Analyses of α-amylase and α-glucosidase in the malaria vector mosquito, Anopheles gambiae, as receptors of Cry11Ba toxin of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. jegathesan.
Analyses of α-amylase and α-glucosidase in the malaria vector mosquito, Anopheles gambiae, as receptors of Cry11Ba toxin of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. jegathesan.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ibmb.2013.07.003
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发表时间:
2013-10
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3.8
通讯作者:
Qi Zhang;G. Hua;Krishnareddy Bayyareddy;M. Adang
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作者:
Qi Zhang;G. Hua;Krishnareddy Bayyareddy;M. Adang
Bacillus thuringiensis subsp.jegathesanproduces Cry11Ba crystal protein with high toxicity to mosquito larvae. The Cry11Ba toxicity is dependent on its receptors on mosquito larval midgut epithelial cells. Previously, a cadherin-like protein (AgCad2), aminopeptidase (AgAPN2) and alkaline phosphatase (AgALP1) were reported to be involved in regulation of Cry11Ba toxicity on Anopheles gambiae larvae. Here, the cDNAs encoding α-amylase (AgAmy1) and α-glucosidase (Agm3) were cloned fromA. gambiaelarva midgut. Both are glycophosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchored proteins on brush border membranes (BBMV). Immunohistochemistry revealed their localization on different regions of the larval midgut. AgAmy1 and Agm3 bound Cry11Ba with high affinity, 37.6 nM and 21.1 nM respectively. Cry11Ba toxicity againstA. gambiaelarvae was neutralized by both AgAmy1 and Agm3. The results provide evidence that both AgAmy1 and Agm3 function as receptors of Cry11Ba inA. gambiae.