Chitosan/DsiRNA nanoparticle targeting identifies AgCad1 cadherin in Anopheles gambiae larvae as an in vivo receptor of Cry11Ba toxin of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. jegathesan.
Chitosan/DsiRNA nanoparticle targeting identifies AgCad1 cadherin in Anopheles gambiae larvae as an in vivo receptor of Cry11Ba toxin of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. jegathesan.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ibmb.2015.03.001
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发表时间:
2015-05
影响因子:
3.8
通讯作者:
Qi Zhang;G. Hua;M. Adang
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作者:
Qi Zhang;G. Hua;M. Adang
The Cry11Ba protein of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp.jegathesancrystals has uniquely high toxicity against a spectrum of mosquito species. The high potency of Cry11Ba against Anopheles gambiae is caused by recognition of multiple midgut proteins including glycosyl phosphatidylinositol-anchored alkaline phosphatase AgALP1, aminopeptidase AgAPN2, α-amylase AgAmy1 and α-glucosidase Agm3 that bind Cry11Ba with high affinity and function as putative receptors. The cadherin AgCad2 inAn. gambiaelarvae also binds Cry11Ba with high affinity (Kd= 12 nM) and is considered a putative receptor, while cadherin AgCad1 bound Cry11Ba with low affinity (Kd= 766 nM), a property not supportive for a Cry11Ba receptor role. Here, we show thein vivoinvolvement of AgCad1 in Cry11Ba toxicity inAn. gambiaelarvae using chitosan/DsiRNA nanoparticles to inhibit AgCad expression in larvae. Cry11Ba was significantly less toxic to AgCad1-silenced larvae than to control larvae. Because AgCad1 was co-suppressed by AgCad2 DsRNAi, the involvement of AgCad2 in Cry11Ba toxicity could not be ascertained. The ratio of AgCad1:AgCad2 transcript level is 36:1 for gut tissue in 4th instar larvae. Silencing AgCad expression had no effect on transcript levels of other binding receptors of Cry11Ba. We conclude that AgCad1 and possibly AgCad2 inAn. gambiaelarvae are functional receptors of Cry11Ba toxinin vivo.