Bt毒蛋白对棉铃虫的生长发育和相关酶活性的影响

棉铃虫Helicoverpaarmigera幼虫取食不同浓度Bt毒蛋白的人工饲料后 ,随着Bt毒蛋白浓度的升高 ,幼虫的体重增长量和蛹重下降 ,死亡率明显上升。羧酸酯酶和乙酰胆碱酯酶的活力也呈升高趋势。在棉铃虫中肠内蛋白酶中 ,类胰凝乳蛋白酶的活力随Bt蛋白浓度增大而显著升高 ;类胰蛋白酶活性在Bt蛋白浓度为 2 0 μg g时达到最高 ,随后开始下降。     

Bt杀虫蛋白对不同品系棉铃虫和中红侧沟茧蜂生长发育的影响

以棉铃虫Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner)室内敏感品系和田间品系为寄主,研究了亚致死浓度的Bt杀虫蛋白对中红侧沟茧蜂Microplitis mediator (Haliday)生长发育的影响。结果表明： 当寄主一直取食,或者在被寄生前12小时开始取食含Bt杀虫蛋白浓度为0,0.5,1.0, 2.0,4.0,8.0 μg/g的饲料时,与对照相比,中红侧沟茧蜂的卵-幼虫历期延长,茧重和成虫体重降低,成虫寿命缩短,但对茧期没有明显影响。Bt杀虫蛋白能有效抑制两个棉铃虫品系幼虫的生长,显著降低棉铃虫蛹重;当Bt蛋白浓度为4.0 μg/g时,显著降低棉铃虫化蛹率。用转双基因抗虫棉SGK321（表达Cry1A+CpTI蛋白）饲喂两个棉铃虫品系初孵幼虫,室内品系的第2、3、4和5天校正死亡率分别为48.5%、87.8%、96.6%和 95.8%,显著高于田间品系（30.9%、59.6%、80.9%及86.1%）。本研究表明,不论是田间品系还是室内品系,棉铃虫取食含Bt杀虫蛋白的饲料后,对中红侧沟茧蜂的生长发育都具有显著的负面作用。     

转基因抗棉铃虫抗草甘膦棉花对棉铃虫的抗虫性及对二种地老虎幼虫生长发育的影响

为了明确转Bt Cry1A+CP4EPSPS基因抗棉铃虫抗草甘膦棉花对棉铃虫Helicoverpa armigera(Hübner)的抗性水平及对八字地老虎Amathes c-nigrum和黄地老虎Agrotis segetum的影响,作者用转基因棉花和非转基因棉花叶片对棉铃虫、八字地老虎和黄地老虎幼虫进行了室内饲养观察。结果表明,转基因抗棉铃虫抗草甘膦棉花对新疆南部第2代棉铃虫表现为中抗,幼虫校正死亡率为70.4%;棉花叶片在整个生育期均能表达Bt毒蛋白,整个生育期Bt毒蛋白含量呈逐渐降低的趋势。转基因抗棉铃虫抗草甘膦棉花对八字地老虎幼虫有强烈的毒杀作用,可以引起幼虫大量死亡,对存活幼虫的生长发育也有明显的抑制作用,幼虫发育迟缓,不能顺利化蛹;但对黄地老虎幼虫没有明显的影响,幼虫可以正常生长。     

Cry1C蛋白对4种棉花害虫的致死效果

【背景】苏云金芽胞杆菌(Bt)属革兰氏阳性细菌,是目前世界上应用最广泛的杀虫剂。来自Bt的Cry1Ac基因自1997年商业化以来,其产生的蛋白对棉铃虫、红铃虫等鳞翅目害虫起到了很好的控制作用。但该基因对甜菜夜蛾、斜纹夜蛾、玉米螟等害虫的控制作用较差,因此,需要寻找新的Bt基因亚型控制上述害虫。【方法】将Cry1C蛋白加到人工饲料上形成药膜后,接入低龄幼虫进行生物测定,以常规不加毒蛋白的饲料为对照,计算1、3、5、7 d后不同害虫的校正死亡率。【结果】随着Cry1C蛋白浓度的增加及时间的延长,甜菜夜蛾和斜纹夜蛾的校正死亡率逐渐升高,Cry1C浓度为10μg·m L-1时,处理7 d后,甜菜夜蛾和斜纹夜蛾的校正死亡率分别为100%和85.42%,表明甜菜夜蛾比斜纹夜蛾更敏感,而棉铃虫和玉米螟对Cry1C蛋白的敏感性较差。【结论与意义】Cry1C基因可作为控制棉田甜菜夜蛾和斜纹夜蛾的有价值的候选基因,但是对棉铃虫和玉米螟无效。该研究为筛选新的Bt基因亚型用于防治不同的棉花害虫提供了数据参考。     

