Integrative model for binding of Bacillus thuringiensis toxins in susceptible and resistant larvae of the diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella)

Insecticidal crystal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis in sprays and transgenic crops are extremely useful for environmentally sound pest management, but their long-term efficacy is threatened by evolution of resistance by target pests. The diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) is the first insect to evolve resistance to B. thuringiensis in open-field populations. The only known mechanism of resistance to B. thuringiensis in the diamondback moth is reduced binding of toxin to midgut binding sites. In the present work we analyzed competitive binding of B. thuringiensis toxins Cry1Aa, Cry1Ab, Cry1Ac, and Cry1F to brush border membrane vesicles from larval midguts in a susceptible strain and in resistant strains from the Philippines, Hawaii, and Pennsylvania. Based on the results, we propose a model for binding of B. thuringiensis crystal proteins in susceptible larvae with two binding sites for Cry1Aa, one of which is shared with Cry1Ab, Cry1Ac, and Cry1F. Our results show that the common binding site is altered in each of the three resistant strains. In the strain from the Philippines, the alteration reduced binding of Cry1Ab but did not affect binding of the other crystal proteins. In the resistant strains from Hawaii and Pennsylvania, the alteration affected binding of Cry1Aa, Cry1Ab, Cry1Ac, and Cry1F. Previously reported evidence that a single mutation can confer resistance to Cry1Ab, Cry1Ac, and Cry1F corresponds to expectations based on the binding model. However, the following two other observations do not: the mutation in the Philippines strain affected binding of only Cry1Ab, and one mutation was sufficient for resistance to Cry1Aa. The imperfect correspondence between the model and observations suggests that reduced binding is not the only mechanism of resistance in the diamondback moth and that some, but not all, patterns of resistance and cross-resistance can be predicted correctly from the results of competitive binding analyses of susceptible strains.     

昆虫对Ｂt毒素的抗性机理研究进展

文中综述了昆虫对苏云杆菌（Ｂt)毒素产生抗性的生化遗传机理及抗性的遗传及交叉抗性情况。昆虫对Ｂt毒素的抗性可能在６个环节发生,其中与毒素特异结合的受体上结合位点的改变及毒素水解过程中的变化是抗性产的两个主要环节。从现有的研究结果来看,实验室及田间抗性昆虫品系对Ｂt毒素产生的抗性主要与昆虫中肠上皮细胞膜上Ｂt毒素特异结合受体的变化有关,深入研究是昆虫对Ｂt毒素的抗性机理,将有助于建立抗性的早期监测技术、抗性治理措施,实施无公害Ｂt农药及转Ｂt基因作物的持续利用。     

Mechanism of resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis toxin Cry1Ac in a greenhouse population of the cabbage looper, Trichoplusia ni

The cabbage looper, Trichoplusia ni, is one of only two insect species that have evolved resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis in agricultural situations. The trait of resistance to B. thuringiensis toxin Cry1Ac from a greenhouse-evolved resistant population of T. ni was introgressed into a highly inbred susceptible laboratory strain. The resulting introgression strain, GLEN-Cry1Ac-BCS, and its nearly isogenic susceptible strain were subjected to comparative genetic and biochemical studies to determine the mechanism of resistance. Results showed that midgut proteases, hemolymph melanization activity, and midgut esterase were not altered in the GLEN-Cry1Ac-BCS strain. The pattern of cross-resistance of the GLEN-Cry1Ac-BCS strain to 11 B. thuringiensis Cry toxins showed a correlation of the resistance with the Cry1Ab/Cry1Ac binding site in T. ni. This cross-resistance pattern is different from that found in a previously reported laboratory-selected Cry1Ab-resistant T. ni strain, evidently indicating that the greenhouse-evolved resistance involves a mechanism different from the laboratory-selected resistance. Determination of specific binding of B. thuringiensis toxins Cry1Ab and Cry1Ac to the midgut brush border membranes confirmed the loss of midgut binding to Cry1Ab and Cry1Ac in the resistant larvae. The loss of midgut binding to Cry1Ab/Cry1Ac is inherited as a recessive trait, which is consistent with the recessive inheritance of Cry1Ab/Cry1Ac resistance in this greenhouse-derived T. ni population. Therefore, it is concluded that the mechanism for the greenhouse-evolved Cry1Ac resistance in T. ni is an alteration affecting the binding of Cry1Ab and Cry1Ac to the Cry1Ab/Cry1Ac binding site in the midgut.     

