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Bacillus thuringiensis is the most successful microbial insecticide agent and its proteins have been studied for many years due to its toxicity against insects mainly belonging to the orders Lepidoptera, Diptera and Coleoptera, which are pests of agro-forestry and medical-veterinary interest. However, studies on the interactions between this bacterium and the insect species classified in the order Coleoptera are more limited when compared to other insect orders. To date, 45 Cry proteins, 2 Cyt proteins, 11 Vip proteins, and 2 Sip proteins have been reported with activity against coleopteran species. A number of these proteins have been successfully used in some insecticidal formulations and in the construction of transgenic crops to provide protection against main beetle pests. In this review, we provide an update on the activity of Bt toxins against coleopteran insects, as well as specific information about the structure and mode of action of coleopteran Bt proteins.
Mikel Domínguez-Arrizabalaga; Maite Villanueva; Baltasar Escriche; Carmen Ancín-Azpilicueta; Primitivo Caballero. Insecticidal Activity of Bacillus thuringiensis Proteins Against Coleopteran Pests. Toxins 2020, 12, 430 .
AMA StyleMikel Domínguez-Arrizabalaga, Maite Villanueva, Baltasar Escriche, Carmen Ancín-Azpilicueta, Primitivo Caballero. Insecticidal Activity of Bacillus thuringiensis Proteins Against Coleopteran Pests. Toxins. 2020; 12 (7):430.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMikel Domínguez-Arrizabalaga; Maite Villanueva; Baltasar Escriche; Carmen Ancín-Azpilicueta; Primitivo Caballero. 2020. "Insecticidal Activity of Bacillus thuringiensis Proteins Against Coleopteran Pests." Toxins 12, no. 7: 430.
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) produces insecticidal proteins that are either secreted during the vegetative growth phase or accumulated in the crystal inclusions (Cry proteins) in the stationary phase. Cry1I proteins share the three domain (3D) structure typical of crystal proteins but are secreted to the media early in the stationary growth phase. In the generally accepted mode of action of 3D Cry proteins (sequential binding model), the formation of an oligomer (tetramer) has been described as a major step, necessary for pore formation and subsequent toxicity. To know if this could be extended to Cry1I proteins, the formation of Cry1Ia oligomers was studied by Western blot, after the incubation of trypsin activated Cry1Ia with insect brush border membrane vesicles (BBMV) or insect cultured cells, using Cry1Ab as control. Our results showed that Cry1Ia oligomers were observed only after incubation with susceptible coleopteran BBMV, but not following incubation with susceptible lepidopteran BBMV or non-susceptible Sf21 insect cells, while Cry1Ab oligomers were persistently detected after incubation with all insect tissues tested, regardless of its host susceptibility. The data suggested oligomerization may not necessarily be a requirement for the toxicity of Cry1I proteins.
Ayda Khorramnejad; Mikel Domínguez-Arrizabalaga; Primitivo Caballero; Baltasar Escriche; Yolanda Bel. Study of the Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ia Protein Oligomerization Promoted by Midgut Brush Border Membrane Vesicles of Lepidopteran and Coleopteran Insects, or Cultured Insect Cells. Toxins 2020, 12, 133 .
AMA StyleAyda Khorramnejad, Mikel Domínguez-Arrizabalaga, Primitivo Caballero, Baltasar Escriche, Yolanda Bel. Study of the Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ia Protein Oligomerization Promoted by Midgut Brush Border Membrane Vesicles of Lepidopteran and Coleopteran Insects, or Cultured Insect Cells. Toxins. 2020; 12 (2):133.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAyda Khorramnejad; Mikel Domínguez-Arrizabalaga; Primitivo Caballero; Baltasar Escriche; Yolanda Bel. 2020. "Study of the Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ia Protein Oligomerization Promoted by Midgut Brush Border Membrane Vesicles of Lepidopteran and Coleopteran Insects, or Cultured Insect Cells." Toxins 12, no. 2: 133.
