棉铃虫细胞色素P450基因CYP9A17v2核心启动子区缺失分析

CYP9A17v2的过量表达与棉铃虫Helicoverpa armigera对拟除虫菊酯类杀虫剂的抗性相关。为了研究CYP9A17v2表达调控机制, 对CYP9A17v2核心启动子区域的功能进行了分析;构建了含荧光素酶报告基因和CYP9A17v2启动子不同长度缺失片段(-1 095~+43)的重组质粒, 转染Sf9细胞瞬时表达后用双荧光素酶报告基因检测系统检测启动子活性。功能分析结果表明: 所有的7个缺失片段均具有启动子活性, -197~+43启动子区域的转录活性最高。在CYP9A17v2基因5′-调控区-197~-113区域内可能存在转录增强因子的结合位点, 而在-1 095~-197区域内可能存在转录抑制因子的结合位点。本研究为探索棉铃虫CYP9A17v2过量表达的转录调控机理奠定了重要基础。     

棉铃虫P450基因CYP9A12酵母表达产物对拟除虫菊酯的代谢作用

细胞色素P450氧化酶解毒代谢作用增强是棉铃虫Helicoverpa armigera对拟除虫菊酯类杀虫剂产生抗性的主要原因,棉铃虫细胞色素P450氧化酶基因CYP9A12的组成型过量表达与拟除虫菊酯抗性相关。为了进一步明确棉铃虫细胞色素P450氧化酶基因CYP9A12与拟除虫菊酯类杀虫剂抗性的关系,采用酿酒酵母Saccharomyces cerevisiae表达系统异源表达了CYP9A12基因,检测了该基因的酵母表达产物对溴氰菊酯、氟氯氰菊酯、甲氰菊酯和联苯菊酯4种药剂的离体代谢作用。结果表明：含有CYP9A12外源基因的重组酵母细胞裂解液对溴氰菊酯、氟氯氰菊酯和联苯菊酯的代谢率分别为8.58,5.85和3.94 pmol/min·mg protein,而没有检测到对甲氰菊酯的代谢。本研究表明了CYP9A12具有代谢多种拟除虫菊酯的能力,也为CYP9A12参与拟除虫菊酯的解毒代谢提供了直接证据。     

棉铃虫细胞色素P450 CYP9A12基因5′-上游区的克隆及序列分析

细胞色素P450基因CYP9A12的过量表达已被证实与棉铃虫Helicoverpa armigera对拟除虫菊酯的抗性相关。为探明棉铃虫CYP9A12基因的表达调控机理,根据棉铃虫CYP9A12基因cDNA全长的5′-末端核苷酸序列,采用基因组步移方法,获得CYP9A12的5′-上游区序列（总长为3 575 bp）。与cDNA序列进行比对,表明在起始密码子上游3 bp处有一长为2 124 bp的内含子。利用NNPP分析软件预测出转录起始位点,与根据CYP9A12全长cDNA序列推测的结果是一致的。TFSEARCH 1.3软件分析转录因子结合位点的结果显示,该序列不仅包含启动子的核心结构序列——TATA-box和CAAT-box,亦包含多个转录因子结合位点,如GATA-1,CdxA,Dfd等。本研究结果为深入研究棉铃虫CYP9A12的表达调控机制及其参与杀虫剂抗性的分子机理奠定了一定基础。     

棉铃虫细胞色素P450 CYP9A12基因5'-上游区的克隆及序列分析

细胞色素P450基因CYP9A12的过量表达已被证实与棉铃虫Heliocverpa armigera 对拟除虫菊酯的抗性相关.为探明棉铃虫CYP9A12基因的表达调控机理,根据棉铃虫CYP9A12基因cDNA全长的5'-末端核苷酸序列,采用基因组步移方法,获得CYP9A12的5'-上游区序列(总长为3 575 bp).与cDNA序列进行比对,表明在起始密码子上游3 bp处有一长为2 124 bp的内含子.利用NNPP分析软件预测出转录起始位点,与根据CYP9A12全长cDNA序列推测的结果是一致的.TFSEARCH 1.3软件分析转录因子结合位点的结果显示,该序列不仅包含启动子的核心结构序列--TATA-box和CAAT-box,亦包含多个转录因子结合位点,如GATA-1,CdxA,Dfd等.本研究结果为深入研究棉铃虫CYP9A12的表达调控机制及其参与杀虫剂抗性的分子机理奠定了一定基础.     