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SPECIFIC TO SCARABAEID BEETLES: A REVIEW

Abstract  Since the first report of Bacillus sotto by Ishiwata in 1901, thousands of related papers about Bacillus thuringiensis have been documented. In the field of biocontrol of insect pests by this bacterium, after the initial discovery of several B. thuringiensis isolates specific for lepidopteran insects, the isolation of B. thuringiensis israelensis , specific to dipteran larvae by Goldberg and Margalit, and B. thuringiensis tenebrionis , specific to some group of coleopteran insects by Krieg et al . were epoch making advances. In 1992, Ohba et al . isolated B. thuringiensis ja ponensis strain Buibui, which was specific to only scarabaeid larvae. This isolate is the main target of our discussion in this review. These discoveries by which not only B. thuringiensis sciences, but also applied biological control strategies have been enriched, which inspirit us to screen novel isolates.
On the other hand, the fields of molecular biology and biochemistry studies on the structural elucidation of toxin proteins and mechanism of action have also tremendously progressed. But the complete mechanism has yet to be solved. For instance, interaction between receptor proteins locating on the plasma membrane of insect midgut epithelial cells and insecticidal proteins has not been fully sketched- In a way, this field is still in chaos. Addressing these exciting and enigmatic subjects will eventually lead to the construction of sustainable agriculture in the 21st century.     

棉铃虫对转Bt基因棉的抗性及其治理策略研究进展棉铃虫对转Bt基因棉的抗性及其治理策略研究进展

简述了苏云金杆菌Bacillus thuringiensis（Bt）毒素的作用方式及杀虫机理,分析了Bt棉种植过程中面临的生态风险。综述了昆虫对Bt毒素的抗性机理、监测方法及治理策略方面的研究进展。棉铃虫对Bt棉的抗性可能主要与中肠上皮细胞膜上的特异性结合受体中结合位点的改变有关。在多种抗性治理策略中,庇护所策略被公认为是目前最有效的并已广泛采用的抗性治理措施。应针对Bt棉在我国的种植情况,在棉铃虫还未在田间表现出抗性以前,制定合理的抗性预防、治理措施。     

对金龟子具有杀虫专一性的苏云金芽孢杆菌综述(英文)

自从 190 1年Ishiwata首次报导猝倒菌以来 ,已有数千篇有关苏云金芽孢杆菌的论文相继发表。在苏云金芽孢杆菌 (Bt)的害虫生物防治领域中首次发现对鳞翅目昆虫有杀虫专一性的Bt菌株以后 ,又有了划时代的进展。Goldberg和Margalit发现了杀双翅目幼虫的以色列亚种 (subsp .isrealensis) ,以及Kreig等人发现了对某些鞘翅目幼虫有毒的拟步行甲亚种 (sbusp .tenebrionis)。 1992年 ,Ohba等分离到了日本亚种(subsp .japonensis)对金龟子有专一性杀虫作用的菌株Buibui。该菌株及与之有关的研究进展即是本文讨论的重点。这些发现不仅丰富了苏云金芽孢杆菌科学 ,也丰富了生物防治的应用策略。另一方面 ,在毒素蛋白结构及其杀虫机制的分子生物学和生物化学领域也已获巨大进展。但对杀虫机制尚未完全明了。例如 ,对杀虫蛋白与中肠上皮细胞原生质膜上的受体蛋白的相互作用就知之甚少。这一领域在某种程度上还是众说纷纭。展论这些令人兴奋而又难解的课题将最终促成二十一世纪可持续农业的建立。     

苏云金杆菌Cyt类杀虫晶体蛋白及其特征

本文综述了国内外有关苏云金杆菌Cyt类杀虫晶体蛋白的分类、杀虫特性、作用机理 ;具有分子伴侣功能的 2 0kDa蛋白对cyt基因在大肠杆菌和苏云金杆菌中的表达的影响 ;以及利用Cyt类蛋白控制害虫对苏云金杆菌抗性的意义。     

Identification of novel Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ac binding proteins in Manduca sexta midgut through proteomic analysis