Resistance of transgenic cotton to cotton bollworm and cutworms

为了明确转BtCrylA+CP4EPSPS基因抗棉铃虫抗草甘膦棉花对棉铃虫Helicoverpa armigera(Hübner)的抗性水平及对八字地老虎Amathes c-nigrum和黄地老虎Agrotis segetum的影响,作者用转基因棉花和非转基因棉花叶片对棉铃虫、八字地老虎和黄地老虎幼虫进行了室内饲养观察.结果表明,转基因抗棉铃虫抗草甘膦棉花对新疆南部第2代棉铃虫表现为中抗,幼虫校正死亡率为70.4％;棉花叶片在整个生育期均能表达Bt毒蛋白,整个生育期Bt毒蛋白含量呈逐渐降低的趋势.转基因抗棉铃虫抗草甘膦棉花对八字地老虎幼虫有强烈的毒杀作用,可以引起幼虫大量死亡,对存活幼虫的生长发育也有明显的抑制作用,幼虫发育迟缓,不能顺利化蛹;但对黄地老虎幼虫没有明显的影响,幼虫可以正常生长.     

南疆三地棉铃虫田间种群对Bt棉的抗性频率监测

为了监测南疆主要Bt棉区棉铃虫田间种群对Bt棉的抗性频率,分别采集库尔勒、阿克苏、泽普三地的棉铃虫单雌系,以Bt毒蛋白作为人工饲料,采用单雌系F1代法进行棉铃虫田间种群抗性个体检测.本文从库尔勒、阿克苏、泽普三地分别筛选了57个、106个、92个棉铃虫单雌系.三地棉铃虫单雌系幼虫在正常饲料和Cry1Ac饲料上的平均发育...     

不同Bt蛋白对棉铃虫存活率和生长发育的影响

【背景】在我国Bt棉主要以Cry1Ab或Cry1Ac为主,其他新型Bt基因未被转入棉花中用来控制害虫,然而大面积种植单价Bt基因的棉花,将可能会大大增加靶标害虫对该类型Bt棉花抗性频率,因此研究其他新型Bt蛋白对靶标害虫的控制作用显得十分必要。【方法】采用蛋白混入人工饲料的生物测定方法,在室内测定了6种Bt蛋白对棉铃虫初孵幼虫的毒力,比较了浓度为1.0μg·g-1时不同Bt蛋白对棉铃虫幼虫生长发育的影响。【结果】毒力测定结果表明,不同Bt蛋白对棉铃虫初孵幼虫的毒力不同,LC50值由低到高依次为Cry1Ab 0.065μg·g-1、Cry1Ac 0.074μg·g-1、Cry2Ab 0.133μg·g-1、Cry2Aa 11.670μg·g-1、Cry1Ah 13.010μg·g-1和Cry1Ca20μg·g-1。生长发育测定结果表明,Cry1Ab和Cry1Ac对棉铃虫幼虫的生长发育影响最大,Cry2Ab次之;Cry1Ah和Cry2Aa对1龄幼虫的校正死亡率和体重抑制率差别不大,但对2龄幼虫的差异较大,Cry1Ah处理2龄幼虫后体重和生长发育参数与Cry2Ab接近,而Cry1Ca对棉铃虫幼虫生长发育几乎没影响。【结论与意义】Cry1Ah、Cry2Aa和Cry2Ab的毒力不如Cry1Ac和Cry1Ab,但仍可以作为控制棉铃虫幼虫的替代策略。     