The genome of the Bacillus thuringiensis BM311.1 strain was sequenced and assembled in 359 contigs containing a total of 6,390,221 bp. The plasmidic ORF of a putative cry gene from this strain was identified as a potential novel Cry protein of 1138 amino acid residues with a 98% identity compared to Cry7Aa1 and a predicted molecular mass of 129.4 kDa. The primary structure of Cry7Aa2, which had eight conserved blocks and the classical structure of three domains, differed in 28 amino acid residues from that of Cry7Aa1. The cry7Aa2 gene was amplified by PCR and then expressed in the acrystalliferous strain BMB171. SDS-PAGE analysis confirmed the predicted molecular mass for the Cry7Aa2 protein and revealed that after in vitro trypsin incubation, the protein was degraded to a toxin of 62 kDa. However, when treated with digestive fluids from Leptinotarsa decemlineata larvae, one major proteinase-resistant fragment of slightly smaller size was produced. The spore and crystal mixture produced by the wild-type BM311.1 strain against L. decemlineata neonate larvae resulted in a LC50 value of 18.8 μg/mL, which was statistically similar to the estimated LC50 of 20.8 μg/mL for the recombinant BMB17-Cry7Aa2 strain. In addition, when this novel toxin was activated in vitro with commercial trypsin, the LC50 value was reduced 3.8-fold to LC50 = 4.9 μg/mL. The potential advantages of Cry7Aa2 protoxin compared to Cry7Aa1 protoxin when used in the control of insect pests are discussed.
Mikel Domínguez-Arrizabalaga; Maite Villanueva; Ana Beatriz Fernandez; Primitivo Caballero. A Strain of Bacillus thuringiensis Containing a Novel cry7Aa2 Gene that Is Toxic to Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Insects 2019, 10, 259 .
AMA StyleMikel Domínguez-Arrizabalaga, Maite Villanueva, Ana Beatriz Fernandez, Primitivo Caballero. A Strain of Bacillus thuringiensis Containing a Novel cry7Aa2 Gene that Is Toxic to Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Insects. 2019; 10 (9):259.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMikel Domínguez-Arrizabalaga; Maite Villanueva; Ana Beatriz Fernandez; Primitivo Caballero. 2019. "A Strain of Bacillus thuringiensis Containing a Novel cry7Aa2 Gene that Is Toxic to Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)." Insects 10, no. 9: 259.
The genome of the Bacillus thuringiensis BM311.1 strain was sequenced and assembled in 359 contigs containing a total of 6,390,221 bp. The plasmidic ORF of a putative cry gene from this strain was identified as a potential novel Cry protein of 1138 amino acid residues with a 98% identity respect to Cry7Aa1 protein and a predicted molecular mass of 129.4 kDa. The primary structure of this Cry7Aa2 protein, which revealed the presence of eight conserved blocks and the classical structure of three domains, differed in 28 amino acid residues from that of Cry7Aa1. The cry7Aa2 gene was amplified by PCR and then expressed in the acrystalliferous strain BMB171. SDS-PAGE analysis confirmed the predicted molecular mass for the Cry7Aa2 protein and revealed that, after in vitro trypsin incubation, it was degraded to a toxin of 62 kDa. However, when treated with digestive fluids from Leptinotarsa decemlineata larvae two proteinase-resistant fragments of 60 and 65 kDa were produced. Spore and crystal mixture produced by the wild-type BM311.1 strain against L. decemlineata neonate larvae resulted in a LC50 (18.8 μg/ml), which was statistically equal to the estimated LC50 (20.8 μg/mL) for the recombinant BMB17-Cry7Aa2 strain. In addition, when this novel toxin was activated in vitro with commercial trypsin, the LC50 value was reduced 4 times approximately (LC50 = 4.9 μg/mL). The advantages of Cry7Aa2 protoxin compared to Cry7Aa1 protoxin when used in the control of insect pests are discussed.
Mikel Dominguez-; Maite Villanueva; Ana Beatriz Fernandez; Primitivo Caballero. A Strain of Bacillus thuringiensis Containing a Novel cry7Aa2 Gene That Is Highly Toxic to Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say) (Coleoptera; Chrysomelidae). 2019, 1 .
AMA StyleMikel Dominguez-, Maite Villanueva, Ana Beatriz Fernandez, Primitivo Caballero. A Strain of Bacillus thuringiensis Containing a Novel cry7Aa2 Gene That Is Highly Toxic to Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say) (Coleoptera; Chrysomelidae). . 2019; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMikel Dominguez-; Maite Villanueva; Ana Beatriz Fernandez; Primitivo Caballero. 2019. "A Strain of Bacillus thuringiensis Containing a Novel cry7Aa2 Gene That Is Highly Toxic to Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say) (Coleoptera; Chrysomelidae)." , no. : 1.