The crystal proteins of Bacillus thuringiensis are widely used in transgenic crops and commercially available insecticides. Manduca sexta, the tobacco hornworm, is the model insect for B. thuringiensis studies. Although brush border vesicles prepared from larval M. sexta midgut have been used in numerous mode-of-action studies of B. thuringiensis toxins, their protein components are mostly unknown. Vesicles prepared from the brush border of M. sexta midgut were analyzed using one- and two-dimensional gel electrophoresis to establish a midgut brush border proteome. Sub-proteomes were also established for B. thuringiensis Cry1Ac binding proteins and glycosylphosphatidyl inositol (GPI) anchored proteins. Peptide mass fingerprints were generated for several spots identified as Cry1Ac binding proteins and GPI-anchored proteins and these fingerprints were used for database searches. Results generally did not produce matches to M. sexta proteins, but did match proteins of other Lepidoptera. Actin and alkaline phosphatase were identified as novel proteins that bind Cry1Ac in addition to the previously reported aminopeptidase N. Aminopeptidase N was the only GPI-anchored protein identified. Actin, aminopeptidase N, and membrane alkaline phosphatase were confirmed as accurate protein identifications through western blots.     

Bt杀虫基因与Bt转基因抗虫植物研究进展

苏云金杆菌是一类非常重要的昆虫病原体,它能产生特异性的杀虫结晶蛋白,对农业上和生物医学上的许多有害的昆虫有毒杀作用,这些害虫包括鳞翅目、双翅目、鞘翅目、膜翅目、螨类和线虫。近三十年来,以苏云金杆菌为基础的生物杀虫剂已在世界范围内商业化用于防治重要经济作物的害虫。近年来有关Ｂｔ基因的遗传、分子生物学和基因工程已取得显著进展。本文对苏云金杆菌杀虫晶体蛋白基因的分类和杀虫机理及用该类基因构建的工程转基因植物研究状况作一简要综述,同时对Ｂｔ基因工程存在的潜在问题和解决途径作了简单的探讨。     

Bt杀虫晶体蛋白受体分子的结构与功能

苏云金杆菌（Bacillus thuringiensis, Bt)杀虫蛋白与昆虫中肠细胞膜上受体的结合是Bt毒素作用的关键环节和决定Bt杀虫蛋白选择性的关键因素。受体与Bt杀虫蛋白结合能力的改变可能是昆虫对Bt产生抗性的主要原因,也因此成为近年来国际上的研究热点和焦点,并取得了突破性的进展。该文就昆虫体内Bt毒素的４种受体：氨肽酶N、类钙粘蛋白、碱性磷酸酶以及最近报道的糖脂类受体的结构、功能、受体与毒素的结合特性、受体基因在离体细胞中的表达特性以及受体基因的突变与害虫对Bt毒素的抗性等方面进行了综述。     

苏云金芽孢杆菌Cry1Aa和Cry1Ca结构域交换对晶体形态和杀虫活性影响

通过体外重组的方法,实现了苏云金芽孢杆菌杀虫晶体蛋白Cry1Aa和Cry1Ca的功能性结构域Ⅰ、Ⅱ和Ⅲ的互换,得到了6株苏云金杆菌重组菌株BT-ACC,BT-AAC,BT-ACA,BT-CAA,BT-CCA和BT-CAC。SDS-PAGE和Westernblot分析表明,重组菌株BT-CAA和BT-CCA能表达产生135kDa左右的杂交晶体蛋白Cry1CAA和Cry1CCA,但其蛋白表达量较野生型Cry1Aa和Cry1Ca低。用牛胰蛋白酶对杂交晶体蛋白Cry1CAA、Cry1CCA及野生型Cry1Aa和Cry1Ca进行消化,证明所有晶体蛋白都能产生65kDa的活性毒素。电镜观察发现,野生菌株BT-Cry1Aa和BT-Cry1Ca形成典型的菱形晶体,而重组菌株BT-CCA和BT-CAA则形成球形或颗粒状杂交晶体。纯化晶体的生物测定显示,杂交晶体蛋白Cry1CAA和Cry1CCA对甜菜夜蛾的毒力比野生型晶体蛋白降低3~5倍,对棉铃虫的毒力比野生型晶体蛋白降低了190~260倍。研究结果表明,苏云金杆菌晶体蛋白不同结构域的相互作用会影响杂交晶体蛋白的表达、晶体形态和杀虫活性。     

