昆虫病毒增效剂研究进展

概述了昆虫病毒增效剂方面的研究进展,重点述及生物增效剂病毒增强素及化学增效剂荧光增白剂的增效活性特点和增效机理,以及病毒增强素分子生物学方面研究进展。在颗粒体病毒、核型多角体病毒、昆虫痘病毒中均发现了病毒增强素,它是一种金属蛋白酶。已克隆多个病毒增效基因,并构建了含增效基因的重组病毒和转基因作物。二苯乙烯类荧光增白剂对病毒具有增效作用。已明确病毒增强素和荧光增白剂增效作用与昆虫围食膜的破坏有关,其他增效机理有待进一步研究。还就增效剂的应用前景进行了展望。     

杆状病毒增效因子及其增效机理

杆状病毒是一类双链环状DNA病毒,具有宿主特异性强和环境兼容性好等特点。作为微生物杀虫剂,杆状病毒在农业可持续发展中应将发挥更加重要的作用。但是,杆状病毒杀虫剂自身的不足,如杀虫活性低和杀虫速度慢等,严重制约了其推广应用。一些增效因子能够改善杆状病毒的杀虫活性或杀虫速度。本文综述了杆状病毒增效蛋白、昆虫痘病毒纺锤体蛋白和荧光增白剂等7种对杆状病毒具有增效活性的增效因子的特性,并对其增效机理进行了逐个分析,旨在为高效病毒杀虫剂的研发以及病毒杀虫剂的推广应用提供借鉴和帮助。     

重组病毒杀虫剂应用研究进展

应用分子生物学技术可以将昆虫特异性的毒素基因、某些酶基因等外源基因插入昆虫病毒基因组,或通过改造昆虫病毒基因组等方法构建重组病毒杀虫剂,提高杀虫效果。温室及田间释放实验证实,重组病毒杀虫剂可以显著提高现场防治效果。连续多代抗性筛选实验表明,宿主被诱导产生对重组病毒杀虫剂抗性的速度低于野生型病毒杀虫剂。采用在剂型中添加光增白剂等保护剂、在基因组中插入具有增效作用的基因、应用病毒增强蛋白等技术可以提高重组病毒杀虫效果。随着基因工程技术的发展和安全性研究的深入,以重组杆状病毒为主的重组昆虫病毒杀虫剂的应用研究正面临着突破。     

围食膜: 害虫生物防治的潜在靶标

围食膜是昆虫中肠细胞分泌的一层特有的非细胞结构,由蛋白质、粘多糖和几丁质组成,是昆虫中肠细胞抵御随食物摄入的病原微生物入侵的第一道天然屏障。昆虫病毒增效蛋白、几丁质酶、荧光增白剂和外源凝集素等生物防治促进因子通过与围食膜上特异位点的结合,可破坏围食膜结构,改变其通透性,促进病原微生物对害虫的感染。该文综述了与昆虫围食膜密切相关的生防促进因子的增效活性及其作用机理,阐明了以围食膜为害虫生物防治靶标的应用前景。     

杆状病毒增效蛋白研究进展

昆虫杆状病毒增效蛋白（ｅｎｈａｎｃｉｎ）曾被称为病毒促进因子（ｓｙｎｅｒｇｉｓｔｉｃｆａｃｔｏｒ,ＳｙＦ）或病毒增效因子（ｖｉｒａｌｅｎｈａｎｃｉｎｇｆａｃｔｏｒ,ＶＥＦ）,它长期以来被认为只存在于昆虫颗粒体病毒（Ｇｒａｎｕｌｏｓｉｓｖｉｒｕｓ,ＧＶ）中的一类蛋白质,已知有８种ＧＶ中含有增效蛋白。自Ｔａｎａｄａ［１～４］１９５９年从美洲一星粘虫（Ｐｓｅｕｄａｌｅｔｉａｕｎｉｐｕｎｃｔａ,Ｐｕ）ＧＶ中分离出增效蛋白并证实它有增强ＰｕＭＮＰＶ的感染力后,一直很受人们关注。从它的作用机理到氨基酸序列…     