不同Bt蛋白对棉铃虫存活率和生长发育的影响

在我国Bt棉主要以Cry1Ab或Cry1Ac为主,其他新型Bt基因未被转入棉花中用来控制害虫,然而大面积种植单价Bt基因的棉花,将可能会大大增加靶标害虫对该类型Bt棉花抗性频率,因此研究其他新型Bt蛋白对靶标害虫的控制作用显得十分必要。采用蛋白混入人工饲料的生物测定方法,在室内测定了6种Bt蛋白对棉铃虫初孵幼虫的毒力,比较了浓度为1．0μg· g-1时不同Bt蛋白对棉铃虫幼虫生长发育的影响。毒力测定结果表明,不同Bt蛋白对棉铃虫初孵幼虫的毒力不同,LC50值由低到高依次为Cry1Ab 0．065μg· g-1、Cry1Ac 0．074μg· g-1、Cry2Ab 0．133μg· g-1、Cry2Aa 11．670μg· g-1、Cry1Ah 13．010μg· g-1和Cry1Ca＞20μg· g-1。生长发育测定结果表明,Cry1Ab和Cry1Ac对棉铃虫幼虫的生长发育影响最大,Cry2Ab次之;Cry1Ah和Cry2Aa对1龄幼虫的校正死亡率和体重抑制率差别不大,但对2龄幼虫的差异较大,Cry1Ah处理2龄幼虫后体重和生长发育参数与Cry2Ab接近,而Cry1Ca对棉铃虫幼虫生长发育几乎没影响。Cry1Ah、Cry2Aa和Cry2Ab的毒力不如Cry1Ac和Cry1Ab,但仍可以作为控制棉铃虫幼虫的替代策略。     

转Bt基因抗虫玉米对亚洲玉米螟幼虫取食行为的影响

室内研究了转cry1Ab杀虫蛋白基因的Bt抗虫玉米MON81 0和Bt1 1对亚洲玉米螟Ostriniafurnacalis初孵幼虫和3龄幼虫的取食行为、取食选择性和存活率的影响。在48h的非选择性试验中玉米螟初孵幼虫在MON81 0和Bt1 1玉米心叶组织上的幼虫取食率随时间的增加而下降,在对照玉米上的幼虫取食率随时间的增加而上升,两者间差异极显著。初孵幼虫接虫到MON81 0和Bt1 1玉米叶片48h的累计死亡率分别为67 .5 %和47 .5 % ,而在对照玉米上死亡率均为0. 3龄幼虫在Bt和非Bt玉米穗轴组织上的幼虫取食率随时间的增加呈上升趋势,第48h时在Bt和非Bt玉米上的幼虫取食率分别达到77 5 %和1 0 0 % ,差异极显著。选择性试验中,第4～48h内,初孵幼虫在Bt玉米上的幼虫取食率呈下降趋势,第48h时MON81 0和Bt1 1与各自非Bt对照的组合中初孵幼虫的累计死亡率分别为2 5 .0 %和1 7. 5 % ,二者差异不显著。3龄幼虫在Bt玉米和非Bt玉米上的幼虫取食率均随时间的延长而增加,但在非Bt玉米的幼虫取食率增加速度快,与Bt玉米差异极显著。Bt玉米对玉米螟幼虫取食有抑制和忌避作用。     

真菌新型激活蛋白对Bt制剂的增效作用

激活蛋白是从交链孢属 (Alternaria)真菌分离的新型多功能蛋白 ,以棉铃虫和小菜蛾幼虫为供试昆虫 ,用饲料染毒法、浸叶法和浸虫法测定了激活蛋白对Bt的增效作用。结果表明 ,用Bt∶激活蛋白为 1∶0 0 3的含毒饲料饲喂 2龄棉铃虫幼虫 ,其增效指数为 2 2倍。Bt∶激活蛋白以 1∶0 0 95和 1∶0 6混合后分别浸叶后 ,饲喂棉铃虫和小菜蛾幼虫 ,其增效指数分别为 2 7和 5 5倍。单独用激活蛋白饲喂棉铃虫幼虫无致死活性 ,但当Bt与激活蛋白以 1∶0 75混合后 ,毒杀效果显著增强 ,对Bt的增效指数为 18 5倍。     

Structure of Cry2Aa suggests an unexpected receptor binding epitope

BACKGROUND: Genetically modified (GM) crops that express insecticidal protein toxins are an integral part of modern agriculture. Proteins produced by Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) during sporulation mediate the pathogenicity of Bt toward a spectrum of insect larvae whose breadth depends upon the Bt strain. These transmembrane channel-forming toxins are stored in Bt as crystalline inclusions called Cry proteins. These proteins are the active agents used in the majority of biorational pesticides and insect-resistant transgenic crops. Though Bt toxins are promising as a crop protection alternative and are ecologically friendlier than synthetic organic pesticides, resistance to Bt toxins by insects is recognized as a potential limitation to their application. RESULTS: We have determined the 2.2 A crystal structure of the Cry2Aa protoxin by multiple isomorphous replacement. This is the first crystal structure of a Cry toxin specific to Diptera (mosquitoes and flies) and the first structure of a Cry toxin with high activity against larvae from two insect orders, Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) and Diptera. Cry2Aa also provides the first structure of the proregion of a Cry toxin that is cleaved to generate the membrane-active toxin in the larval gut. CONCLUSIONS: The crystal structure of Cry2Aa reported here, together with chimeric-scanning and domain-swapping mutagenesis, defines the putative receptor binding epitope on the toxin and so may allow for alteration of specificity to combat resistance or to minimize collateral effects on nontarget species. The putative receptor binding epitope of Cry2Aa identified in this study differs from that inferred from previous structural studies of other Cry toxins.     

