The Chinese white wax scale insect, Ericerus pela, can survive at extremely low temperatures, and some overwintering individuals exhibit supercooling at tempera- tures below -30℃. To investigate the deep supercooling...The Chinese white wax scale insect, Ericerus pela, can survive at extremely low temperatures, and some overwintering individuals exhibit supercooling at tempera- tures below -30℃. To investigate the deep supercooling ability ofE. pela, transcriptomic and proteomic analyses were performed to delineate the major gene and protein families responsible for the deep supercooling ability of overwintering females. Gene Ontology （GO） classification and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes （KEGG） analysis indicated that genes involved in the mitogen-activated protein kinase, calcium, and PI3K-Akt signaling pathways and pathways associated with the biosynthesis of soluble sugars, sugar alcohols and free amino acids were dominant. Proteins responsible for low-temperature stress, such as cold acclimation proteins, glycerol biosynthesis-related enzymes and heat shock proteins （HSPs） were identified. However, no antifreeze proteins （AFPs） were identified through sequence similarity search methods. A random forest approach identified 388 putative AFPs in the proteome. The AFP gene ep-afp was expressed in Escherichia coli, and the expressed protein exhibited a thermal hysteresis activity of 0.97℃, suggesting its potential role in the deep supercooling ability ofE. pela.展开更多
采用邻苯三酚自氧化法、DPPH法、Fenton反应体系、FRAP分析法及对过氧化氢损伤细胞保护作用方法对白蜡虫Ericerus pela Cavannes雌成虫多糖、蝗虫多糖、喙尾琵甲多糖、美洲大蠊多糖及家蚕蛹多糖进行体外抗氧化研究,评价昆虫多糖总还原能...采用邻苯三酚自氧化法、DPPH法、Fenton反应体系、FRAP分析法及对过氧化氢损伤细胞保护作用方法对白蜡虫Ericerus pela Cavannes雌成虫多糖、蝗虫多糖、喙尾琵甲多糖、美洲大蠊多糖及家蚕蛹多糖进行体外抗氧化研究,评价昆虫多糖总还原能力,对超氧阴离子自由基(O2-·)、DPPH·、羟自由基(·OH)的清除作用及损伤细胞存活率影响。试验结果表明,5种多糖对几种自由基均有不同程度的清除作用,且均呈现一定的量效关系;但对不同的氧化体系呈现不同的清除活性,白蜡虫多糖的总还原能力最强;白蜡虫、喙尾琵甲、美洲大蠊及蝗虫多糖对DPPH的清除率相对较明显;在羟自由基的清除能力上蚕蛹、喙尾琵甲及美洲大蠊多糖相对较强;各昆虫多糖对超氧阴离子清除能力不明显。5种多糖对过氧化氢损伤细胞有一定保护作用,在不同浓度范围内能增加细胞存活率。研究表明昆虫多糖具有一定抗氧化活性,可成为天然抗氧化物的来源。展开更多
基金Acknowledgments This work was financially supported through a grant from the Special Fund for Forestry Research in the Public Interest （201304808, 201504302, 201204602）, Applied Basic Research Foundation of Yunnan Province （Grant No. 2013FA052, 2010ZC235）, National Natural Science Foundation of China （Grant No. 31572337, 31000983）, National High Technology Research and Development Program （＂863＂ Program） of China （2014AA021801）, National Nonprofit Institute Research Grant of RIRI-CAF （Grant No. riricaf200904M-3, riricaf2011006M）.
文摘The Chinese white wax scale insect, Ericerus pela, can survive at extremely low temperatures, and some overwintering individuals exhibit supercooling at tempera- tures below -30℃. To investigate the deep supercooling ability ofE. pela, transcriptomic and proteomic analyses were performed to delineate the major gene and protein families responsible for the deep supercooling ability of overwintering females. Gene Ontology （GO） classification and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes （KEGG） analysis indicated that genes involved in the mitogen-activated protein kinase, calcium, and PI3K-Akt signaling pathways and pathways associated with the biosynthesis of soluble sugars, sugar alcohols and free amino acids were dominant. Proteins responsible for low-temperature stress, such as cold acclimation proteins, glycerol biosynthesis-related enzymes and heat shock proteins （HSPs） were identified. However, no antifreeze proteins （AFPs） were identified through sequence similarity search methods. A random forest approach identified 388 putative AFPs in the proteome. The AFP gene ep-afp was expressed in Escherichia coli, and the expressed protein exhibited a thermal hysteresis activity of 0.97℃, suggesting its potential role in the deep supercooling ability ofE. pela.
文摘采用邻苯三酚自氧化法、DPPH法、Fenton反应体系、FRAP分析法及对过氧化氢损伤细胞保护作用方法对白蜡虫Ericerus pela Cavannes雌成虫多糖、蝗虫多糖、喙尾琵甲多糖、美洲大蠊多糖及家蚕蛹多糖进行体外抗氧化研究,评价昆虫多糖总还原能力,对超氧阴离子自由基(O2-·)、DPPH·、羟自由基(·OH)的清除作用及损伤细胞存活率影响。试验结果表明,5种多糖对几种自由基均有不同程度的清除作用,且均呈现一定的量效关系;但对不同的氧化体系呈现不同的清除活性,白蜡虫多糖的总还原能力最强;白蜡虫、喙尾琵甲、美洲大蠊及蝗虫多糖对DPPH的清除率相对较明显;在羟自由基的清除能力上蚕蛹、喙尾琵甲及美洲大蠊多糖相对较强;各昆虫多糖对超氧阴离子清除能力不明显。5种多糖对过氧化氢损伤细胞有一定保护作用,在不同浓度范围内能增加细胞存活率。研究表明昆虫多糖具有一定抗氧化活性,可成为天然抗氧化物的来源。