昆虫杆状病毒若干基因的研究进展

昆虫杆状病毒(Insect baculovirus)对鳞翅目、双翅目和膜翅目等昆虫具有病原性,是一 种开发应用较广、高效的生物杀虫剂,具有杀虫专一、效果好、有流行传播作用等优点.为 了更好地利用昆虫杆状病毒为防治农林害虫服务,加快昆虫杆状病毒杀虫剂研究的步伐,本文归纳了近几年来有关昆虫杆状病毒基因研究进展供从事研究的人员参考.     

昆虫体内的天然屏障——围食膜

昆虫围食膜是由昆虫中肠上皮细胞分泌的非细胞薄膜状结构,主要成份是几丁质、蛋白质和多糖,是昆虫抵御外界侵害的第一道天然屏障,能够保护中肠上皮细胞不受机械损伤并且能够抵御病毒、细菌及其他有害物质,防止化学损伤.昆虫病毒增效蛋白、荧光增白剂和几丁质酶等生物防治促进因子通过与围食膜上特异位点的结合,能够破坏围食膜结构,加速病原微生物对害虫的感染进程.就围食膜组分、结构、功能以及与害虫防治的关系等方面的研究进展进行综述,并且论述了以围食膜为害虫生物防治靶标的应用前景.     

昆虫杆状病毒若干基因的研究进展

昆虫杆状病毒 (Ｉｎｓｅｃｔｂａｃｕｌｏｖｉｒｕｓ)对鳞翅目、双翅目和膜翅目等昆虫具有病原性 ,是一种开发应用较广、高效的生物杀虫剂 ,具有杀虫专一、效果好、有流行传播作用等优点。为了更好地利用昆虫杆状病毒为防治农林害虫服务 ,加快昆虫杆状病毒杀虫剂研究的步伐 ,本     

电穿孔转染重组杆状病毒到昆虫细胞的研究

目前转染细胞时常用阳离子脂质体如Cellfectin,这种方法成本高,效果不稳定,而用电穿孔转染外源基因到昆虫细胞的文献报道极为少见.构建重组杆状病毒基因组GFP/BAC,用电穿孔法和脂质体法转染到昆虫细胞Sf9中,比较两种方法的转染效率.研究发现,两者转染效率分别为86.14%和86.53%.两种转染方法的子代重组杆状病毒能够继续转染Sf9细胞,荧光强度无明显差异.电穿孔转染效率与脂质体转染接近,但电穿孔法操作简便,周期较短,成本很低.     

杆状病毒凋亡抑制基因的研究进展

杆状病毒(bacu lovirus)感染昆虫细胞能引起细胞凋亡,但在长期进化过程中,杆状病毒可通过自身编码凋亡抑制基因的表达,抑制细胞凋亡以利于自己的增殖。目前在杆状病毒基因组中已发现两种不同类型的细胞凋亡抑制基因p35/p49和iap,这两类凋亡抑制基因分别作用于细胞凋亡途径的不同位点,以抑制细胞的凋亡。近年来人们对这两种基因的蛋白结构及作用机制等方面进行了大量的研究,这些为今后研究昆虫细胞凋亡,扩大杆状病毒宿主范围等方面奠定了基础。     

Effects of an optical brightener on the development, body weight and sex ratio of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

