Digestive enzymes in midgut cells,endo-and ectoperitrophic contents,and peritrophic membranes of Spodoptera frugiperda (lepidoptera) larvae

In the midgut of Spodoptera frugiperda larvae, subcellular fractionation data suggest that aminopeptidase and part of amylase, carboxypeptidase A, dipeptidase, and trypsin are bound to the microvillar membranes; that major amounts of soluble dipeptidase, cellobiase, and maltase are trapped in the cell glycocalyx; and finally that soluble carboxypeptidase, amylase, and trypsin occur in intracellular vesicles. Most luminal acetylglucosaminidase is soluble and restricted to the ectoperitrophic contents. Aminopeptidase occurs in minor amounts bound to membranes both in the ectoperitrophic contents and incorporated in the peritrophic membrane. Amylase, carboxypeptidase A, and trypsin are found in minor amounts in the ectoperitrophic contents (both soluble and membrane-bound) and in major amounts in the peritrophic membrane with contents. Part of the activities recovered in the last mentioned contents corresponds to enzyme molecules incorporated in the peritrophic membrane. The results suggest that initial digestion is carried out in major amounts by enzymes in the endoperitrophic space and, in minor amounts, by enzymes immobilized in the peritrophic membrane. Intermediate and final digestion occur at the ectoperitrophic space or at the surface of midgut cells. The results also lend support to the hypothesis that amylase and trypsin are derived from membrane-bound forms, are released in soluble form by a microapocrine mechanism, and are partly incorporated into the peritrophic membrane. © 1994 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

Control of the release of digestive enzymes in the larvae of the fall armyworm,Spodoptera frugiperda

There is a basal level of enzyme activity for trypsin, aminopeptidase, amylase, and lipase in the gut of unfed larval (L6) Spodoptera frugiperda. Trypsin activity does not decrease with non‐feeding, possibly because of the low protein levels in plants along with high amino acid requirements for growth and storage (for later reproduction in adults). Therefore, trypsin must always be present so that only a minimal protein loss via egestion occurs. Larvae, however, adjust amylase activity to carbohydrate ingestion, and indeed amylase activity is five‐fold higher in fed larvae compared to unfed larvae. Gut lipase activity is low, typical of insects with a high carbohydrate diet. A flat‐sheet preparation of the ventriculus was used to measure the release of enzymes in response to specific nutrients and known brain/gut hormones in S. frugiperda. Sugars greatly increase (>300%) amylase release, but starch has no effect. Proteins and amino acids have little or no effect on trypsin or aminopeptidase release. The control of enzyme release in response to food is likely mediated through neurohormones. Indeed, an allatostatin (Spofr‐AS A5) inhibits amylase and trypsin, and allatotropin (Manse‐ AT) stimulates amylase and trypsin release. Spofr‐AS A5 also inhibits ileum myoactivity and Manse‐AT stimulates myoactivity. The epithelial secretion rate of amylase and trypsin was about 20% of the amount of enzyme present in the ventricular lumen, which, considering the efficient counter‐current recycling of enzymes, suggests that the secretion rate is adequate to replace egested enzymes. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

甜菜夜蛾围食膜的蛋白质组鉴定

[目的]甜菜夜蛾Spodoptera exigua是农业的重要害虫,为害我国蔬菜等农作物的生长.围食膜(Peritrophic membrane,PM)是昆虫体内的第一道屏障,有助于昆虫食物消化过程和保护昆虫避免细菌或病毒的侵染.本研究选取甜菜夜蛾为实验对象,通过鉴定围食膜的总蛋白成分,为探讨围食膜与病原菌相互作用的生理机制奠定基础.[方法]选用人工饲料饲养的甜菜夜蛾5龄幼虫,剥离幼虫围食膜,利用强变性剂三氟甲磺酸(Trifluoromethane-sulfonic acid, TFMS)处理,并对围食膜蛋白进行质谱鉴定和生物信息学分析,使用BLAST鉴定蛋白的同源性,探究基因水平转移现象.[结果]本研究共鉴定出199个围食膜蛋白.这些鉴定的蛋白可富集于84条GO term(P＜0.05);此外,所鉴定的蛋白可被注释到KEGG的73条代谢通路中,并能形成多个蛋白互作网络,分别参与能量代谢、蛋白水解、过氧化氢代谢、免疫等多种过程.同时,鉴定出与抗逆性相关蛋白,具有解毒代谢等功能,提高昆虫对农药和恶劣环境的抗性.[结论]本研究对鉴定出的199个围食膜蛋白进行分析,初步揭示围食膜潜在的生物学功能,并提出一些害虫控制思路,为新型杀虫剂的研发提供了理论基础.     

