、氨基甲酸酯类和拟除虫菊酯类等传统杀虫剂对绿盲蝽成虫具有较高的触杀活性。8种对绿盲蝽成虫具有较高毒力的药剂, 其中5种为传统杀虫剂, 分别为马拉硫磷、毒死蜱、联苯菊酯、灭多威和硫丹。新型吡咯类杀虫剂对绿盲蝽表现出较高毒力, 以氟虫腈的毒力最高, 两种生测方法测定的LC₅₀分别为0.13 μg·mL^-1 和 0.15 μg·mL^-1。而昆虫生长调节剂、抗生素类及植物源杀虫剂对绿盲蝽成虫没有明显的触杀活性。     

Recognition and avoidance of contaminated flowers by foraging bumblebees (Bombus terrestris)

Bumblebee colonies are founded by a single-mated queen. Due to this life history trait, bumblebees are more susceptible to parasites and diseases than polyandrous and/or polygynous social insects. A greater resistance towards parasites is shown when the genetic variability within a colony is increased. The parasite resistance may be divided into different levels regarding the step of the parasite infection (e.g. parasite uptake, parasite intake, parasite's establishment in the nest, parasite transmission). We investigate the prophylactic behaviour of bumblebees. Bumblebees were observed during their foraging flights on two artificial flowers; one of these was contaminated by Crithidia bombi, a naturally occurring gut parasite of bumblebees (in a control experiment the non-specific pathogen Escherichia coli was used). For C. bombi, bumblebees were preferentially observed feeding on the non-contaminated flower. Whereas for E. coli, the number of visits between flowers was the same, bumblebees spent more time feeding on the non-contaminated flower. These results demonstrate the ability of bumblebees to recognise the contamination of food sources. In addition, bumblebees have a stronger preference for the non-contaminated flower when C. bombi is present in the other flower than with E. coli which might be explained as an adaptive behaviour of bumblebees towards this specific gut parasite. It seems that the more specific the parasite is, the more it reduces the reward of the flower.     

Diversity and functional analysis of Chinese bumblebee gut microbiota reveal the metabolic niche and antibiotic resistance variation of Gilliamella

Bumblebees play an important role in maintaining the balance of natural and agricultural ecosystems,and the characteristic gut microbiota of bumblebees exhibit significant mutualistic functions.China has the highest diversity of bumblebees;however,gut microbiota of Chinese bumblebees have mostly been investigated through cultureindependent studies.Here,we analyzed the gut communities of bumblebees from Sichuan,Yunnan,and Shaanxi provinces in China through 16S ribosomal RNA amplicon sequencing and bacterial isolation.It revealed that the bumblebees examined in this study harbored two gut enterotypes as previously reported:one is dominated by Gilliamella and Snodgrassella,and the other is distinguished by prevalent environmental species.The gut compositions obviously varied among different individual bees.We then isolated 325 bacterial strains and the comparative genomic analysis of Gillianiella strains revealed that galactose and pectin digestion pathways were conserved in strains from bumblebees,while genes for the utilization of arabinose,mannose,xylose,and rhamnose were mostly lost.Only two strains from the Chinese bumblebees possess the multidrug-resistant gene emrB,which is phylogenetically closely related to that from the symbionts of soil entomopathogenic nematode.In contrast,tetracycline-resistant genes were uniquely present in three strains from the USA.Our results illustrate the prevalence of strain-level variations in the metabolic potentials and the distributions of antibiotic-resistant genes in Chinese bumblebee gut bacteria.     

Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors: targets for commercially important insecticides

Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are major excitatory neurotransmitter receptors in both vertebrates and invertebrates. In insects, nAChRs are the target site for several naturally occurring and synthetic compounds that exhibit potent insecticidal activity. Several compounds isolated from plants are potent agonists or antagonists of nAChRs, suggesting that these may have evolved as a defence mechanism against insects and other herbivores. Nicotine, isolated from the tobacco plant, has insecticidal activity and has been used extensively as a commercial insecticide. Spinosad, a naturally occurring mixture of two macrocyclic lactones isolated from the microorganism Saccharopolyspora spinosa, acts upon nAChRs and has been developed as a commercial insecticide. Since the early 1990s, one of the most widely used and rapidly growing classes of insecticides has been the neonicotinoids. Neonicotinoid insecticides are potent selective agonists of insect nAChRs and are used extensively in both crop protection and animal health applications. As with other classes of insecticides, there is growing evidence for the evolution of resistance to insecticides that act on nAChRs.     

Cryptic bumblebee species: consequences for conservation and the trade in greenhouse pollinators

Commercial greenhouse growers in both Japan and China are increasingly using reared orange-tailed bumblebees known previously as Bombus hypocrita Pérez as pollinators. Phylogenetic analysis of the DNA (COI) barcodes with Bayesian methods shows that this "species" is a long-standing confusion of two cryptic species. We find that the orange-tailed bumblebees in North China are actually part of the widespread Russian (otherwise white-tailed) B. patagiatus Nylander (as B. patagiatus ganjsuensis Skorikov, n. comb.), whereas the orange-tailed bees in Japan are true B. hypocrita. This situation has been further complicated because two other cryptic species from North China that were previously confused with the Russian B. patagiatus are now recognised as separate: B. lantschouensis Vogt n. stat. and B. minshanensis Bischoff n. stat.. As demand for pollination services by greenhouse growers inevitably increases, these bees are more likely to be transported between countries. In order to conserve genetic resources of pollinator species for their option value for future food security, we advocate preventing trade and movement of B. patagiatus from China into Japan and of B. hypocrita from Japan into China.     

