期刊
PHYTOCHEMISTRY
卷 147, 期 -, 页码 211-219出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2018.01.005
关键词
Morus alba; Moraceae; MLX56 family proteins; Arabinogalactan protein; Chitin-binding lectin; Extensin domain; Plant latex defense protein; Peritrophic membrane; Plant-insect interaction; Swelling (gel-forming) agent
资金
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) [20248007]
- Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan (MAFF)
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [20248007] Funding Source: KAKEN
MLX56 family defense proteins, MLX56 and its close homolog LA-b, are chitin-binding defense proteins found in mulberry latex that show strong growth-inhibitions against caterpillars when fed at concentrations as low as 0.01%. MLX56 family proteins contain a unique structure with an extensin domain surrounded by two hevein-like chitin-binding domains, but their defensive modes of action remain unclear. Here, we analyzed the effects of MLX56 family proteins on the peritrophic membrane (PM), a thin and soft membrane consisting of chitin that lines the midgut lumen of insects. We observed an abnormally thick (>1/5 the diameter of midgut) hard gel-like membrane consisted of chitin and MLX56 family proteins, MLX56 and LA-b, in the midgut of the Eri silkworms, Samia ricini, fed a diet containing MLX56 family proteins, MLX56 and LA-b. When polyoxin AL, a chitin-synthesis-inhibitor, was added to the diet containing MLX56 family proteins, the toxicity of MLX56 family proteins disappeared and PM became thinner and fragmented. These results suggest that MLX56 family proteins, through their chitin binding domains, bind to the chitin framework of PM, then through their extensin-domain (gum arabic-like structure), which functions as swelling agent, expands PM into an abnormally thick membrane that inhibits the growth of insects. This study shows that MLX56 family proteins are plant defense lectins with a totally unique mode of action, and reveals the functions of extensin domains and arabinogalactan proteins as swelling (gel-forming) agents of plants. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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