Dynamic role of microvilli in peritrophic membrane formation

Although the peritrophic membrane (PM) is a common extracellular construction in many invertebrate groups, evidence of the location of its secretion has never been reported. In this study a specific marker for chitin has been developed, enabling a separate examination of secretion of the chitinous and proteinaceous components of the PM in the millipede, Glomeris marginata. Chitin appears first at the base of the microvilli (MV), synchronized in adjacent cells along the entire length of the midgut. Evidence showing that it originates at the plasma membrane is discussed. Proteinaceous components appear to be added from the MV to the chitinous sheet as it moves along the MV toward the lumen. Precedence for such a dynamic role for MV in formation of extracellular structures is reviewed. The completed PM extends around individual items in the gut contents as well as forming a multilayered envelope; this may enhance both its digestive and protective functions.     

光增白剂对甜菜夜蛾围食膜结构的作用与影响

应用环境扫描电镜和生化技术研究了甜菜夜蛾Spodoptera exigua正常围食膜和光增白剂M2R处理围食膜的形态、结构和组成。结果表明：正常的围食膜表面光滑致密、无孔洞和缝隙;光增白剂处理的围食膜产生了孔缝。正常围食膜所含蛋白质的种类很多,经SDS-PAGE测定至少有17条多肽,分子量多在97.4kD以下,围食膜蛋白质的含量约为41.98%,糖的含量约为2.05%。光增白剂可以解离大部分围食膜蛋白,液滴法喂食幼虫蓝色葡聚糖2000 进一步证实了光增白剂能破坏围食膜的完整性。     

The physiological role of the peritrophic membrane and trehalase: Digestive enzymes in the midgut and excreta of starved larvae of Rhynchosciara

Amylase, cellulase, trehalase, aminopeptidase and trypsin were determined using the midgut and trehalose using the haemolymph of starved and of subsequently fed larvae of Rhynchosciara americana. Midgut trehalase activity decreases steadily during starvation and increases again on feeding, whereas haemolymph trehalose titres remain constant, suggesting that trehalase is a true digestive enzyme. The decrease in amylase, cellulase and trypsin activity in the midgut during starvation is of the same order as that recovered from the excreta. Since this finding is exactly what one would expect if enzyme production stops in response to starvation, this supports the hypothesis that synthesis that synthesis of these enzymes is controlled. The excretion rate of amylase, cellulase and trypsin is very low in comparison to their activity inside the peritrophic membrane and the travel time of the food bolus through the gut. It is proposed that the peritrophic membrane separates two extracellular sites for digestion as an adaptation to conserve secreted enzymes. This could be accomplished by the existence of an endo-ectoperitrophic circulation of the enzymes involved in the initial attack on the food and by restricting to the ectoperitrophic fluid the enzymes which participate only in intermediary digestion of food.     

The origin and functions of the insect peritrophic membrane and peritrophic gel

There is a a fluid (peritrophic gel) or membranous (peritrophic membrane, PM) film surrounding the food bolus in most insects. The PM is composed of chitin and proteins, of which peritrophins are the most important. It is proposed here that, during evolution, midgut cells initially synthesized chitin and peritrophins derived from mucins by acquiring chitin-binding domains, thus permitting the formation of PM. Since PM compartmentalizes the midgut, new physiological roles were added to those of the ancestral mucus (protection against abrasion and microorganism invasion). These new roles are reviewed in the light of data on PM permeability and on enzyme compartmentalization, fluid fluxes, and ultrastructure of the midgut. The importance of the new roles in relation to those of protection is evaluated from data obtained with insects having disrupted PM. Finally, there is growing evidence suggesting that a peritrophic gel occurs when a highly permeable peritrophic structure is necessary or when chitin-binding molecules or chitinase are present in food.     

