桔小实蝇抗性个体流动对抗性个体频率的影响

为了解害虫个体的迁移对害虫群体抗药性发展的影响, 本研究利用实验室内建立的桔小实蝇Bactrocera dorsalis对敌百虫和高效氯氰菊酯两种抗性品系以及相对敏感品系, 设计5%~25%个体的迁移比例, 研究桔小实蝇抗、 感个体流动对原始种群抗性个体频率的影响。结果表明: 桔小实蝇抗性个体迁入敏感种群, 使得敏感种群抗性个体频率增加, 在抗性个体迁移率为25%时, 影响敏感种群敌百虫和高效氯氰菊酯抗性个体频率的变化值分别为20.04%和41.75%; 同样随着敏感个体迁入比例的增加, 抗性种群中抗性个体频率降低程度越大, 在敏感个体迁移率为25%时, 抗性种群敌百虫和高效氯氰菊酯抗性个体频率的变化值分别为56.20%和25.88%。利用抗性个体频率变化值与相应迁移率的比值来表示迁移的相对效率, 在抗性个体迁移率为5%时, 影响敏感种群抗性个体频率变化的相对效率最高; 在敏感个体迁移率分别为5%和10%时, 影响敌百虫抗性种群和高效氯氰菊酯抗性种群抗性个体频率变化的相对效率最高。以抗、 感个体迁移引起的抗性个体频率变化值进行趋势拟合, 发现抗敌百虫与抗高效氯氰菊酯桔小实蝇品系不同迁移比例下的抗性个体频率变化趋势分别符合密度模型(density model)和房屋模型(housing model), 相关系数分别是0.9696和0.9647。研究结果表明通过合理地设计抗、 感迁移比例能有效地延缓桔小实蝇抗性水平的上升, 达到抗性治理的目的。     

桔小实蝇对敌百虫抗性稳定性及再增长趋势

通过室内试验,研究了用LC₅₀及LC₉₀两种浓度敌百虫汰选14代建立的不同程度高抗性水平的桔小实蝇Bactrocera dorsalis抗性品系TrR₅₀和TrR₉₀在停止使用药剂后的抗性衰退规律,以及抗性衰退到原有水平的1/3时再用药汰选的抗性再增长规律。结果表明：两抗性品系对敌百虫抗性均不稳定,但抗性衰退速率不同,TrR₉₀完全隔离药剂4代后,抗性已衰退至原有水平的1/3,而TrR₅₀完全隔离药剂7代后,抗性才衰退至原有水平的1/3,但随后两品系抗性衰退均减缓,到19代后抗性均还处于低水平抗性阶段,无法衰退至敏感水平。通过对其抗性衰退趋势进行方程拟合,结果表明两品系抗性衰退均符合S型曲线模型。抗性再增长试验结果表明：桔小实蝇两抗性品系对敌百虫抗性再增长趋势不同,TrR₅₀继续使用药剂汰选,经过6代选育,抗性迅速上升,接近原有的抗性水平,随后保持平稳增长; 而TrR₉₀继续使用药剂汰选,经过9代选育,抗性才迅速上升,经过12代选育,抗性才接近原有的抗性水平。通过对两品系抗性再增长趋势进行方程拟合,结果表明两品系抗性再增长趋势不同,TrR₅₀品系抗性再增长趋势符合逻辑斯蒂模型,而TrR₉₀品系则符合二次曲线模型。     

Elucidating the biochemical overwintering adaptations of Larval Cucujus clavipes puniceus, a nonmodel organism, via high throughput proteomics

Cucujus clavipes puniceus (C.c.p.) is a nonmodel, freeze-avoiding beetle that overwinters as extremely cold-tolerant larvae in the interior boreal forests of Alaska to temperatures as low as -100 °C. Using a tandem MS-based approach, we compared the proteomes of winter- and summer-collected C.c.p. to identify proteins that may play functional roles in successful overwintering. Using Gene Ontology (GO) analysis and manual interpretation, we identified 104 proteins in winter and 128 proteins in summer samples. We found evidence to indicate a cytoskeletal rearrangement between seasons, with Winter NDSC possessing unique actin and myosin isoforms while summer larvae up-regulated α actinin, tubulin, and tropomyosin. We also detected a fortification of the cuticle in winter via unique cuticle proteins, specifically larval/pupal rigid cuticle protein 66 precursor and larval cuticle protein A2B. Also, of particular interest in the winter larvae was an up-regulation of proteins related to silencing of genes (bromodomain adjacent to zinc finger domain 2A and antisilencing protein 1), proteins involved with metabolism of amines (2-isopropylmalate synthase and dihydrofolate reductase), and immune system process (lysozyme C precursor), among others. This represents the first high throughput MS/MS analysis of a nonmodel, cold-tolerant organism without a concurrent microarray analysis.     

