荧光发光杆菌TT01品系pirA2B2 基因的克隆表达与杀虫活性

【目的】Photorhabdus luminescens TT01基因组中的一对ORF plu4437-plu4436(简称pirA2B2)的预测氨基酸序列与另一对已证明编码产物有口服杀虫活性的ORF plu4093-plu4092(简称pirA1B1)有50%和45%的一致性,本文旨在研究pirA2B2基因座的表达产物是否也有杀虫活性。【方法】PCR扩增并克隆了pirA2,pirB2和pirA2B2基因,构建了重组表达载体pQE-pirA2,pQE-pirB2和pQE-pirA2B2并分别转入M15菌株表达,经SDS-PAGE和Western blot检测证明,3个重组菌株经IPTG诱导后,分别成功表达了可溶的PirA2,PirB2和PirA2B2蛋白。用亲和层析结合脱盐技术对3个重组菌株表达的外源蛋白分别进行纯化,并通过生物测定确定纯化蛋白的杀虫活性。【结果】生物测定结果显示联合表达的PirA2B2对大蜡螟和斜纹夜蛾五龄幼虫均有明显的血腔杀虫活性,LD50分别为每虫4.0和2.8μg,单独表达的PirA2或PirB2对上述2种害虫没有血腔杀虫活性,但两者的混合物具有与两者联合表达相似的杀虫活性;PirA2B2对大蜡螟和斜纹夜蛾初孵幼虫均无口服杀虫活性。【结论】pirA2B2是P.luminescens TT01菌株基因组中的另一个二元杀虫毒素基因。【意义】pirA2B2的成功克隆表达和杀虫功能的确定为进一步研究其与pirA1B1的关系以及该基因的表达调控等打下了基础。     

Cloning and Heterologous Expression of Insecticidal-Protein-Encoding Genes from Photorhabdus luminescens TT01 in Enterobacter cloacae for Termite Control

Enterobacter cloacae, one of the indigenous gut bacteria of the Formosan subterranean termite (Coptotermes formosanus), was genetically modified with a transposon Tn5 vector containing genes (tcdA1 and tcdB1) encoding orally insecticidal proteins from the entomopathogenic bacterium Photorhabdus luminescens subsp. laumondii TT01, a symbiont of the entomopathogenic nematode Heterorhabditis bacteriophora, for termite control. In the laboratory, termites were fed filter paper inoculated with the recombinant bacteria. The chromosomal expression of the introduced genes showed that there were insecticidal activities against termite workers and soldiers challenged with the transformed bacteria. After termites were fed recombinant bacteria, the termite mortality was 3.3% at day 5, and it increased from 8.7% at day 9 to 93.3% at day 29. All the dead termites contained the recombinant bacteria in their guts. Transfer of the recombinant bacteria occurred between donor workers (initially fed recombinant bacteria) and recipient workers (not fed). More than 20% of the recipient termites ingested recombinant bacteria within 2 h, and 73.3% of them had ingested recombinant bacteria after 12 h. The method described here provides a useful alternative for sustainable control of the Formosan subterranean termite (C. formosanus) and other social insects, such as the imported red fire ant (Solenopsis invicta).     

感染HaSNPV棉铃虫幼虫的组织病理和免疫组化研究

本文报道了棉铃虫单核衣壳核多角体病毒(Helicoverpa armigera single nucleocapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus,HaSNPV)感染棉铃虫幼虫的病理时相及HaSNPV多角体蛋白在幼虫组织中表达的免疫组化研究。以5×10~3PFU的HaSNPV出芽病毒粒子(BV)注射4龄初的棉铃虫幼虫,石蜡切片的H.E染色表明,在感染后24h,病理变化不明显;48h后脂肪体、气管组织的细胞核开始肿大,细胞开始变形;72h后脂肪体、气管、真皮细胞核肿大十分明显,组织结构松散;但中肠和肌肉组织未见明显病变;96h后,脂肪体、气管、真皮组织结构完全被破坏,肌肉组织变疏松。免疫组化结果表明,感染后24h,未能检测到多角体蛋白在幼虫组织中的表达;感染后48h,多角体蛋白可在部分脂肪体、气管组织、血细胞和真皮组织的细胞核中表达;72h后,被感染的脂肪体、气管组织、和真皮组织的细胞数比48h多;96h后,多角体蛋白可以在脂肪体、气管、真皮组织中大量表达,48h到96h间,被感染的血细胞数目基本不变,中肠组织和肌肉都未检测到多角体蛋白的表达;幼虫死亡后,可在中肠上皮细胞的基底膜间隙中检测到多角体蛋白的表达,肌肉组织中未见表达信号,其它组织全部被感染并且组织结构被破坏,H.E的结果与免疫组化的结果基本相符。     