Responses of representative midgut detoxifying enzymes from Heliothis zea and Spodoptera frugiperda to trichothecenes

The relative levels of representative midgut detoxifying enzymes were measured in last instar larvae of Heliothis zea and Spodoptera frugiperda after the insects had been fed for 48 h on diets containing representative trichothecenes, which are protein synthesis inhibitors. 4-Nitroanisole O-demethylation was induced (as indicated by increased enzyme activity) by 1.6-fold in H. zea and by 6.1-fold in S. frugiperda when fed 250 ppm of deoxynivalenol, a dose that severely retarded growth of the insects. Induction of this activity was also noted with lower levels of deoxynivalenol in both species, and with diacetoxyscirpenol and T-2 toxin in H. zea. 1-Chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene glutathione transferase conjugation was induced by c. 1.3-fold with deoxynivalenol at 250 ppm and 25 ppm, and with T-2 toxin at 25 ppm in H. zea; but was slightly inhibited (c. 10–20%) in S. frugiperda in some cases.1-Naphthyl acetate hydrolysis was generally unaffected by all trichothecenes tested at all doses in H. zea, but was inhibited by c. 30% in S. frugiperda by lower doses of all three trichothecenes. However, a new 1-naphthyl acetate esterase band was noted after exposure to 250 ppm of deoxynivalenol, and to some extent lower doses of deoxynivalenol and the other trichothecenes in both insect species. The hydrolysis of a radiolabeled model trichothecene, 4-monoacetoxyscripenol, was induced by 3.1-fold in H. zea and 2.7-fold in S. frugiperda with 250 ppm of deoxynivalenol (the only compound and dose tested). This activity could be inhibited by nearly 100% with 10⁻⁴ M paraoxon, suggesting a serine-hydroxyl esterase was involed. Although this activity could not be recovered from gels, indirect competitive inhibition assays with 1-naphthyl acetate suggested the induced band could be responsible for some of the hydrolysis of the 4-monoacetoxyscirpenol.     

氯虫苯甲酰胺和甲维盐对草地贪夜蛾幼虫的毒力及解毒酶活性的影响

为了研究氯虫苯甲酰胺和甲氨基阿维菌素苯甲酸盐(甲维盐)对草地贪夜蛾Spodoptera frugiperda的毒杀作用及解毒机制,采用叶片浸渍法测定了2种杀虫剂对草地贪夜蛾3龄幼虫的LC_(10)、LC_(20)与LC_(50),并研究这2种农药的亚致死剂量(LC_(20))对幼虫的羧酸酯酶(CarE)、谷胱甘肽-S-转移酶(GST)、细胞色素P450(CYP450)3种主要解毒酶活性的影响。结果表明甲维盐对3龄幼虫的毒力更高,48 h时LC_(10)、LC_(20)、LC_(50)分别为0.005、0.007、0.013 mg/L。2种农药处理72 h内,幼虫的3种酶活力呈现不同的动态变化。氯虫苯甲酰胺对CarE活力表现先诱导后抑制的作用,在24 h时CarE活力最大(36.75 U/mg);甲维盐对CarE活力表现先抑制后诱导的作用,在72 h时CarE活力最大(42.44 U/mg)。2种农药对GST活性在72 h内的变化一致,均呈现"诱导-抑制-诱导"的规律。氯虫苯甲酰胺处理后CYP450活性与对照相比无显著差异;甲维盐处理36 h、48 h、72 h幼虫体内CYP450活性均显著低于对照。     

Chitin synthesis in Spodoptera frugiperda wing imaginal discs. III: Role of the peripodial membrane