棉铃虫P450基因CYP6AE12和CYP9A18的克隆与mRNA表达水平

采用RT-PCR和RACE技术克隆到2个新的棉铃虫细胞色素P450基因：CYP6AE12和CYP9A18。CYP6AE12的cDNA编码区长1 569 bp,编码523个氨基酸;CYP9A18的cDNA编码区长1 590 bp,编码530个氨基酸。用实时定量PCR技术分析了这2个基因在棉铃虫YS敏感品系和YS-FP抗性品系(由氰戊菊酯加辛硫磷混剂筛选YS品系而得) 6龄幼虫脂肪体和中肠中mRNA的表达水平。结果表明：CYP6AE12和CYP9A18的mRNA表达具有组织特异性,CYP6AE12在脂肪体中表达量较高,而CYP9A18在中肠中的表达量较高。与相对敏感品系YS相比,CYP6AE12在YS-FP抗性品系中肠和脂肪体中的mRNA表达量分别为YS品系的3.6倍和1.3倍;CYP9A18在YS-FP品系中肠和脂肪体的mRNA表达量分别为YS品系的0.3倍和1.0倍。CYP6AE12的过量表达与YS-FP品系棉铃虫的抗药性可能有一定关系。     

不同种群棉铃虫三龄幼虫酯酶活性频率分布与抗药性的关系

选用室内饲养的棉铃虫Helicoverpa armigera偃师和湖北2个敏感品系、对辛硫磷高抗的PCP20品系、对氰戊菊酯高抗的YG45品系及1999或2000年采自山东阳谷、河北邯郸和河南安阳的田间高抗种群,江苏徐州、湖北武汉的田间中等抗性水平种群和新疆沙湾的田间敏感种群,采用酶标板酶动力学法测定了各品系（种群）的3龄幼虫个体酯酶活性频率分布和平均酯酶活性。结果表明,偃师敏感品系、湖北敏感品系和新疆沙湾田间敏感种群的酯酶活性个体频率分布相似,三个品系（种群）的平均酯酶活性相近,分别为991、1 138、1 055 mOD·min^-1·larva^-1。室内选育的PCP20抗性品系、YG45抗性品系及山东阳谷、河北邯郸 、河南安阳田间高抗种群的高酯酶活性（活性在1 800 mOD·min^-1·larva^-1以上）个体频率明显高于三个敏感品系（种群）,平均酯酶活性在1 510～2 482 mOD·min^-1·larva^-1之间。江苏徐州、湖北武汉的田间中抗水平种群高酯酶活性个体频率及平均酯酶活性都介于敏感和高抗品系（种群）之间,平均酯酶活性为1 258～1.404 mOD·min^-1·larva^-1。棉铃虫各品系（种群）平均酯酶活性与对拟除虫菊酯类杀虫剂抗性个体频率的相关性要比对有机磷类的高,相关系数分别为0.82和0.42。分析各品系（种群）高酯酶活性个体频率与棉铃虫对拟除虫菊酯类、有机磷类杀虫剂抗性个体频率的相关性,得到相似的结果。考虑到酯酶并不是棉铃虫对拟除虫菊酯抗性的主要机理,建议酯酶活性可作为棉铃虫抗药性生化检测的一个参考指标。本文还讨论了酯酶与棉铃虫对拟除虫菊酯类杀虫剂及有机磷类杀虫剂抗性的关系。     