感染HaSNPV棉铃虫幼虫的组织病理和免疫组化研究

本文报道了棉铃虫单核衣壳核多角体病毒(Helicoverpa armigera single nucleocapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus,HaSNPV)感染棉铃虫幼虫的病理时相及HaSNPV多角体蛋白在幼虫组织中表达的免疫组化研究.以5×103PFU的HaSNPV出芽病毒粒子(BV)注射4龄初的棉铃虫幼虫,石蜡切片的H.E染色表明,在感染后24h,病理变化不明显;48h后脂肪体、气管组织的细胞核开始肿大,细胞开始变形;72h后脂肪体、气管、真皮细胞核肿大十分明显,组织结构松散;但中肠和肌肉组织未见明显病变;96h后,脂肪体、气管、真皮组织结构完全被破坏,肌肉组织变疏松.免疫组化结果表明,感染后24h,未能检测到多角体蛋白在幼虫组织中的表达;感染后48h,多角体蛋白可在部分脂肪体、气管组织、血细胞和真皮组织的细胞核中表达;72h后,被感染的脂肪体、气管组织、和真皮组织的细胞数比48h多; 96h后,多角体蛋白可以在脂肪体、气管、真皮组织中大量表达,48h到96h间,被感染的血细胞数目基本不变,中肠组织和肌肉都未检测到多角体蛋白的表达;幼虫死亡后,可在中肠上皮细胞的基底膜间隙中检测到多角体蛋白的表达,肌肉组织中未见表达信号,其它组织全部被感染并且组织结构被破坏, H.E的结果与免疫组化的结果基本相符.     

Generation of thermostable monomeric luciferases from Photorhabdus luminescens

Bacterial luciferases and the genes encoding these light-emitting enzymes have an increasing number of applications in biological sciences. Temperature lability and the heterodimeric nature of these luciferases have been the major obstacles for their widespread use, for instance, as genetic reporters. Escherichia coli expressing wild-type Photorhabdus luminescens luciferase was found to produce eight times more light than the corresponding Vibrio harveyi luciferase clone in vivo at 37 degrees C. Three monomeric luciferases were created by translationally fusing the two genes encoding luxA and luxB proteins of P. luminescens. These clones were equally active in producing light in vivo when cultivated at 37 degrees C compared to cultivation at 30 degrees C. The fusion containing the longest linker showed the highest activity. In vitro, the monomeric luciferases were less active having at best 20% of activity of the wild-type enzyme due to the partial formation of insoluble aggregates. The results suggest that P. luminescens luciferase and monomeric derivatives thereof should be more suitable than the corresponding V. harveyi enzyme to be used as reporters in cell types which need cultivation at elevated temperatures.     

利用超氧化物歧化酶增加棉铃虫病毒的感染性

Helicoverpa armigera single nucleocapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus (HaSNPV) has been used as a commercial pesticide for the control of cotton bollworm. However, some kinds of phenolase (particularly peroxidase) secreted by cotton glands, which generate free radicals, diminish the infectivity of baculoviruses significantly on cotton leaves. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) acts on the polyphenolic substance and eliminates free radicals. Results in this research indicated that SOD-additive HaSNPV has a significantly higher efficacy to kill the bollworm on cotton leaves than HaSNPV alone. Therefore,SOD can be a promising enhancer for the HaSNPV pesticide.     

利用超氧化物歧化酶增加棉铃虫病毒的感染性

棉铃虫单核衣壳核多角体病毒(Helicoverpa armigera single nucleocapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus,HaSNPV)是棉铃虫的专一性病原,具有宿主特异性高、不影响天敌、不污染环境、对人畜安全等优点,在我国作为商品生物杀虫剂已有10余年的历史.     

