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Master's Dissertation
DOI
https://doi.org/10.11606/D.11.2007.tde-07022008-151221
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Author
Full name
Larissa Cristina Deppmann Nadalini
E-mail
Institute/School/College
Knowledge Area
Date of Defense
Published
Piracicaba, 2007
Supervisor
Committee
Moura, Daniel Scherer de (President)
Bento, José Maurício Simões
Falco, Maria Cristina
Title in Portuguese
Caracterização do mecanismo adaptativo de Spodoptera frugiperda aos inibidores de proteinase de plantas
Keywords in Portuguese
Inibidores de enzimas
Insetos nocivos
Lagartas
Plantas
Proteinases.
Abstract in Portuguese
A existência de uma família gênica diversa de serino proteinases em Lepidóptera sugere que essas proteinases desempenham um papel importante na adaptação desses insetos à presença de inibidores de proteinases vegetais. Essas enzimas têm se revelado estarem envolvidas no processo digestivo de larvas de insetos. Larvas de Spodoptera frugiperda foram alimentadas com uma dieta suplementada com inibidor de proteinase de soja (IPS) e a expressão gênica de proteinases intestinais foi avaliada através de PCR em tempo real. Análises de transcrição anteriores mostraram a existência de dois grupos de serino proteinases: um grupo de genes constitutivamente expressos em larvas controle que é induzido pela dieta contendo IPS e um segundo grupo que está ausente no controle, mas que é também induzido por uma dieta rica em IPS. No presente trabalho foi observado um terceiro grupo de proteinases que não são nem induzidas nem reprimidas pela presença do IPS na dieta. Essa observação sugere que a adaptação de S. frugiperda ao IPS envolve a síntese de novas proteinases, a indução de enzimas preexistentes e ainda um terceiro grupo insensível à presença dos inibidores. Proteinases dos intestinos de larvas crescidas em dieta com IPS mostraram insensibilidade ao inibidor. As proteinases também foram insensíveis quando a atividade foi verificada com um inibidor de proteinases de amplo espectrum. Os resultados aqui apresentados propõem que a adaptação de S. frugiperda ao IPS segue uma estratégia generalizada, baseada na indução geral de um grande grupo de endoproteinases.
Title in English
Characterization of the adaptive mechanism of Spodoptera frugiperda to plant proteinase inhibitors
Keywords in English
Insect adaptation
Proteinase inhibitors
Serine proteinase
Spodoptera frugiperda.
Abstract in English
The existence of a diverse serine proteinase gene family in lepidopteran insects has suggested its significant role in the insect adaptation to plant proteinase inhibitors. These enzymes have been shown to be involved in the proteolytic digestion process of insect larvae. Spodoptera frugiperda larvae were fed on a diet supplemented with soybean proteinase inhibitor (SPI) and the gene expression of intestinal proteinases was evaluated by real time PCR. Previous transcription analyses found two groups of intestinal serine proteinases: one group of genes constitutively expressed in the control larvae that is induced by the SPI-containing diet during the experiment, and a second group that is absent in the control but also induced by the SPI rich diet. Herein was observed a third group of proteinases that are neither induced nor repressed by the presence of SPI in the diet. This observation suggests that adaptation of S. frugiperda to SPI involves de novo synthesis, up regulation of existing enzymes and that there is a third group insensitive to the presence of the inhibitors. Proteinases from intestines of larvae reared on a diet with SPI showed insensitivity to the inhibitor. The proteinases were also insensitive when the activity was checked with a broad-spectrum potato proteinase inhibitor. The results here presented propose that adaptation of S. frugiperda to SPI follows a "shotgun" approach, based on a general up regulation of a large set of endoproteinases.
 
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