橘小实蝇化学通讯机制与引诱剂开发策略

实蝇是全球重大的果蔬虫害,对世界年均造成的经济损失高达20亿美元。橘小实蝇Bactrocera dorsalis是该类害虫的代表之一,每年对我国柑橘产业造成严重损失。以雄性引诱剂和蛋白饵剂为核心的诱杀技术已用于害虫监测和绿色防控,但是田间防控效果有待进一步提高。随着高通量测序技术成本的降低以及现代分子生物学技术的发展,科学家们提出先解析害虫化学感受的分子机制,鉴定关键的化学感受分子靶标,并以鉴定的新靶标设计和筛选更为稳定和高效引诱剂和食诱剂。为促进以关键化学感受分子为靶标的橘小实蝇行为调控技术的发展,本文综述了调控橘小实蝇行为的重要化学物质及其化学感受识别机制的研究现状。调控橘小实蝇行为的重要挥发物主要包括性信息素、植物挥发物和食物源蛋白气味。前两者中鉴定获得的特异性化合物质与橘小实蝇成虫的行为关系较为明确,例如性信息素中得到吡嗪类物质能够引诱雌虫,植物挥发物中的甲基丁香酚引诱雄虫,γ-辛内酯能够诱发雌虫产卵等;而后者食物源蛋白气味则由于成分复杂,在田间虽有一定效果,但缺乏特定化合物在雌雄虫具体行为中的功能验证。嗅觉感受机制中,外周神经感器与中枢触角叶仅有形态描述,不同类型嗅觉神经元的...     

橘小实蝇快速检疫鉴定方法

采用形态学观察与PCR技术相结合的方法,针对台湾水果中截获的可疑橘小实蝇Bactroceradorsalis(Hendel)幼虫和蛹进行快速鉴定。采用异硫氰酸胍方法快速提取昆虫基因组DNA,并根据特异性引物,采用PCR技术从截获的可疑橘小实蝇幼虫和蛹样本中均扩增得到224 bp的特异性条带,经测序比较发现,扩增产物序列与橘小实蝇目的基因序列完全相同,由此证明可疑样本为橘小实蝇的幼虫和蛹。该方法解决了橘小实蝇幼虫和蛹等未成熟虫态的快速检疫难题,大大缩短了检测周期,值得口岸检验检疫借鉴应用。     

桔小实蝇实验种群对敌百虫、高效氯氰菊酯和阿维菌素的抗性增长规律

桔小实蝇Bactrocera doralis (Hendel)是华南地区水果蔬菜上重要害虫,近年来暴发成灾,造成巨大的经济损失。使用化学杀虫剂是防治该虫的重要方法。在长期、频繁接触杀虫剂条件下该虫的抗药性产生、发展规律等问题值得深入研究。本文采用LC₅₀、LC_80-90两种剂量汰选成虫、幼虫,研究了桔小实蝇对敌百虫、高效氯氰菊酯和阿维菌素3种药剂的抗性增长规律。通过不接触药剂继代饲养获得了对3种杀虫剂的敏感品系,建立了毒力回归方程,明确了毒力敏感基线LC₅₀分别为1.6024 mg/L,3.0964 mg/L和0.6074 mg/L。不同药剂种类、不同汰选方式时桔小实蝇的抗药性发展速度是不同的。以成虫死亡率50%左右作为选择压力,桔小实蝇对敌百虫的抗性发展最快,汰选至14代抗性增长至84.6倍;其次是高效氯氰菊酯,抗性增长至27.1倍;而对阿维菌素的抗性仅上升至7.7倍 。在成虫和幼虫80%～90%死亡率左右的选择压力下,桔小实蝇对高效氯氰菊酯的抗性发展最快,汰选14代后抗性增长至125.4倍; 其次是敌百虫,抗性增大至49.9倍;对阿维菌素抗性增长相对较缓慢,11代后为17.9倍。在成虫80%～90%死亡率左右的选择压力下,汰选14代、14代、11代后桔小实蝇对高效氯氰菊酯、敌百虫、阿维菌素分别增大至58.7倍、37.6倍、11.9倍。对成虫、幼虫均进行汰选桔小实蝇抗药性发展更快。建立了不同汰选方式时桔小实蝇实验种群汰选代数与对3种杀虫剂的抗性程度之间的关系方程,其中高效氯氰菊酯、敌百虫处理符合韦布尔曲线模型,阿维菌素处理符合幂曲线方程。     