We determined the contribution of the peripodial membrane to chitin synthesis in cultured wing imaginal discs of Spodoptera frugiperda. This was accomplished by examining chitin synthesis in vitro in intact imaginal discs, in the peripodial membrane, and in imaginal discs in which the peripodial membrane had been injured. Chitin synthesis in peripodial membrane-deprived imaginal discs, peripodial membrane injured imaginal discs, and peripodial membrane fragments was assessed by measuring incorporation of [¹⁴C]GlcNAc after treatment with 20-hydroxyecdysone in tissue culture. Removing or injuring the peripodial membrane resulted in a marked decrease in ecdysteroid-dependent chitin synthesis in these wing discs compared with intact wing discs. In addition, a break in the ecdysteroid treatment of 4 h reduced chitin synthesis in the wing discs substantially. These biochemical experiments were supplemented with ultrastructural and immunocytochemical approaches. A wheat germ agglutinin colloidal gold complex was used to visualize the presence of chitin synthesized by wing discs including the peripodial membrane. These experiments confirmed the importance of an intact peripodial membrane for optimal production of cuticle by the wing pouch. Our results demonstrate that for opti-ma1 production of chitin in tissue culture, wing discs must be treated with 20-hydroxyecdysone for an uninterrupted period of 48 h, and the peripodial membrane of these imaginal discs must be present and uninjured. © 1995 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

1 This article is a US Government work and, as such, is in the public domain in the United States of America.

     

斑蝥素对草地贪夜蛾Sf9细胞膜完整性和膜电位的影响

为明确斑蝥素对昆虫细胞膜的作用及其机理, 本研究利用草地贪夜蛾Spodoptera frugiperda的卵巢细胞系Sf9细胞作为实验材料, 采用透射电子显微技术(transmission electron microscope , TEM)、 激光共聚焦显微镜(laser scanning confocal microscope, LSCM)结合荧光探针FDA/PI及DiBAC4(3)技术研究斑蝥素(cantharidin, CTD)对Sf9细胞膜完整性及膜电位（membrane potential, MP）的影响。结果表明： 32 μmol/L CTD处理6 h和12 h后, 电镜观察均未发现细胞膜结构破损; FDA/PI染色后, 32 μmol/L CTD处理0.5 h后细胞FDA荧光强度比对照显著降低(P<0.05), 碘化丙啶（propidium iodide, PI）染色的细胞比例与对照无显著性差异(P≥0.05)。32 μmol/L CTD处理140 s后即引起MP发生显著性去极化(P<0.05); 64 μmol/L CTD处理瞬时MP发生显著性去极化(P<0.05); 32 μmol/L CTD处理3 h内及64 μmol/L CTD处理2 h 内MP仍保持显著性去极化(P<0.05), 之后去极化程度降低; 32 μmol/L CTD处理6 h及64 μmol/L CTD处理3 h时MP去极化与对照组相比已无显著性差异(P≥0.05)。结果说明, CTD处理短时间内可引起Sf9细胞膜电位去极化并维持一段时间, 同时导致细胞活性发生不可逆下降, 但未对细胞膜结构完整性产生破坏。     

氯虫苯甲酰胺对草地贪夜蛾的毒力及田间防效

草地贪夜蛾Spodoptera frugiperda(Smith)是威胁粮食安全的重要害虫,本文测定了氯虫苯甲酰胺对草地贪夜蛾的室内毒力及田间防效,从中筛选出高效的施药方法和施药剂量,为当前草地贪夜蛾防治提供合理用药的参考。结果表明,在室内条件下,使用氯虫苯甲酰胺直接喷雾处理对草地贪夜蛾3龄和4龄幼虫毒力最高,LC_(50)值分别为0.42 mg/L和0.57 mg/L,使用0.5 mg/L 20%氯虫苯甲酰胺悬浮剂对草地贪夜蛾幼虫毒力较高,在处理后第5天均有超过90%的死亡率。在田间条件下使用氯虫苯甲酰胺对草地贪夜蛾幼虫有较好的防效,使用60.0 g.a.i./ha 0.4%氯虫苯甲酰胺颗粒剂喇叭口点施防治低龄幼虫防效较好,药后第1天、第3天和第7天低龄幼虫(1～3龄)的防效分别为90.3%、100%和100%,使用22.5 g.a.i./ha 20%氯虫苯甲酰胺悬浮剂喇叭口喷雾防治高龄幼虫(4～6龄)的防效较好,药后第1天、第3天和第7天高龄幼虫的防效分别为71.7%、84.5%和95.3%。     