肠道菌对苏云金芽胞杆菌杀虫活性的研究

苏云金芽胞杆菌(Bacillus thuringiensis,Bt)在生长发育过程中伴随芽胞的形成高效表达对昆虫具有特异毒性的杀虫晶体蛋白,从而被广泛应用于害虫防治上。有关Bt的杀虫机制,近年来有学者提出了肠道菌模型,认为肠道菌在Bt发挥杀虫活性中是必须的,也有人提出相反的观点。以棉铃虫作为供试昆虫,利用Cry1Ac10晶体蛋白研究了棉铃虫肠道菌在Bt杀虫过程中所发挥的功能。结果发现,在棉铃虫中肠道菌并非Bt杀虫所必需,并且在肠道菌存在的情况下,Bt杀虫活性反而明显降低,通过肠道菌回接试验发现5号肠道菌对棉铃虫的保护作用最为明显。     

昆虫类钙粘蛋白与Bt Cry1A蛋白之间的相互作用

类钙粘蛋白(cadherin-likeprotein)位于昆虫中肠刷状缘膜囊泡(brushbordermembranevesicles,BBMV)上,是苏云金芽孢杆菌(Bacillusthuringiensis,Bt)产生的杀虫晶体蛋白(BtCry蛋白)的主要受体之一。它能够与BtCry蛋白结合,引起细胞膜的渗透性发生改变,促进BtCry蛋白对敏感昆虫的毒杀作用。类钙粘蛋白基因的突变还能导致敏感昆虫对BtCry蛋白产生抗性。因此,研究昆虫类钙粘蛋白与BtCry蛋白之间的相互作用,将有助于揭示BtCry蛋白杀虫作用机理。文章对昆虫类钙粘蛋白种类、结构特征、在昆虫体内的分布、及其与BtCry蛋白之间的相互作用等方面的研究现状进行详细论述。     

A Change in a Single Midgut Receptor in the Diamondback Moth (Plutella xylostella) Is Only in Part Responsible for Field Resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki and B. thuringiensis subsp. aizawai

A population (SERD3) of the diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella L.) with field-evolved resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki HD-1 (Dipel) and B. thuringiensis subsp. aizawai (Florbac) was collected. Laboratory-based selection of two subpopulations of SERD3 with B. thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki (Btk-Sel) or B. thuringiensis subsp. aizawai (Bta-Sel) increased resistance to the selecting agent with little apparent cross-resistance. This result suggested the presence of independent resistance mechanisms. Reversal of resistance to B. thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki and B. thuringiensis subsp. aizawai was observed in the unselected SERD3 subpopulation. Binding to midgut brush border membrane vesicles was examined for insecticidal crystal proteins specific to B. thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki (Cry1Ac), B. thuringiensis subsp. aizawai (Cry1Ca), or both (Cry1Aa and Cry1Ab). In the unselected SERD3 subpopulation (ca. 50- and 30-fold resistance to B. thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki and B. thuringiensis subsp. aizawai), specific binding of Cry1Aa, Cry1Ac, and Cry1Ca was similar to that for a susceptible population (ROTH), but binding of Cry1Ab was minimal. The Btk-Sel (ca. 600-and 60-fold resistance to B. thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki and B. thuringiensis subsp. aizawai) and Bta-Sel (ca. 80-and 300-fold resistance to B. thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki and B. thuringiensis subsp. aizawai) subpopulations also showed reduced binding to Cry1Ab. Binding of Cry1Ca was not affected in the Bta-Sel subpopulation. The results suggest that reduced binding of Cry1Ab can partly explain resistance to B. thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki and B. thuringiensis subsp. aizawai. However, the binding of Cry1Aa, Cry1Ac, and Cry1Ca and the lack of cross-resistance between the Btk-Sel and Bta-Sel subpopulations also suggest that additional resistance mechanisms are present.     

Diamondback moth resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis transgenic canola: evaluation of refugia size with non-recessive resistant insects

Abstract:  Current recommendations to delay the evolution of resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis crops are that a minimum of 5–50% of a crop-growing region should include non- B. thuringiensis varieties as refuges. These recommendations are based in part on the assumption that resistance will be inherited as a recessive trait. Laboratory microcosm experiments are described with transgenic canola expressing Cry1Ac and a non-recessive Cry1Ac resistant population of the diamondback moth Plutella xylostella , in which the effect of different sizes of refugia (0%, 20% and 50%) on resistance was compared over five generations. The LC₅₀ values for Cry1Ac increased markedly in the P. xylostella sub-populations with 0% (>100-fold) and 20% refugia (>35-fold) but showed little change (less than fivefold increase) with 50% refugia. The results support the idea that relatively high levels of refugia (non- B. thuringiensis varieties) may be required where resistance is not functionally recessive at the level of toxin expressed in the B. thuringiensis crop.     