A comparative assessment of the response of three fruit fly species (Diptera: Tephritidae) to a spinosad-based bait: effect of ammonium acetate, female age, and protein hunger

Ammonia-releasing substances are known to play an important role in fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) attraction to food sources, and this information has been exploited for the development of effective synthetic food-based lures and insecticidal baits. In field studies conducted in Hawaii, we examined the behavioural response of wild female oriental fruit fly (Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel)), melon fly (B. cucurbitae (Coquillett)), and Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann)) to spinosad-based GF-120 NF Naturalyte Fruit Fly Bait(?) formulated to contain either 0, 1 or 2% ammonium acetate. Use of visually-attractive yellow bait stations for bait application in the field allowed for proper comparisons among bait formulations. Field cage tests were also conducted to investigate, using a comparative behavioural approach, the effects of female age and protein starvation on the subsequent response of F1 generation B. cucurbitae and B. dorsalis to the same three bait formulations that were evaluated in the field. Our field results indicate a significant positive effect of the presence, regardless of amount, of AA in GF-120 for B. dorsalis and B. cucurbitae. For C. capitata, there was a significant positive linear relationship between the relative amounts of AA in bait and female response. GF-120 with no AA was significantly more attractive to female C. capitata, but not to female B. dorsalis or B. cucurbitae, than the control treatment. Our field cage results indicate that the effects of varying amounts of AA present in GF-120 can be modulated by the physiological stage of the female flies and that the response of female B. cucurbitae to GF-120 was consistently greater than that of B. dorsalis over the various ages and levels of protein starvation regimes evaluated. Results are discussed in light of their applications for effective fruit fly suppression.     

Insect resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis: alterations in the indianmeal moth larval gut proteome

Insect resistance to the Cry toxins of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) has been examined previously using a number of traditional biochemical and molecular techniques. In this study, we utilized a proteomic approach involving two-dimensional differential gel electrophoresis, mass spectrometry, and function-based activity profiling to examine changes in the gut proteins from the larvae of an Indianmeal moth (IMM, Plodia interpunctella) colony exhibiting resistance to Bt. We found a number of changes in the levels of certain specific midgut proteins that indicate increased glutathione utilization, elevation in oxidative metabolism, and differential maintenance of energy balance within the midgut epithelial cells of the Bt-resistant IMM larva. Additionally, the electrophoretic migration pattern of a low molecular mass acidic protein, which apparently is an ortholog of F(1)F(0)-ATPase, was considerably altered in the Bt-resistant insect indicating that variations in amino acid content or modifications of certain proteins also are important components of the resistance phenomenon in the IMM. Furthermore, there was a dramatic decrease in the level of chymotrypsin-like proteinase in the midgut of the Bt-resistant larva, signifying that reduction of chymotrypsin activity, and subsequently decreased activation of Cry toxin in the insect midgut, is an important factor in the resistant state of the IMM. The proteomic analysis of larval gut proteins utilized in this study provides a useful approach for consolidating protein changes and physiological events associated with insect resistance to Bt. Our results support the hypothesis that physiological adaptation of insects and resistance to Bt is multifaceted, including protein modification and changes in the synthesis of specific larval gut proteins. We believe that increased oxidative metabolism may be an adaptive response of insects that undergo survival challenge and that it could mediate detoxification as well as higher rates of generalized and localized mutations that enhance their resistance and provide survival advantage.     