草地贪夜蛾与斜纹夜蛾解毒相关基因的比较分析

草地贪夜蛾Spodoptera frugiperda近期在中国为害猖獗,由于繁殖速度快,迁飞能力强,在本土呈现爆发趋势,严重为害了我国农作物。与本地近缘物种斜纹夜蛾Spodoptera litura相比,草地贪夜蛾更偏好玉米、水稻、小麦等禾本科农作物,且对多种化学杀虫剂及转基因Bt玉米产生抗性。寄主适应性以及杀虫剂抗性与解毒代谢相关蛋白密切相关。因此,本研究对这两种夜蛾科害虫的解毒代谢相关蛋白——细胞色素P450、谷胱甘肽转移酶(GST)及ABC转运蛋白进行了全基因组水平系统的搜集和数目比较,构建系统发育树并对P450和GST部分基因扩张分支进行氨基酸差异位点分析。结果显示,在草地贪夜蛾中共鉴定出213个P450基因、58个GST基因、102个ABC基因,其中P450基因与GST基因数目远远多于斜纹夜蛾(116,37),而ABC基因数目与斜纹夜蛾(99)接近。系统发育树分析表明,草地贪夜蛾P450在CYP6、CYP9以及CYP4功能簇,GST在部分进化分支上都发生了显著基因扩张,发生显著扩张的基因中有数个氨基酸突变,其中一些突变被预测可能影响蛋白质功能。但出乎意料的是,ABC亚家族B和E在斜纹夜蛾聚集成簇并发生了显著的基因扩张现象。以上结果暗示入侵种草地贪夜蛾和本地近缘物种斜纹夜蛾在抗性方面可能发展出各自独特的应对机制。本研究为解析草地贪夜蛾解毒抗性特征机制提供基因数据,为草地贪夜蛾的生物防治及抗性研究提供参考依据。     

Interaction of Xestia c-nigrum granulovirus with peritrophic matrix and Spodoptera litura nucleopolyhedrovirus in Spodoptera litura

Xestia c-nigrum granulovirus (XcGV) was tested for its ability to increase Spodoptera litura nucleopolyhedrovirus (SINPV) infection in larvae of S. litura (F.). The interaction of XcGV with peritrophic matrix and SINPV in S. litura also was studied to account for the synergism. In dose-response bioassays with a constant XcGV concentration of 5-mg/ ml capsules and SINPV concentration that varied from 10(3) to 10(7) polyhedral inclusion bodies (PIB) per larva, XcGV increased the virulence of SINPV infection in fifth instars of S. litura. The lethal concentration of 50% individuals (LC50) of SINPV combined with XcGV was 3.35 x 10(5)PIB/ml, which was significantly lower than that of SINPV alone (2.17 x 10(6)). Compared with 10(7) PIB/ml SINPV alone, the lethal time of 50% individuals (LT50) of 10(7) PIB/ml SINPV combined with XcGV was not significantly shortened. In addition, no significant improvement in the activity and killing speed of SINPV progeny was noted after propagation with XcGV, indicating that native characters of SINPV associated with viral potency were not altered by XcGV. Investigation via environmental scanning electronic microscopy showed that the peritrophic matrix (PM) of S. litura exposed to XcGV or XcGV enhancin, or the combination treatment, was markedly disrupted. The outer surface of the PM was loose, or ruptured, which potentially facilitated the passage of virions through the PM. Therefore, it is reasonable to conclude that the synergy between XcGV and SINPV was closely associated with the disruption of the PM in S. litura.     

The role of the mosquito peritrophic membrane in bloodmeal digestion and infectivity of Plasmodium species.