棉铃虫对拟除虫菊酯抗性稳定性研究

研究棉铃虫Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner)对三种拟除虫菊醌（氰戊菊酯、溴氰菊酯、功夫菊酯)的抗性稳定性及敏感性恢复表明,即使棉铃虫对氰戊菊酯的抗性达到3166.3倍以上,抗性仍不稳定,经14代室内饲养后抗性下降为61.4倍;对一系列田间抗性种群的抗性稳定性研究后发现,棉铃虫对这三种拟除虫菊酯的抗性不稳定,在没有杀虫剂选择的情况下,开始几代抗性下降较快,当下降到一定水平(2～9倍)后,抗性比较稳定,很难完全恢复对拟除虫菊酯的敏感性。     

棉铃虫细胞色素P450 CYP6B7基因的克隆与融合表达

细胞色素P450 CYP6B7被推测与棉铃虫Helicoverpa armigera对拟除虫菊酯类杀虫剂的抗性有关,但至今尚无CYP6B7参与杀虫剂代谢方面的直接证据。为揭示CYP6B7的代谢功能,作者以棉铃虫幼虫基因组DNA 为模板,以CYP6B7基因设计特异性引物,扩增出包含321 bp内含子的CYP6B7基因。用反向PCR的方法消除内含子,获得包含完整的CYP6B7基因的开放阅读框。将CYP6B7基因与pMAL-c2X载体连接,并转化E.coli TB1细胞,在IPTG诱导下,CYP6B7能与载体基因编码的麦芽糖结合蛋白（MBP）在大肠杆菌中融合表达,表达产物经直链淀粉（amylose） 柱亲和层析分离洗脱后,得到SDS-PAGE电泳纯的融合蛋白。     

烟粉虱不同发育阶段解毒代谢酶基因的特异性表达

【目的】基于烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci转录组数据,系统分析了烟粉虱解毒代谢酶基因在噻虫嗪抗性品系中的表达模式,探讨了这些基因在烟粉虱不同发育阶段差异表达的生物学意义。【方法】分别收集室内长期饲养的烟粉虱噻虫嗪抗性和敏感品系的卵、4龄若虫和刚羽化1 d的雌成虫,在烟粉虱转录组数据库中挑选8 394条解毒代谢相关基因设计探针,通过探针杂交,得到烟粉虱噻虫嗪抗性品系表达谱芯片,比较了这些基因在抗性烟粉虱3个不同发育阶段的表达情况。并随机挑选了9个基因,在抗感品系间3个不同发育阶段进行了荧光定量PCR验证。【结果】在抗性烟粉虱的卵和4龄若虫发育阶段,共有3 424个差异表达基因,其中489个是编码3类解毒代谢酶(羧酸酯酶、谷胱甘肽-S-转移酶和细胞色素P450多功能氧化酶)的基因;有14个基因在4龄若虫发育阶段过量表达,其中10个为P450基因,4个为GST家族基因。在抗性烟粉虱的4龄若虫和雌成虫发育阶段,总共有1 273个差异表达基因,193个为3类解毒代谢酶家族的基因,其中有9个P450家族基因在雌成虫期的表达量超过4龄若虫期的10倍。此外,表达谱芯片分析还筛选到了一些候选抗性基因。qRT-PCR验证显示在这些候选基因中,与敏感品系相比,9个基因在抗性烟粉虱的3个不同发育阶段表达上调,其中GST基因家族的p_06027和P450基因p_06013在抗性品系的卵和4龄若虫中过量表达;p_05885和p_07806和编码CYP6家族蛋白的p_00988在抗性品系的4龄若虫期的表达量上调;p_05916和p_00478在抗性品系卵和4龄若虫期表达量很低,而在成虫期过量表达;而p_00059和p_00428在抗性品系雌成虫发育阶段表达量显著上调,其中编码CYP4C1的p_00059的差异表达倍数在雌成虫期约为15.15倍。【结论】表达谱芯片分析结果提示,CYP6和CYP4C1基因的过量表达可能会是烟粉虱抗性产生的机制之一。解毒代谢酶基因在烟粉虱不同发育阶段的特异性表达,可能与其在抵御杀虫剂胁迫时体内能量的分布及有效利用率有关,也可能是害虫在环境选择压下的一种适应机制。     