fruitless在桔小实蝇求偶和交配行为中的作用

【目的】fruitless (fru)是昆虫求偶和交配行为中的关键基因,但是其在桔小实蝇Bactrocera dorsalis中的具体功能尚不清楚。本研究旨在明确fru在桔小实蝇求偶交配行为中的作用,进一步明确fru的生物学意义。【方法】根据NCBI上桔小实蝇fru的预测序列设计两端引物,以桔小实蝇羽化10 d已交配的成虫头部cDNA为模板克隆fru基因的全长cDNA,并对其编码蛋白的结构域进行预测。通过实时荧光定量PCR(RT-qPCR)技术检测该基因在桔小实蝇交配前后表达量的变化。待合成fru基因的dsRNA后,注射到羽化9 d后的桔小实蝇雄成虫腹部进行RNAi,分别于注射后48 h和72 h取样,检测fru基因的相对表达量;并于RNAi后72 h进行求偶交配行为观察,测定桔小实蝇的交配频率和交配持续时间。【结果】克隆获得桔小实蝇fru的全长cDNA,长2 865 bp,编码954个氨基酸,预测蛋白分子量104.1 kD,等点为6.01。该基因所编码的蛋白具有特殊结构域,分别为一个BTB (Broad-complex, Tramtrack and Bric-a-bric)结构域和两个锌指(zinc finger)结构域。RT-qPCR结果表明,相比未交配的桔小实蝇成虫,fru基因在雄成虫头部中的表达量在与雌成虫交配后显著上升。相对于空白对照组(注射DEPC水)和阴性对照组(注射dsGFP),注射dsfru的RNAi处理组的雄性求偶时间延长(延长了25~35 min),且交配频率下降(降低了17%~22%),说明fru基因在雄性桔小实蝇的求偶交配行为中发挥着重要作用。【结论】本研究结果为明确fru在非模式昆虫桔小实蝇求偶交配行为中的功能提供参考,并为深入研究桔小实蝇的求偶交配行为和绿色防控提供了理论基础。     

Differential protein expression profile in the liver of pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) larvae fed with increasing levels of phospholipids

A comparative proteomic approach was used to assess the protein expression profile in the liver of 34 days old pikeperch larvae fed from day 10 post hatching, with three isoproteic and isolipidic formulated diets varying by their phospholipid (PL) contents (% dry diet weight): 1.4% (PL1), 4.7% (PL5) and 9.5% (PL9). Using 2D-DIGE minimal labelling of liver extracts, we were able to show 56 protein spots with a differential intensity (p < 0.05) depending on the dietary PL content. Among these spots, 11 proteins were unambiguously identified using nanoLC-MS/MS tandem mass spectrometry. In the PL9 larvae, our results indicate that the glycolytic pathway could be down-regulated due to the under-expression of the fructose biphosphate aldolase B and the phosphoglucomutase 1. Meanwhile, propionyl coenzyme A carboxylase (a gluconeogenic enzyme) was under-expressed. In addition, another gluconeogenic and lipogenic enzyme, pyruvate carboxylase, was identified in 3 different spots as being under-expressed in fish fed with the intermediate PL level (PL5). A high PL content increased the expression of sarcosine dehydrogenase, an enzyme involved in methionine metabolism, along with vinculin, a structural protein. Moreover, several stress proteins (glutathione S-transferase M, glucose regulated protein 75 and peroxiredoxin-1) were modulated in response to the dietary PL level and fatty acid composition. In the larvae fed with the lowest dietary PL content (PL1), over-expression of both GSTM and GRP75 might indicate a cellular stress in this experimental treatment, while the under-expression of Prx1 might indicate a lower defence against oxidative stress. In conclusion, this nutriproteomic approach showed significant modifications of protein expression in the liver of pikeperch larvae fed different PL contents, highlighting the importance of these nutrients and their influence on metabolism processes and on stress response.     

Mutations in the acetylcholinesterase gene of Bactrocera dorsalis associated with resistance to organophosphorus insecticides

Mutations in the gene encoding the enzyme acetylcholinesterase (AChE) of the oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis, associated with resistance to an organophosphorus insecticide have been characterized. Three point mutations producing nonsynonymous changes in the predicted amino acid sequence of the product of the B. dorsalis ace gene in resistant vs. susceptible flies have been identified. One of these changes is unique to B. dorsalis while the other two occur at sites that are identical to mutations previously described for another Bactrocera species. Although the precise role of the third mutation is not clearly established, the independent origin of two identical alterations in these two species strongly supports the idea proposed previously that molecular changes associated with insecticide resistance in key genes and enzymes such as AChE are largely constrained to a limited number of sites. The results obtained here also suggest that the widespread use of organophosphorus insecticides will likely lead to a predictable acquisition of resistance in wild populations of B. dorsalis as well as other pest species. For surveys of B. dorsalis populations that may develop resistance, diagnostic tests using PCR-RFLP based methods for detecting the presence of all three mutations in individual flies are described.     

Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases as Targets of the Combined Insulinomimetic Effects of Zinc and Oxidants

Zinc ions have an insulin-like (insulinomimetic) effect. A particularly sensitive target of zinc ions is protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP 1B), a key regulator of the phosphorylation state of the insulin receptor. Modulation of insulin signaling by zinc chelating agents and the recognition of temporal and spatial fluctuations of zinc suggest a physiological role of zinc in insulin signal transduction. Tyrosine phosphatases seem to be regulated jointly by insulin-induced redox (hydrogen peroxide) signaling, which results in their oxidative inactivation, and by their zinc inhibition after oxidative zinc release from other proteins. In␣diabetes, the significant oxidative stress and associated changes in zinc metabolism modify the cell’s response and sensitivity to insulin. Zinc deficiency activates stress pathways and may result in a loss of tyrosine phosphatase control, thereby causing insulin resistance.     

Larval dietary wheat germ oil influences age-specific protein expression in adults of the oriental fruit fly

Changes in essential dietary components alter global gene expression patterns in animals. We reported on a proteomics study designed to identify molecular markers of deficiencies in culture media developed for the oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis. In that study, we found significant changes in expression of 70 proteins in adults of larvae reared on media lacking wheat germ oil (WGO), compared to media supplemented with WGO. Of these, a gene encoding an insect chitin-binding protein was expressed at about 120-fold higher levels in adult males reared on media supplemented with WGO. We inferred it may be feasible to develop the gene as a molecular marker of dietary lipid deficiency. The work was focused, however, on analysis of 11 day old adults. We have no information on expression of the chitin-binding protein, nor on any other proteins at other adult ages. In this paper we address the idea that the whole animal proteome changes dynamically with age. We reared separate groups of fruit fly larvae on media with and without WGO supplementation and analyzed protein expression in adult males and females age 0, 4, 8 and 12 days old using 2D electrophoresis. Gel densitometry revealed significant increases (by >2-fold) and decreases (by >50%) in expression levels of 29 proteins in females and 10 in males. We identified these proteins by mass spectrometry on MALDI TOF/TOF and bioinformatic analyses of the protein sequences. Two proteins, peroxiredoxin (26-fold increase) and vitellogenin 1 (15-fold increase) increased in expression in day 8 females. The key finding is that most changes in protein expression occurred in day 8 females. We infer that the fruit fly proteome changes with adult age. The natural changes in proteome with adult age is a crucial aspect of developing these and other proteins into molecular markers of lipid deficiency in fruit flies and possibly other insect species.     

内质网应激响应在脂肪组织中的代谢调节作用

在真核细胞中,内质网是蛋白合成、加工及质量监控的关键细胞器,也是Ca2+储存及脂质合成的重要场所.细胞通过未折叠蛋白响应(unfolded protein response,UPR)感应外界不同刺激引发的内质网应激,在维持细胞功能稳态中发挥至关重要的作用.在哺乳动物中,三个位于内质网的跨膜蛋白——肌醇依赖酶la(ino...     