Secretion and luminal formation of the peritrophic membrane (PM) were induced in female Anopheles stephensi and Aedes aegypti by feeding the mosquitoes on a warmed suspension of latex particles in Ringer's solution. The PM in A. stephensi was produced from apical secretion vesicles stored in the midgut epithelial cells and secreted into the lumen during feeding. In A. aegypti, the PM was formed de novo. When the latex feeding was followed 24 hr later by a meal of lyophilized pig blood, the 2 mosquito species exhibited very different modifications to their PM structure; in A. stephensi no PM was formed around the blood meal, whereas de novo synthesis of the PM in A. aegypti continued during the blood meal, with the resulting PM greatly thickened compared to the normal feeding. This artificial induction of PM formation was used as the basis to study the role of the PM in blood meal digestion and in infectivity of mosquitoes by the appropriate species of Plasmodium. The feeding of a latex suspension alone had no stimulatory effect on the 2 major midgut proteases, trypsin and aminopeptidase, in either species. After a blood meal alone, proteases rose to maximum activity at 30 hr and 24 hr after feeding in A. stephensi and A. aegypti, respectively. After double feeding, protease activities in both species were almost identical to those in blood-fed mosquitoes. Neither the absence of a PM (in A. stephensi) nor the presence of a thickened PM (in A. aegypti), therefore, has any effect on the ability of mosquitoes to digest a blood meal. Malaria infectivity, measured by oocyst counts, also was compared after normal and double feeding using infective blood meals. Infectivity of A. stephensi by Plasmodium berghei was unaffected by the presence or absence of the PM. The thickened PM produced by double feeding in A. aegypti caused a reduction of midgut infectivity by Plasmodium gallinaceum. These results suggest that the PM may act as a partial, but not an absolute, barrier to invasion of the midgut by the ookinete.     

草地贪夜蛾核型多角体病毒对我国草地贪夜蛾不同地理种群毒力的比较分析

草地贪夜蛾Spodoptera frugiperda(J. E. Smith)入侵我国多个地区,逐渐形成地理种群。在草地贪夜蛾核型多角体病毒Spodoptera frugiperda multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus(SfMNPV)生物农药的生产过程中发现,不同地理来源的宿主对SfMNPV的敏感性和产量存在明显差异,显著影响了SfMNPV的生产效率。为解析其敏感性差异及其产生的原因,本研究首先对云南德宏、广东广州、广西钦州、西藏林芝4个地区草地贪夜蛾种群基因型进行了鉴定,采用生物测定法测试SfMNPV对4龄幼虫的口服毒力,然后,通过向幼虫体内注射草地贪夜蛾核多角体病毒出芽型病毒粒子(budded virions, BVs)的方式,越过口服感染中肠的过程,分析敏感性差异发生的阶段。最后比较了高敏感和低敏感种群中肠肠液pH,并基于16S rDNA测序测定了肠道菌群组成。结果表明,广西种群属于纯合玉米型,其余种群为带有水稻型COI标记的杂合玉米型。广西种群对SfMNPV的口服敏感性最低,西藏种群的敏感性最高,但两者注射BV后死亡率差异无统计学意义,暗示病毒敏感性差异...     

草地贪夜蛾基因组注释及分析

草地贪夜蛾Spodoptera frugiperda近年来在我国迅速扩散,造成了重大的经济损失,引起社会关注。草地贪夜蛾基因组序列对深入研究其迁飞、入侵和抗药性等特性具有十分重要的作用。目前,已有5个版本的基因组序列被公开报道,但3个版本无基因组注释信息。除以Sf 9细胞系为DNA来源的基因组版本外,其他版本的scaffold N50过小,拼接质量偏低。为此,本研究选取了scaffold N50最大的草地贪夜蛾Sf 9细胞系基因组进行了蛋白编码基因注释。该版本的基因组重复序列占比28.1%。CEGMA评估显示该本版本基因组可覆盖93.6%的核心基因,BUSCO评估显示可覆盖90.8%的核心基因。利用OMIGA注释流程预测到25 699个蛋白质编码基因,详细的基因序列可从InsectBase网站获得(http://www.insect-genome.com/FAW/),其中具有GO注释的基因为15 623个,具有KEGG注释的基因共有9 213个。选取了12个鳞翅目昆虫进行比较基因组学分析,发现草地贪夜蛾与斜纹夜蛾的亲缘关系最近,两者分化时间大约在1 284万年前。对12个鳞翅目昆虫蛋白质编码基因进行同源分析,在草地贪夜蛾中发现了2 490个单拷贝基因、891个鳞翅目特有基因、2 360个物种特异扩增基因和4 180个物种特异基因。GO富集分析显示,2 360个物种特异扩增基因主要参与DNA整合、代谢相关的生物过程;4 180个物种特异基因主要参与酶活性、光感受、糖代谢等,KEGG通路富集发现草地贪夜蛾特异基因主要参与氨基酸代谢、糖代谢和Wnt信号通路。本研究结果丰富了草地贪夜蛾的基因信息,对进一步了解其生物学特性、开发新型绿色防控方法具有指导意义。