Cloning of the acetylcholinesterase 1 gene and identification of point mutations putatively associated with carbofuran resistance in Nilaparvata lugens

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• 作者：Deok Ho Kwon^a ; Deok Jea Cha^a ; Young Ho Kim^b ; Si Woo Lee^c ; Si Hyeock Lee^a ; ^b ; ^{shlee22@snu.ac.kr}
• 关键词：CB ; carbamate ; OP ; organophosphate ; AChE ; acetylcholinesterase ; Nlace1 ; N. lugens ace1 gene ; NlAChE1 ; N. lugens AChE1 ; CbE ; carboxylesterase
• 刊名：Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology
• 出版年：2012
• 期刊代码：182_00483575
• 类别：bio
• 出版时间：June, 2012
• 卷：103
• 期：2
• 页码：94-100
• 文件大小：946 K

摘要

Molecular mechanisms of carbofuran resistance in the brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens St氓l, were investigated. A carbofuran-resistant strain (CAS) showed approximately 45.5- and 15.1-fold resistance compared with a susceptible strain (SUS) and a non-selected field strain (FM), respectively. Activities of the esterase and mixed-function oxidase were approximately 2.8- and 1.6-fold higher, respectively, in the CAS strain than in the SUS strain, suggesting that these enzymes play a minor role in carbofuran resistance. Interestingly, the insensitivity of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) to carbofuran was approximately 5.5- and 3.7-fold higher in the CAS strain compared to the SUS and FM strains, respectively, indicating that AChE insensitivity is associated with carbofuran resistance. Western blot analysis identified two kinds of AChEs, of which the type-1 AChE (encoded from Nlace1, which is paralogous to the Drosophila AChE gene) was determined to be the major catalytic AChE in N. lugens. The open reading frame of Nlace1 is composed of 1989 bp (approximately 74 kD) and revealed 52.5%and 24.3%amino acid sequence identities to those of Nephotettix cincticeps and Drosophila melanogaster, respectively. Screening of point mutations identified four amino acid substitutions (G119A, F/Y330S, F331H and H332L) in the CAS strain that likely contribute to AChE insensitivity. The frequencies of these mutations were well correlated with resistance levels, confirming that they are associated with reduced sensitivity to carbofuran in N. lugens. These point mutations can be useful as genetic markers for monitoring resistance levels in field populations of N. lugens.