中国熊蜂多样性、人工利用与保护策略

熊蜂是众多野生植物和农作物的重要传粉者, 在维持自然和农业生态系统平衡中发挥着十分重要的作用。中国地形多样、植被丰富, 是全球熊蜂多样性的热点地区, 但过去缺乏系统调查研究, 中国熊蜂多样性现状及其利用特性不详。本文介绍了近20年在中国熊蜂资源系统调查及其人工利用方面取得的主要研究结果: (1) 2002-2017年采集熊蜂标本5万余号, 先后揭示了一系列疑难类群的分类地位, 确认中国已知熊蜂125种, 占全球熊蜂已知物种总数的50%, 表明中国是全球熊蜂物种资源最丰富的国家; (2)首次报道了中国熊蜂物种名录, 其中22种为中国特有种。我国青藏高原东部向黄土高原、秦岭山地和四川盆地过渡的地带, 是全球熊蜂多样性分布中心; (3) 1998-2017年, 明亮熊蜂(Bombus lucorum)、密林熊蜂(B. patagiatus)、红光熊蜂(B. ignitus)、火红熊蜂(B. pyrosoma)、重黄熊蜂(B. picipes)和兰州熊蜂(B. lantschouensis) 6种本土熊蜂先后被驯养成功, 其中密林熊蜂和兰州熊蜂的繁殖性状优良, 已应用于我国设施作物传粉服务。同时, 我们从栖息地、食物资源、外来物种、农药使用等方面提出了保护中国熊蜂资源的策略, 以期为野生传粉昆虫特别是熊蜂资源的保护与可持续利用提供参考资料。     

Detection of anatoxin-a(s) in environmental samples of cyanobacteria by using a biosensor with engineered acetylcholinesterases

Bioassays are little used to detect individual toxins in the environment because, compared to analytical methods, these assays are still limited by several problems, such as the sensitivity and specificity of detection. We tentatively solved these two drawbacks for detection of anatoxin-a(s) by engineering an acetylcholinesterase to increase its sensitivity and by using a combination of mutants to obtain increased analyte specificity. Anatoxin-a(s), a neurotoxin produced by some freshwater cyanobacteria, was detected by measuring the inhibition of acetylcholinesterase activity. By using mutated enzyme, the sensitivity of detection was brought to below the nanomole-per-liter level. However, anatoxin-a(s) is an organophosphorous compound, as are several synthetic molecules which are widely used as insecticides. The mode of action of these compounds is via inhibition of acetylcholinesterase, which makes the biotest nonspecific. The use of a four-mutant set of acetylcholinesterase variants, two mutants that are sensitive to anatoxin-a(s) and two mutants that are sensitive to the insecticides, allows specific detection of the cyanobacterial neurotoxin.     

Molecular cloning and characterization of a novel pyrethroid-hydrolyzing esterase originating from the Metagenome

Background  

Pyrethroids and pyrethrins are widely used insecticides. Extensive applications not only result in pest resistance to these insecticides, but also may lead to environmental issues and human exposure. Numerous studies have shown that very high exposure to pyrethroids might cause potential problems to man and aquatic organisms. Therefore, it is important to develop a rapid and efficient disposal process to eliminate or minimize contamination of surface water, groundwater and agricultural products by pyrethroid insecticides. Bioremediation is considered to be a reliable and cost-effective technique for pesticides abatement and a major factor determining the fate of pyrethroid pesticides in the environment, and suitable esterase is expected to be useful for potential application for detoxification of pyrethroid residues. Soil is a complex environment considered as one of the main reservoirs of microbial diversity on the planet. However, most of the microorganisms in nature are inaccessible as they are uncultivable in the laboratory. Metagenomic approaches provide a powerful tool for accessing novel valuable genetic resources (novel enzymes) and developing various biotechnological applications.     

Detection of Anatoxin-a(s) in Environmental Samples of Cyanobacteria by Using a Biosensor with Engineered Acetylcholinesterases

Bioassays are little used to detect individual toxins in the environment because, compared to analytical methods, these assays are still limited by several problems, such as the sensitivity and specificity of detection. We tentatively solved these two drawbacks for detection of anatoxin-a(s) by engineering an acetylcholinesterase to increase its sensitivity and by using a combination of mutants to obtain increased analyte specificity. Anatoxin-a(s), a neurotoxin produced by some freshwater cyanobacteria, was detected by measuring the inhibition of acetylcholinesterase activity. By using mutated enzyme, the sensitivity of detection was brought to below the nanomole-per-liter level. However, anatoxin-a(s) is an organophosphorous compound, as are several synthetic molecules which are widely used as insecticides. The mode of action of these compounds is via inhibition of acetylcholinesterase, which makes the biotest nonspecific. The use of a four-mutant set of acetylcholinesterase variants, two mutants that are sensitive to anatoxin-a(s) and two mutants that are sensitive to the insecticides, allows specific detection of the cyanobacterial neurotoxin.     

拟除虫菊酯抗性家蝇的交互抗药性研究

拟除虫菊酯的广泛使用使家蝇普遍产生了抗药性,为有效的控制家蝇的危害,需要了解家蝇对轮换或新杀虫剂的交互抗性状况。作者用点滴法测定了两个实验室汰选的拟除虫菊酯抗性家蝇品系对几种杀虫剂的交互抗性,结果表明:二氯苯醚菊酯和溴氰菊酯之间存在较高程度的交互抗药性;拟除虫菊酯抗性较高的家蝇对作用机制不同的新农药(多杀菌素、氟虫腈)表现较低程度的交互抗性。