The incorporation of stilbene-derived optical brighteners into baculovirus formulations can substantially enhance virus infectivity and persistence of inoculum in the field. We evaluated the effect of the optical brightener Tinopal UNPA-GX (Sigma Chemical Co.) on the weight, development time, adult emergence and sex ratio of the principal pest of maize in the Americas, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Tinopal UNPA-GX was incorporated into semi-synthetic diet at a final concentration of 0.1 or 0.05% (w/v) and larvae of S. frugiperda were individually reared on the Tinopal-treated or an untreated control diet. In both Tinopal treatments, the weights of larvae and pupae were significantly reduced by up to 36 and 13%, respectively. The duration of larval development was increased by up to 30% compared to the controls. Adult emergence was high in all treatments (≈90%) and was not affected by the presence of Tinopal in the diet. Significant differences in the proportion of adult females were observed in the 0.05% Tinopal treatment but not in the control or 0.1% Tinopal treatments. By affecting the integrity of the peritrophic membrane and the rate of sloughing of intestinal epithelial cells, natural pest populations exposed to optical brightener residues from bioinsecticide applications are likely to suffer a reduction in growth rate and other correlates of insect fitness.     

In vivo production of recombinant protein by a baculovirus vector inoculated perorally to the prefinal instar larvae of Bombyx mori L. (Lep., Bombycidae) aided by an optical brightener, Tinopal UNPA-GX

Abstract: Budded particles of nucleopolyhedrovirus (NPV) were found to infect perorally the 4th (prefinal) instar larvae of Bombyx mori L. that were treated by an optical brightener, Tinopal UNPA-GX (Tinopal). Host larvae were fed a diet containing 0.3% (w/w) Tinopal on day 1 in the 4th instar and then fed a diet contaminated by budded particles of NPV (1.0 × 10⁶ TCID₅₀ U/larva) that was pathogenic to B . mori (BmNPV) on day 2 (inoculation schedule 1). Another set of host larvae was fed a diet containing BmNPV budded particles (2.5 × 10⁶ TCID₅₀ U/larva) together with 0.3% (w/w) Tinopal on day 1 in the 4th instar (inoculation schedule 2). Host larvae treated by both schedules died of viral infection. The operation of schedule 2 is simpler than that of schedule 1, although the former required higher doses of the virus for satisfactory infection. We inoculated a baculovirus vector carrying human serum albumin (HSA) gene into 4th instar B . mori larvae by schedule 1. Recombinant HSA was detected in the homogenate of host larvae 4 days after inoculation. The peroral inoculation of BmNPV budded particles aided by Tinopal may thus lead to industrial pharmaceutical production using a baculovirus vector for large numbers of insect hosts.     

Potential of Agrotis ipsilon nucleopolyhedrovirus for suppression of the black cutworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and effect of an optical brightener on virus efficacy.

Studies were performed in the laboratory, greenhouse and field to assess the potential of Agrotis ipsilon multicapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus (AgipMNPV) and a viral enhancing agent, M2R, for suppression of Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel). In laboratory droplet feeding bioassays, AgipMNPV was shown to be highly active against third-instar A. ipsilon. The optical brightener M2R significantly reduced LD50 estimates by approximately 160-fold, but had no direct effect on survival time estimates. In greenhouse trials, spray and bait formulations of AgipMNPV significantly reduced feeding damage to corn seedlings caused by third-instar A. ipsilon. In two sets of replicated field trials, bait formulations of AgipMNPV significantly reduced feeding damage to corn seedlings by third-instar A. ipsilon. However, there were no beneficial effects attributable to the inclusion of M2R in AgipMNPV formulations under greenhouse or field conditions. It seems likely that in an appropriately designed pest management program AgipMNPV could be used to suppress field populations of early and mid-instar A. ipsilon.     

Effects of Optical Brighteners Used in Biopesticide Formulations on the Behavior of Pollinators

