Altering of host larval (Spodoptera exigua) calcineurin activity in response to ascovirus infection
Altering of host larval (Spodoptera exigua) calcineurin activity in response to ascovirus infection
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改变宿主幼虫(甜菜夜蛾)钙调神经磷酸酶活性以响应子囊病毒感染
DOI:
10.1002/ps.5615
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发表时间:
2019
影响因子:
4.1
通讯作者:
Guo-Hua Huang
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作者:
Huan Yu;Lei He;Zi-Qi Li;Ni Li;Yi-Yi Ou-Yang;Guo-Hua Huang
BACKGROUND Calcineurin (CaN) is involved in numerous cellular processes and Ca2+-dependent signal transduction pathways. According to our previous transcriptome studies, thousands of host larval (Spodoptera exigua) transcripts were downregulated after the infection of Heliothis virescent ascovirus 3h (HvAV-3h), while the Spodoptera exigua calcineurin genes (SeCaNs) were significantly upregulated. To understand the regulation of SeCaNs in S. exigua larvae during the infection of HvAV-3h, the functions of CaN subunit A (SeCaN-SubA) and CaN binding protein (SeCaN-BP) were analysed. RESULTS The in vitro assays indicated that the bacterial expressed SeCaN-SubA is an acid phosphatase, but no phosphatase activity was detected with the purified SeCaN-BP. The transcription level of SeCaN-SubA was upregulated after HvAV-3h infection and the CaN activity was significantly increased after HvAV-3h infection in S. exigua larvae. Interestingly, the SeCaN-BP transcripts were only detectable in the HvAV-3h infected larvae. Further immunoblotting results consistently agree with those obtained by qPCR, indicating that the infection of HvAV-3h causes the upregulated expression of SeCaN-SubA and the appearance of SeCaN-BP. An interaction between the cleaved SeCaN-SubA and SeCaN-BP was detected by co-immunoprecipitation assays, and the expression of SeCaN-BP in Spodoptera frugiperda-9 (Sf9) cells can help to increase the CaN activity of SeCaN-SubA. Further investigations with CaN inhibitors suggested that HvAV-3h. Further investigations with CaN inhibitors suggested that the inhibition on host larval CaN activity can also inhibit the viral replication of HvAV-3h. CONCLUSION The increase in CaN activity caused by HvAV-3h infection might be due to the upregulation of SeCaN-SubA and the induced expression of SeCaN-BP, and increased CaN activity is essential for ascoviral replication. (c) 2019 Society of Chemical Industry