CSP介导的害虫抗药性新机制研究进展

CSPs(Chemosensory proteins)即化学感受蛋白,其在昆虫体内各个阶段均有表达,参与昆虫的多种生理过程,具有十分复杂的化学功能。CSPs基因介导昆虫抗药性是最新发现的害虫抗药性新机制,且近几年在几种昆虫中被报道。CSPs可以通过螯合作用大量结合农药,进而导致昆虫产生抗药性,但CSPs与杀虫剂的结合机理及其表达调控机制尚未被阐明。基于目前现状,本文系统综述了CSPs在昆虫抗药性中的功能以及抗药性相关酶的表达调控机制等方面的研究进展,分析其表达调控的可能机制,旨在为害虫抗药性机制研究提供新思路。     

Analysis of opportunities and challenges in patenting of Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal crystal protein genes

Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is the most widely used microbial control agent. The broad spectrum of susceptible hosts, production on artificial media and ease of application has caused the widespread use of this bacterium against several pests in agriculture, forest and vectors of human diseases. B.thuringiensis toxins are highly species specific which provide economic, environmental benefits, potential for future control and spread of the technology worldwide. This makes the B. thuringiensis crystal proteins an interesting tool for the implementation in integrated pest management programs. It has gained importance over the last 100 years for its biocontrol properties which is used in this review as a case study and analysis of the patents granted on B. thuringiensis was carried out. This study categorizes a number of patents related to B.thuringiensis insecticidal crystal proteins, application of B.thuringiensis insecticidal crystal proteins and the development of patentable technologies. The analyses were done using various criteria like patenting trends over the years, assignees playing a major role, comparison of the technology used in different patents and the patenting activity across the insect orders. Patent documents related to bacterium B.thuringiensis contain a trove of technical and commercial information and thus, patent analysis is considered as a useful tool for R management and techno economical development. Patent analysis also helps identifying and evaluating new and alternate technologies, keeping abreast with latest technologies for business interests, finding solutions to technical problems and ideas for new innovative trends.     

Bacillus thuringiensis and Its Pesticidal Crystal Proteins

During the past decade the pesticidal bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis has been the subject of intensive research. These efforts have yielded considerable data about the complex relationships between the structure, mechanism of action, and genetics of the organism’s pesticidal crystal proteins, and a coherent picture of these relationships is beginning to emerge. Other studies have focused on the ecological role of the B. thuringiensis crystal proteins, their performance in agricultural and other natural settings, and the evolution of resistance mechanisms in target pests. Armed with this knowledge base and with the tools of modern biotechnology, researchers are now reporting promising results in engineering more-useful toxins and formulations, in creating transgenic plants that express pesticidal activity, and in constructing integrated management strategies to insure that these products are utilized with maximum efficiency and benefit.     

Cry1A toxins of Bacillus thuringiensis bind specifically to a region adjacent to the membrane-proximal extracellular domain of BT-R(1) in Manduca sexta: involvement of a cadherin in the entomopathogenicity of Bacillus thuringiensis

Many subspecies of the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis produce various parasporal crystal proteins, also known as Cry toxins, that exhibit insecticidal activity upon binding to specific receptors in the midgut of susceptible insects. One such receptor, BT-R(1) (210 kDa), is a cadherin located in the midgut epithelium of the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta. It has a high binding affinity (K(d) approximately 1nM) for the Cry1A toxins of B. thuringiensis. Truncation analysis of BT-R(1) revealed that the only fragment capable of binding the Cry1A toxins of B. thuringiensis was a contiguous 169-amino acid sequence adjacent to the membrane-proximal extracellular domain. The purified toxin-binding fragment acted as an antagonist to Cry1Ab toxin by blocking the binding of toxin to the tobacco hornworm midgut and inhibiting insecticidal action. Exogenous Cry1Ab toxin bound to intact COS-7 cells expressing BT-R(1) cDNA, subsequently killing the cells. Recruitment of BT-R(1) by B. thuringiensis indicates that the bacterium interacts with a specific cell adhesion molecule during its pathogenesis. Apparently, Cry toxins, like other bacterial toxins, attack epithelial barriers by targeting cell adhesion molecules within susceptible insect hosts.