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TOXINS
卷 14, 期 2, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/toxins14020147
关键词
Aedes aegypti densovirus; Bacillus thuringiensis; toxicity; Ae; albopictus
资金
- National Key R&D Program of China [2020YFC1200100]
- China Post-doctoral Science Foundation [2020M672715]
In this study, we improved the mosquitocidal efficiency of AeDNV by introducing Bti toxin peptides into its genome. The recombinant virus showed higher pathogenic activity and stability compared to the wild-type virus.
Mosquito densoviruses (MDVs) are mosquito-specific viruses that are recommended as mosquito bio-control agents. The MDV Aedes aegypti densovirus (AeDNV) is a good candidate for controlling mosquitoes. However, the slow activity restricts their widespread use for vector control. In this study, we introduced the Bacillus thuringiensis (Bti) toxin Cry11Aa domain II loop alpha 8 and Cyt1Aa loop beta 6-alpha E peptides into the AeDNV genome to improve its mosquitocidal efficiency; protein expression was confirmed using nanoscale liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (nano LC-MS/MS). Recombinant plasmids were transfected into mosquito C6/36 cell lines, and the expression of specific peptides was detected through RT-PCR. A toxicity bioassay against the first instar Aedes albopictus larvae revealed that the pathogenic activity of recombinant AeDNV was significantly higher and faster than the wild-type (wt) viruses, and mortality increased in a dose-dependent manner. The recombinant viruses were genetically stable and displayed growth phenotype and virus proliferation ability, similar to wild-type AeDNV. Our novel results offer further insights by combining two mosquitocidal pathogens to improve viral toxicity for mosquito control.
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