Two new subspecies of Photorhabdus luminescens, isolated from Heterorhabditis bacteriophora (Nematoda: Heterorhabditidae): Photorhabdus luminescens subsp. kayaii subsp. nov. and Photorhabdus luminescens subsp. thracensis subsp. nov

Bacterial isolates from nematodes from Turkish soil samples were initially characterized by molecular methods and seven members of the genus Photorhabdus identified to the species level, using riboprint analyses and metabolic properties. Strain 07-5 (DSM 15195) was highly related to the type strain of Photorhabdus luminescens subsp. laumondii DSM 15139T, and was regarded a strain of this subspecies. Strains 1121T (DSM 15194T), 68-3 (DSM 15198) and 47-10 (DSM 15197) formed one, strain 39-8T (DSM 15199T), 39-7 (DSM 15196) and 01-12 (DSM 15193) formed a second cluster that branched intermediate the three subspecies of Photorhabdus luminescens. Based upon moderate 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities and differences in metabolic properties among themselves and with type strains of the three subspecies we consider the two clusters to represent two new subspecies of Photorhabdus luminescens for which the names Photorhabdus luminescens subsp. kayaii, type strain 1121T (DSM 15194T, NCIMB 13951T), and Photorhabdus luminescens subsp. thracensis subsp. nov., type strain 39-8T (DSM 15199T, NCIMB 13952T) are proposed.     

TcdA1 of Photorhabdus luminescens: Electrophysiological Analysis of Pore Formation and Effector Binding

Tc toxins are widely distributed among different gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria, where they act as pathogenicity factors. The toxins are composed of different components that form oligomers for biological activity. Lipid bilayer experiments were performed with the TcdA1 component of the Tc toxin from Photorhabdus luminescens, which preferentially kills insects by actin polymerization. TcdA1 was able to increase the specific conductance of artificial lipid bilayer membranes by the formation of ion-permeable channels. The channels had on average a single-channel conductance of 125 pS in 150 mM KCl and were found to be cation selective. The single-channel conductance of the TcdA1-channels was only moderately dependent on the bulk aqueous KCl concentration, which indicated point-charge effects on the channel properties. Experiments to study the voltage dependence of the TcdA1 channel demonstrated that it is reconstituted in a fully oriented way when it is added to only one side of the lipid bilayer membrane. A combination of biologically active components (TccC3) and a possible chaperone (TcdB2) blocked the TcdA1-mediated conductance efficiently in a dose-dependent manner when they were added to the cis side of the membrane. The half-saturation constant for binding of TcdB2-TccC3 to TcdA1 is in the low nanomolar range.     

Influence of Osmolarity on Phase Shift in Photorhabdus luminescens

The influence of osmolarity and other environmental factors like low oxygen levels, light, extreme pH values, and temperatures on phase variation of Photorhabdus luminescens, the symbiotic bacterium of entomopathogenic nematodes of the genus Heterorhabditis, was investigated. Only subculturing in low-osmolarity medium triggered a phase shift to secondary phase reliably.     

Photorhabdus luminescens LN2转座突变菌株的研究

发光杆菌属Photorhabdus细菌与异小杆属Heterorhabditis昆虫病原线虫的共生关系是这类生物杀虫剂产业化生产和田间应用的基础。本文采用Tn5转座方法构建了共生细菌P. luminescens LN2突变体库;从中筛选出一个对其共生线虫H. indica LN2的生长繁殖有显著促进作用的突变菌株（LN2-M2716）;测定了该突变菌株的菌落特征、对大蜡螟Galleria mellonella及非特异共生线虫H. bacteriophora H06的毒性、对线虫产量的影响。结果显示,LN2-M2716菌株在菌落形态、色素分泌、过氧化氢酶反应、荧光、食物信息作用以及对大蜡螟毒力等方面与野生型菌株差异不明显;但对非特异共生线虫H. bacteriophora H06的毒性及对特异共生线虫H. indica LN2生长繁殖的促进作用方面均明显高于野生型菌株。论文结果为构建支持线虫高产的菌株提供了关键技术。     

Anaerobic metabolism of primary and secondary forms of Photorhabdus luminescens

Abstract A Vibrio cholerae O1 strain (1150) of the EITor biotype and Ogawa serotype with haemagglutination (HA) activity was subjected to TnphoA mutagenesis. Out of several mutants isolated, one HA⁻ and another HA⁺ mutant were further characterised. The HA⁻ mutant showed about 50% reduction in its intestinal adherence capacity in vitro and about 9-fold decrease of its colonisation ability in vivo, as compared to the wild-type strain. Subsequent studies showed that the HA activity of strain 1150 was mediated by a mannose-sensitive haemagglutinin (MSHA). Thus, the phenotypic expression of MSHA appears to be partly responsible for the intestinal adherence and colonisation properties of strain 1150.     