Common features of Bacillus thuringiensis toxins specific for Diptera and Lepidoptera

The complete nucleotide sequence of a cloned gene encoding a 130-kDa crystal protein of Bacillus thuringiensis (B.t.) subspecies israelensis has been determined. The recombinant protein (Bt8) was purified and shown to be a mosquito-specific toxin with a LC50 value of 43 ng/ml to third-instar larvae of Aedes aegypti. Bt8 is processed by proteases or midgut extracts of mosquito larvae into toxic fragments of 68-78 kDa. Deletion mapping indicated that the active fragment of Bt8 is localized in the N-terminal half of the protoxin molecule. The deduced amino acid sequence of Bt8 has been compared with that of Bt2, a Lepidoptera-specific toxin, previously cloned from Bacillus thuringiensis berliner. Highly homologous amino acid stretches are present in the C-terminal half of the proteins. The N-terminal parts show much less sequence homology but they display a strikingly similar distribution of hydrophilic and hydrophobic amino acids. In addition, Bt8 and Bt2 show a significant immunological cross-reaction. The data indicate that although these B.t. delta endotoxins exhibit a different insect-host specificity, they are structurally related and might use a similar mechanism to interact with insect cell membranes.     

Insect-resistant transgenic brinjal plants

A synthetic cry1Ab gene coding for an insecticidal crystal protein (ICP) of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) was transferred to brinjal (eggplant) by cocultivating cotyledonary explants with Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Transformant plants resistant to kanamycin were regenerated. Hybridization experiments demonstrated gene integration and mRNA expression. Double-antibody sandwich ELISA analysis revealed Bt toxin protein expression in the transgenic plants. The expression resulted in a significant insecticidal activity of transgenic brinjal fruits against the larvae of fruit borer (Leucinodes orbonalis). The results also demonstrated that a synthetic gene based on monocot codon usage can be expressed in dicotyledonous plants for insect control.     

The interactions between soybean trypsin inhibitor and delta-endotoxin of Bacillus thuringiensis in Helicoverpa armigera larva

No significant difference in larval mortality was observed when a sublethal dose of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) var. kurstaki HD-1 crystal was supplemented with soybean trypsin inhibitor (STI) in the artificial diet fed to Helicoverpa armigera in the laboratory, but supplementing a nonlethal dose of crystal with STI in the diet led to a pronounced reduction of larval growth. This concentration of crystal and two lower concentrations of STI alone had no significant effects on larval growth. The results of substrate-gel electrophoresis demonstrated that the proteases in the H. armigera midgut fluid responsible for the degradation of protoxin consisted of at least four proteases with molecular weights of 71, 49, 36, and 30 kDa. All four proteases could utilize casein also as the substrate. When larvae were fed with STI or Bt + STI, the proteolytic activities of the 49-kDa enzyme disappeared, and the activities of the other three enzymes were reduced. Enzyme assays also indicated that feeding larvae with diets containing Bt, STI, or Bt + STI significantly decreased the specific activities of larval general proteases and the trypsin-like enzyme. The protein concentration of midgut fluid was elevated, especially in the larvae fed on the diets containing STI and Bt + STI. Both in vitro and in vivo studies showed that the degradation of protoxin and toxin could be inhibited by soybean trypsin inhibitors, but when the incubation time was prolonged, the protoxin could be degraded completely, while the degradation of toxin was inhibited further. This suggested that the retention time of toxins in the larval midgut was extended and synergism between insecticidal crystal protein and soybean trypsin inhibitor occurred, which showed as the inhibition of H. armigera larval growth.     