棉铃虫对拟除虫菊酯杀虫剂敏感性的修复及其乙酰胆碱酯酶的变化

利用生物测定和生物化学方法研究了抗药性棉铃虫Helicoverpa armigera(Hubner)对拟除虫菊酯敏感性修复及其体内乙酰胆碱酯酶的变化,结果表明：当去除药剂选择压后,棉铃虫对拟除虫菊酯的抗性为不稳定。随着停止用药的时间加长,敏感性增加。从田间收集的棉铃虫在室内饲养后第1代对拟除虫菊酯的抗性下降速度较迅速。特异性酶抑制剂对敏感和抗性棉铃虫种群的乙酰胆碱酯酶亲和力试验结果证实,乙酰胆碱酯酶在抗性棉铃虫对杀虫剂反应发生变化的过程中发生改变,这种酶的改变可能对棉铃虫抗药性的不稳定性有重要影响。     

Molecular adaptations of Helicoverpa armigera midgut tissue under pyrethroid insecticide stress characterized by differential proteome analysis and enzyme activity assays

Helicoverpa armigera is an insect that causes important economic losses in crops. To reduce this loss, pyrethroids have been commonly used against H. armigera in farming areas. However, excess and continuous usage of pyrethroids cause resistance in H. armigera. Therefore, expressions of midgut proteins of two H. armigera field populations were compared to those of a susceptible strain by 2-D PAGE and MALDI-ToF-MS. Our results indicate that H. armigera reacts to pyrethroid-induced stress mainly by increasing the expression of energy metabolism-related proteins, such as ATP synthase and arginine kinase. NADPH cytochrome P450 reductase, also up-regulated, could play a role in detoxification of toxic pyrethroid metabolites, such as 3-phenoxybenzaldehyde. Interestingly, while GSTs were not found up-regulated in the comparative proteome analysis, biochemical assays showed significant increases of enzyme activities in both field populations as compared to the susceptible strain. Similarly, although esterases were not found differentially expressed, biochemical assays showed significant increases of esterase activities in both field populations. Thus, esterases are also proposed to be involved in metabolic responses towards pyrethroid insecticide-induced stress. In conclusion, we suggest increased energy metabolism in the midgut tissue of H. armigera as a general prerequisite for compensating the costs of energy-consuming detoxification processes.     

Overexpressed esterases in a fenvalerate resistant strain of the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera

Enhanced detoxification is the major mechanism responsible for pyrethroid resistance in Chinese populations of Helicoverpa armigera. Previous work has shown that enhanced oxidation contributes to resistance in the fenvalerate-selected Chinese strain, YGF. The current study provides evidence that enhanced hydrolysis by esterase isozymes also contributes to the resistance in this strain. The average esterase activity of third instar YGF larvae was 1.9-fold compared with that of a susceptible SCD strain. Much of this difference was attributed to isozymes at two zones which hydrolysed the model carboxylester substrate 1-naphthyl acetate and also a 1-naphthyl analogue of fenvalerate. A preparation enriched for enzymes migrating to one of these zones from YGF was shown to hydrolyse fenvalerate with a specific activity of about 2.9 nmol/min/mg. This material was also matched by mass spectrometry with four putative carboxylesterase genes, all of which clustered within a phylogenetic clade of secreted midgut esterases. Quantitative PCR on these four genes showed several-fold greater expression in tissues of YGF compared to SCD but no differences was found in the number of copies of the genes between the strains.     