Antimicrobial properties and morphological characteristics of two Photorhabdus luminescens strains.

The biological properties of two Photorhabdus luminescens isolates (MU1 and MU2) of environmental source and the activity of antimicrobial agar diffusible agents (AADA) produced by the same are reported. With regard to cultural features, two variant forms for P. luminescens MU1 and three for P. luminescens MU2 (including an intermediate phase I-like form) have been found. These three forms differ in biological and biochemical properties: beta-lactamase, urease, bioluminescence and antimicrobial agar diffusible substance production associated with the phase I form, were less evident in the intermediate phase I-like MU2 and were absent in phase II form. Antimicrobial activity was present in both strains, with the production of a large amount of a diffusible compound with a wide spectrum of action against bacteria of other genera; a reduced activity against correlated species was also observed. Examination by electron microscopy of MU1 and MU2 purified broth cultures revealed the presence of particles belonging to the class of the phage tail-like bacteriocins, described in recent studies as responsible for antibacterial activity against correlated bacteria, a result never confirmed "in vitro". A plasmid of 21 Mdal was observed in all the form variants of P. luminescens MU2, suggesting that plasmids are not involved in the transition from primary to secondary phase; no plasmid was detected in P. luminescens MU1.     

Expression and activity of a probable toxin from Photorhabdus luminescens

As an insect pathogen, Photorhabdus luminescens possesses an arsenal of toxins. Here we cloned and expressed a probable toxin from P. luminescens subsp. akhurstii YNd185, designated as Photorhabdus insecticidal toxin (Pit). The pit gene shares 94% nucleotide and 98% predicted amino acid sequence identity with plu1537, a predicted ORF from P. luminescens subsp. laumondii TT01 and 30% predicted amino acid sequence similarity to a fragment of a 13.6 kDa insecticidal crystal protein gene of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). The pit was expressed as a GST-Pit fusion protein in E. coli, most of which was insoluble and sequestered into inclusion bodies. The inclusion bodies were harvested and dissolved. The resultant protein was purified and the Pit was cleaved from the fusion protein by thrombin and purified from GST then used for bioassay. Pit killed Galleria mellonella (LD₅₀, 30 ng/larva) and Spodoptera litura (LD₅₀, 191 ng/larva) via hemocoel injection. Relative to a control that lacked toxin, Pit did not significantly increase mortality of S. litura and Helicoverpa armigera when introduced orally, but the treatment did inhibit growth of the insects. The present study demonstrated that Pit possessed insecticidal activity.     

Proteome analysis of the phenotypic variation process in Photorhabdus luminescens

Photorhabdus luminescens is an insect pathogen associated with specific soil nematodes. The bacterium has a complex life cycle with a symbiotic stage in which bacteria colonize the intestinal tract of the nematodes, and a pathogenic stage against susceptible larval-stage insect. Symbiosis-"deficient" phenotypic variants (known as secondary forms) arise during prolonged incubation. Correspondence analysis of the in silico proteome translated from the genome sequence of strain TT01 identified two major biases in the amino acid composition of the proteins. We analyzed the proteome, separating three classes of extracts: cellular, extracellular, and membrane-associated proteins, resolved by 2-DE. Approximately 450 spots matching the translation products of 231 different coding DNA sequences were identified by PMF. A comparative analysis was performed to characterize the protein content of both variants. Differences were evident during stationary growth phase. Very few proteins were found in variant II supernatants, and numerous proteins were lacking in the membrane-associated fraction. Proteins up-regulated by the phenotypic variation phenomenon were involved in oxidative stress, energy metabolism, and translation. The transport and binding of iron, sugars and amino acids were also affected and molecular chaperones were strongly down-regulated. A potential role for H-NS in phenotypic variation control is discussed.     

羧肽酶在Bt抗性棉铃虫中肠的表达分析

本研究利用实时定量PCR技术检测了对Bt(Bacillus thuringiensis)Cry1Ac敏感和抗性品系棉铃虫Helicoverpa armigera中肠羧肽酶(carboxypeptidase)的mRNA表达,发现在抗性品系中羧肽酶表达量明显下降(约2.6倍);中肠汁液中羧肽酶酶活测定结果表明,抗性品系羧肽...