桔小实蝇肽聚糖识别蛋白基因BdPGRP-SB1的克隆及功能鉴定

【目的】为探究肽聚糖识别蛋白(PGRP)基因BdPGRP-SB1在桔小实蝇Bactrocera dorsalis免疫中的作用。【方法】本研究利用PCR克隆桔小实蝇BdPGRP-SB1全长cDNA序列;利用生物信息学软件对该基因核苷酸序列及其编码的氨基酸序列特征进行分析。采用RT-qPCR分析BdPGRP-SB1在桔小实蝇不同发育阶段(卵、幼虫、蛹、成虫)及5日龄成虫不同组织(中肠、马氏管、后肠、脂肪体、卵巢和精巢)中的表达模式;对桔小实蝇5日龄雌成虫分别注射大肠杆菌Escherichia coli 0111:B4肽聚糖(PGN-EB)和金黄色葡萄球菌Staphylococcus aureus肽聚糖(PGN-SA)后检测BdPGRP-SB1表达水平变化。利用RNAi沉默BdPGRP-SB1的表达,测定大肠杆菌和金黄色葡萄球菌诱导后桔小实蝇雌成虫的死亡率及大肠杆菌诱导后抗菌肽(AMP)基因attacin-A, defensin和diptercin表达变化情况。【结果】克隆获得桔小实蝇BdPGRP-SB1的全长cDNA序列(GenBank登录号: MN892482),开放阅读框长558 bp,编码185个氨基酸,其编码蛋白预测分子量为21.45 kD,等电点为8.57。序列分析表明,BdPGRP-SB1无跨膜结构域,具有PGRP保守结构域,前端具有信号肽,为分泌型蛋白;具有Zn²⁺依赖性酰胺酶活性和DAP型肽聚糖识别位点。系统进化分析发现,BdPGRP-SB1与辣椒实蝇B. latifrons的PGRP-SB1亲缘关系最近,氨基酸序列一致性达96%。发育表达模式表明,BdPGRP-SB1在桔小实蝇3日龄幼虫和成虫期高表达;组织表达谱结果显示BdPGRP-SB1在5日龄成虫各组织中均有表达,在脂肪体内表达量最高。PGN-EB和PGN-SA均能诱导桔小实蝇雌成虫体内BdPGRP-SB1表达水平变化。通过RNAi抑制BdPGRP-SB1表达后,注射大肠杆菌导致桔小实蝇雌成虫死亡率显著升高,以及attacin-A, defensin和diptercin表达量显著上调。【结论】结果说明桔小实蝇BdPGRP-SB1参与识别革兰氏阴性细菌,并可能参与桔小实蝇Imd途径调控其免疫反应。     

The homeodomain protein PBX participates in JH-related suppressive regulation on the expression of major plasma protein genes in the silkworm, Bombyx mori

In the silkworm, Bombyx mori, major plasma proteins referred to as 30K proteins are the most abundant proteins in the hemolymph of final (fifth) instar larvae. Surgical extirpation of corpora allata, the source of a juvenile hormone (JH), causes rapid accumulation of 30K proteins in the hemolymph of fourth instar larvae. The 30K protein 6G1 (30K6G1) gene was repressed in primary cultured fat body cells treated with a JH analog (JHA), methoprene. To identify the JH response element present in the promoter region of the 30K6G1 gene, we performed transfection analyses of the 5'-deletion mutants of the 30K6G1 gene using primary cultured fat body cells, gel retardation assays and in vivo footprinting analysis. The results from those analyses revealed that a JH response element exists in the sequence between positions -147 and -140. When the promoter construct mutated at positions -143, -142, and -141 was transfected to fat body primary cultured cells, the suppression effect on the reporter gene expression caused by JHA was reduced. Gel retardation assay using specific antibody revealed that a PBX protein binds to the JH response element. Northern blot analysis revealed that the gene expression of Bombyx PBX is enhanced in the fat body cells by JHA treatment. These results indicate that PBX proteins are involved in the JH signaling pathway and play an important role in suppressing 30K protein gene expression in the fat body of B. mori.     

Distinct contractile and cytoskeletal protein patterns in the Antarctic midge are elicited by desiccation and rehydration

Desiccation presents a major challenge for the Antarctic midge, Belgica antarctica. In this study, we use proteomic profiling to evaluate protein changes in the larvae elicited by dehydration and rehydration. Larvae were desiccated at 75% relative humidity (RH) for 12 h to achieve a body water loss of 35%, approximately half of the water that can be lost before the larvae succumb to dehydration. To evaluate the rehydration response, larvae were first desiccated, then rehydrated for 6 h at 100% RH and then in water for 6 h. Controls were held continuously at 100% RH. Protein analysis was performed using 2‐DE and nanoscale capillary LC/MS/MS. Twenty‐four identified proteins changed in abundance in response to desiccation: 16 were more abundant and 8 were less abundant; 84% of these proteins were contractile or cytoskeletal proteins. Thirteen rehydration‐regulated proteins were identified: 8 were more abundant and 5 were less abundant, and 69% of these proteins were also contractile or cytoskeletal proteins. Additional proteins responsive to desiccation and rehydration were involved in functions including stress responses, energy metabolism, protein synthesis, glucogenesis and membrane transport. We conclude that the major protein responses elicited by both desiccation and rehydration are linked to body contraction and cytoskeleton rearrangements.