Feeding and Dispersal Behavior of the Cotton Leafworm,Alabama argillacea (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), on Bt and Non-Bt Cotton: Implications for Evolution and Resistance Management

The host acceptance of neonate Alabama argillacea (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) larvae to Bt cotton plants exerts a strong influence on the potential risk that this pest will develop resistance to Bt cotton. This will also determine the efficiency of management strategies to prevent its resistance such as the “refuge-in-the-bag” strategy. In this study, we assessed the acceptance of neonate A. argillacea larvae to Bt and non-Bt cotton plants at different temperatures during the first 24 h after hatching. Two cotton cultivars were used in the study, one a Bt DP 404 BG (Bollgard) cultivar, and the other, an untransformed isoline, DP 4049 cultivar. There was a greater acceptance by live neonate A. argillacea larvae for the non-Bt cotton plants compared with the Bt cotton plants, especially in the time interval between 18 and 24 h. The percentages of neonate A. argillacea larvae found on Bt or non-Bt plants were lower when exposed to temperatures of 31 and 34°C. The low acceptance of A. argillacea larvae for Bt cotton plants at high temperatures stimulated the dispersion of A. argillacea larvae. Our results support the hypothesis that the dispersion and/or feeding behavior of neonate A. argillacea larvae is different between Bt and non-Bt cotton. The presence of the Cry1Ac toxin in Bt cotton plants, and its probable detection by the A. argillacea larvae tasting or eating it, increases the probability of dispersion from the plant where the larvae began. These findings may help to understand how the A. argillacea larvae detect the Cry1Ac toxin in Bt cotton and how the toxin affects the dispersion behavior of the larvae over time. Therefore, our results are extremely important for the management of resistance in populations of A. argillacea on Bt cotton.     

球形芽孢杆菌和苏云金芽孢杆菌以色列亚种杀蚊毒素间的协同作用

本研究测定了分别表达苏云金芽孢杆菌Cry4Aa、Cry4Ba、Cry11Aa、Cyt1Aa和球形芽孢杆菌二元毒素Bin的转化菌株Bt B60 1、Bt B611、Bt B640、Bt U 30和Bt CW 3全发酵培养物两两或两两以上不同组合对抗性库蚊的毒力 ,分析了杀蚊毒素间的协同作用。结果表明 ,Bin和Cry4Aa、Bin和Cry 4Ba间有明显的协同作用 ,此外 ,Cry4Aa和Cry4Ba、Cry4Aa和Cry11Aa、Cyt1Aa和Cry4Aa之间也有明显的协同作用     

Processing of the maize Bt toxin in the gut of Mythimna unipuncta caterpillars

Mythimna unipuncta Haworth (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is a well‐known moth species whose larvae can cause devastating damage to some Poaceae crops, including maize (Zea mays L.). The low susceptibility to the Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner (Bt) toxin observed in L6 larvae of this species has been the object of several studies. This study aimed to clarify whether the toxin eliminated from the content of the peritrophic membrane is degraded or excreted and whether the effects of the Bt toxin depend on the doses ingested. To this end, L6 larvae were fed on diets with different amounts of lyophilized Bt or non‐Bt maize leaves. The effect of the Bt concentrations on larval development was measured and the fate of the toxin in the larval tissues was tracked. Results indicated that the larvae of M. unipuncta fed on the various diets showed few differences in weight gain, duration of development, or pupal weight between sublethal Bt concentrations. The larvae rapidly excreted a large part of the toxin ingested, whereas inside the peritrophic membrane the toxin was eliminated, degraded, or sequestered at a rate that increased with the dose and the duration of feeding. As a consequence, little toxin reached the midgut epithelium and therefore the binding sites of the toxin. Moreover, larvae fed on the Bt toxin recovered quickly when they were transferred to a non‐Bt diet.     

A δ-endotoxin encoded in<Emphasis Type="Italic"> Pseudomonas fluorescens</Emphasis> displays a high degree of insecticidal activity

The short field-life of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) insecticidal crystal protein has limited its use. When the Bt toxin is produced in Pseudomonas fluorescens it can be encapsulated and retain its effectiveness for two to three times longer than other Bt formulations. In order to improve Bt expression, we have synthesized cryIA(c) Bt -endotoxin encoding region (GenBank AF537267) according to the usage codon of P. fluorescens and transformed the Bt toxin expression cassette into P. fluorescens strains. T7 RNA polymerase and the T7 promoter system were used to control expression of Bt toxin. SDS-PAGE and Western blotting assay revealed that the -endotoxin was expressed as 8% of the total protein in P. fluorescens. In in vitro tests, release of toxin from dead bacteria was demonstrated. Supplementation of diets with Bt toxin-containing Pseudomonas bacterium resulted in high mortality of cabbage butterfly (Pieris brassicae) larvae.