A patent has been granted for the formulation of baculoviruses with stilbene-derived optical brighteners, a group of compounds that absorb ultraviolet (UV) radiation and emit visible blue wavelengths. These compounds are being extensively tested for control of forest-feeding lepidopterous insects in North America; optical brighteners may thus become a common ingredient in commercial baculovirus formulations in the near future. Many flower species use UV signals to attract insects and to direct them to the nectaries. We examined a possible consequence of field applications of optical brighteners: their effects on the ability of pollinators to find and handle flowers. In field studies carried out in Mexico and the United Kingdom on three different flower species, application of dilute (0.1% or 1%) concentrations of the optical brightener Tinopal CBS reduced recruitment of bees to flowers. Bees that approached flowers were less likely to land and feed on flowers treated with Tinopal than on controls. On one plant species, Trifolium repens, the time taken for bees to handle inflorescences was longer following applications of Tinopal. It seems that this optical brightener may both reduce recruitment of insects to flowers and interfere with their ability to locate rewards. Field-scale applications could reduce pollination of crops, weeds, and wildflowers and adversely affect bee populations. These possibilities should be examined in more detail before widespread applications of these compounds to the environment are made.     

A Stilbene Optical Brightener can Enhance Bacterial Pathogenicity to Gypsy Moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) and Colorado Potato Beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

Stilbene optical brighteners were first investigated to protect biological control agents such as viruses, fungi, and nematodes against ultraviolet light. Some are known to enhance the activity of insect viruses in Lepidoptera. In this work, one stilbene brightener, Tinopal LPW, also increased mortality of gypsy moth and Colorado potato beetle larvae when treated with bacteria/optical brightener combinations. This increase in mortality, however, did not occur for every bacteria/insect combination. In gypsy moth, a significant increase in larval mortality was observed only with Bacillus thuringiensis combined with Tinopal LPW. In Colorado potato beetle, however, the addition of Tinopal LPW increased larval mortality with all bacteria tested (B. thuringiensis, Serratia marcescens, Photorhabdus luminescens, and Chromobacterium sp.). The brightener also decreased the time to kill for these pathogens. This decrease in LT₅₀ was observed not only for bacteria+Tinopal LPW combinations, but also for combinations of Chromobacterium sp. toxin+Tinopal LPW. The mechanism for increase in bacterial toxicity by optical brighteners is compatible with mechanisms proposed for enhancement based on viral/lepidopteran/optical brightener systems that are not dependent on replication.     

Exploring sub-lethal effects of exposure to a nucleopolyhedrovirus in the speckled wood (Pararge aegeria) butterfly

This study investigated the sub-lethal effects of larval exposure to baculovirus on host life history and wing morphological traits using a model system, the speckled wood butterfly Pararge aegeria (L.) and the virus Autographa californica nucleopolyhedrovirus. Males and females showed similar responses to the viral infection. Infection significantly reduced larval growth rate, whilst an increase in development time allowed the critical mass for pupation to be attained. There was no direct effect of viral infection on the wing morphological traits examined. There was, however, an indirect effect of resisting infection; larvae that took longer to develop had reduced resource investment in adult flight muscle mass.     

Enhancement of nucleopolyhedrovirus infectivity against Mamestra brassicae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) by proteins derived from granulovirus and a fluorescent brightener

The synergistic enhancement of nucleopolyhedrovirus (NPV) infection by granuloviruses (GVs) is well documented; and a GV granule protein, named viral enhancin, has been identified as an active contributor to this effect. We detected the presence of two proteins with molecular mass of 93 and 108 kDa in granules of a GV isolated from Xestia c-nigrum (L.) (XecnGV) as candidates for enhancin, and we confirmed that at least the 108-kDa protein enhances the infectivity of Mamestra brassicae nucleopolyhedrovirus (MabrNPV). We tested the effect of virion-free proteins obtained from XecnGV granules (GVPs) on MabrNPV infection, and we made a comparison with an enhancing chemical, the stilbene-derived fluorescent brightener Tinopal. Bioassay was performed employing the diet contamination method, by using second instars of Mamestra brassicae (L.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). The enhancing effects of GVPs (0.1 mg/g diet) and Tinopal (1 mg/g diet) were estimated to be 70.7-81.5-fold and 26.9-33.7-fold, respectively, as calculated from the LC50 values of MabrNPV with or without the additives. The additives reduced the lethal time of MabrNPV-infected larvae and they caused death at a younger instar. These results suggest that GVPs can enhance MabrNPV infection as effectively as Tinopal.