棉铃虫对菊酯类杀虫剂抗药性的神经电生理研究

本文用神经电生理方法研究了氰戊菊酯、氯菊酯对棉铃虫Helicoverpa armigera(Hubner)相对敏感(HD-S)种群和抗性(HJ-R)种群的神经毒理作用。10^-5mol/L的氰戊菊酯、10^-5mol/L的氯菊酯诱发腹神经索自发发放频率的增加和随后的神经传导阻断,10-^-5mol/l的氯菊酯抑制HD-S种群的神经兴奋,直接阻断神经传导。以兴奋时间、神经传导阻断时间、对药剂作用反应时间的个体分布频率3个参数比较两种群对杀虫剂的反应,均发现HJ-R种群比相对HD-S种群表现了2～3倍的神经不敏感机制,并且发现这种神经不敏感机制对毒理I型和Ⅱ型拟除虫菊酯同样有作用。     

Pinpointing P450s associated with pyrethroid metabolism in the dengue vector, Aedes aegypti: developing new tools to combat insecticide resistance

Background

Pyrethroids are increasingly used to block the transmission of diseases spread by Aedes aegypti such as dengue and yellow fever. However, insecticide resistance poses a serious threat, thus there is an urgent need to identify the genes and proteins associated with pyrethroid resistance in order to produce effective counter measures. In Ae. aegypti, overexpression of P450s such as the CYP9J32 gene have been linked with pyrethroid resistance. Our aim was to confirm the role of CYP9J32 and other P450s in insecticide metabolism in order to identify potential diagnostic resistance markers.

Methodology/Principal Findings

We have expressed CYP9J32 in Escherichia coli and show that the enzyme can metabolize the pyrethroids permethrin and deltamethrin. In addition, three other Ae. aegypti P450s (CYP9J24, CYP9J26, CYP9J28) were found capable of pyrethroid metabolism, albeit with lower activity. Both Ae. aegypti and Anopheles gambiae P450s (CYP''s 6M2, 6Z2, 6P3) were screened against fluorogenic and luminescent substrates to identify potential diagnostic probes for P450 activity. Luciferin-PPXE was preferentially metabolised by the three major pyrethroid metabolisers (CYP9J32, CYP6M2 and CYP6P3), identifying a potential diagnostic substrate for these P450s.

Conclusions/Significance

P450s have been identified with the potential to confer pyrethroid resistance in Ae.aegypti. It is recommended that over expression of these enzymes should be monitored as indicators of resistance where pyrethroids are used.     

Insecticide resistance status and mechanisms in Aedes aegypti populations from Senegal

Aedes aegypti is the main epidemic vector of arboviruses in Africa. In Senegal, control activities are mainly limited to mitigation of epidemics, with limited information available for Ae. aegypti populations. A better understanding of the current Ae. aegypti susceptibility status to various insecticides and relevant resistance mechanisms involved is needed for the implementation of effective vector control strategies. The present study focuses on the detection of insecticide resistance and reveals the related mechanisms in Ae. aegypti populations from Senegal.Bioassays were performed on Ae. aegypti adults from nine Senegalese localities (Matam, Louga, Barkedji, Ziguinchor, Mbour, Fatick, Dakar, Kédougou and Touba). Mosquitoes were exposed to four classes of insecticides using the standard WHO protocols. Resistance mechanisms were investigated by genotyping for pyrethroid target site resistance mutations (V1016G, V1016I, F1534C and S989P) and measuring gene expression levels of key detoxification genes (CYP6BB2, CYP9J26, CYP9J28, CYP9J32, CYP9M6, CCEae3a and GSTD4).All collected populations were resistant to DDT and carbamates except for the ones in Matam (Northern region). Resistance to permethrin was uniformly detected in mosquitoes from all areas. Except for Barkédji and Touba, all populations were characterized by a susceptibility to 0.75% Permethrin. Susceptibility to type II pyrethroids was detected only in the Southern regions (Kédougou and Ziguinchor). All mosquito populations were susceptible to 5% Malathion, but only Kédougou and Matam mosquitoes were susceptible to 0.8% Malathion. All populations were resistant to 0.05% Pirimiphos-methyl, whereas those from Louga, Mbour and Barkédji, also exhibited resistance to 1% Fenitrothion. None of the known target site pyrethroid resistance mutations was present in the mosquito samples included in the genotyping analysis (performed in > 1500 samples). In contrast, a remarkably high (20-70-fold) overexpression of major detoxification genes was observed, suggesting that insecticide resistance is mostly mediated through metabolic mechanisms. These data provide important evidence to support dengue vector control in Senegal.