Destruxin A （DA）, a kind of cyclo-hexadepsipeptide isolated from entomopathogenic fungus, Metarhizium anisopliae, is an inhibitor of insect＇s immunity. But its mechanism has not been clarified yet. In this study, t...Destruxin A （DA）, a kind of cyclo-hexadepsipeptide isolated from entomopathogenic fungus, Metarhizium anisopliae, is an inhibitor of insect＇s immunity. But its mechanism has not been clarified yet. In this study, the effects of DA on morphologic changes of in vivo and in vitro hemocytes of silkworm, Bombyx mori, were investigated by means of inverted phase contrast microscopy （IPCM）, fluorescence microscopy （FCM） and environmental scanning electron microscopy （ESEM）. The results indicated that DA was cytotoxic to granulohemocytes （GR） and plasmatocytes （PL）. The LC 50 values of DA against in vitro GR and PL of silkworm were 68.77 and 84.11 μg mL-1, respectively. However, the hemocytes in vivo were more susceptible to DA, although at the extremely low dose of 10 μL of 12.5 μg mL-1 for each insect （i.e., 0.036 μg g-1 body weight, or approximately 0.25 μg mL-1 hemolymph）, DA could induce obviously morphologic alterations of hemocytes in vivo. The results imply that there might be some factors in silkworm＇s hemolymph, which influence the interaction of DA and hemocytes.展开更多
Metarhizium anisopliae as an essential entomopathogenic fungus has been known to produce destruxins （a kind of cyclo-peptidic mycotoxins） and blastospores in submerged culture. Blastospores and destruxins are candid...Metarhizium anisopliae as an essential entomopathogenic fungus has been known to produce destruxins （a kind of cyclo-peptidic mycotoxins） and blastospores in submerged culture. Blastospores and destruxins are candidates for in- secticides, but the relations of both productions and the impact factors are unclear yet. In this study, we investigated the effects of inoculums, rotation, dissolved oxygen （DO） on the productions of blastospores and destruxins A and B （DA and DB） in submerged culture of M. anisopliae strain MaQ01. The results indicated that DO levels were regulated by inoculum amounts and rotation speeds, meanwhile, the productions of DA, DB and blastospores were also closely influenced by those factors. Totally, when DO value was more than 40%, the higher productions of destruxins and blastospores were achieved, by contrast, lower than 40% of DO values resulted in lower productions. The regression analysis suggested that the productions of DA, DB and blastospores were positively correlated with the DO levels. Meanwhile, the positive correlations between the productions of DA or DB and blastospores were also found. Briefly, when the rotation is 150 r min-1 and the inoculum is 1.0xl06 spore mL-1, the DA, DB and blastospores achieved the best production of 61.81 mg mL-1, 24.74 mg mL-1 and 5.73x 108 spore mL-1, respectively. In addition, the pathogenicities of blastospores and conidia against Plutella xylostella were bioassayed. The higher mortalities of P. xylostella were totally recorded in blastospore treatments than in conidia treatments, especially in lower dosages and earlier periods. Our research will give some new insights to production of destruxins and blastospores by using M. anisopliae.展开更多
Destruxins, cyclohexadepsipeptidic mycotoxins isolated from the ento mopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae, inhibit innate insect immunity. However, their mechanism of action remains unclear. In this study, the e...Destruxins, cyclohexadepsipeptidic mycotoxins isolated from the ento mopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae, inhibit innate insect immunity. However, their mechanism of action remains unclear. In this study, the effects ofdestruxins on changes in free calcium and hydrogen ions in the hemocytes ofExolontha serrulata, Bombyx mori and the Spodoptera litura SL1 cell line were detected using laser scanning confocal mi croscopy （LSCM）. An instant Ca2＋ influx of hemocytes induced by destruxins A and B （DA and DB） was recorded. The DA/DBdependent Ca2＋ influx was not influenced by the Ca2＋ channel inhibitors 2aminoethoxydiphenyl borane （2APB） and U73122. It also had an apparently different LSCM profile from that of the ionomycindependent Ca2＋ influx. However, the instant Ca2＋ influx was not seen in the SL1 cells; on the contrary, a slow, moderate enhancement of intracellular Ca2＋ was observed. Meanwhile, an instant intracellular free H＋ decrease aroused by DA and DB was found. DB at 20/zmol/L and DA at 690/zmol/L significantly reduced intracellular free H＋ levels. Furthermore, the vacuolar H＋ATPase （VATPase） inhibitor bafilomycin A1 had obvious effects on the decreases ofintracellular free H＋ in hemocytes. These results suggest that the mechanism of DA/DBdependent Ca2＋ influx is perhaps not related to Ca2＋ channels and ionophores; rather, the intracellular free H＋ decrease might be due to VATPase inhibition.展开更多
利用金龟子绿僵菌Metarhizium anisopliae var. ansopliae MaQ10菌株作为出发菌株,应用紫外线(UV)诱变其分生孢子和原生质体,分别测定了40个突变株的绿僵菌素产量.结果表明,出发菌株MaQ10的绿僵菌素A和B(DA和DB)产量分别为(106.81±...利用金龟子绿僵菌Metarhizium anisopliae var. ansopliae MaQ10菌株作为出发菌株,应用紫外线(UV)诱变其分生孢子和原生质体,分别测定了40个突变株的绿僵菌素产量.结果表明,出发菌株MaQ10的绿僵菌素A和B(DA和DB)产量分别为(106.81±9.55)和(29.53±2.70)μg/mL,分生孢子突变株的DA和DB平均产量分别为(45.05±7.77)和(10.83±1.05)μg/mL,原生质体突变株的DA和DB平均产量分别为(68.97±6.07)和(11.80±1.35)μg/mL;绿僵菌素产量最高的分生孢子突变株是08菌株,其DA达到(158.29±3.85)μg/mL,比出发菌株增产48.21%;产量最高的原生质体突变株是24菌株,其DA和DB产量分别达到(146.95±12.28)和(36.91±5.37)μg/mL,比出发菌株分别增产37.59%和25.11%.分生孢子诱变的DA和DB正突变率分别为15.00%和0,负突变率分别达到85.00%和97.50%;原生质体诱变的DA和DB正突变率分别为17.50%和5.00%,负突变率分别为70.50%和95.50%.原生质体诱变效果优于分生孢子诱变效果.另外,紫外线诱变不会改变DA与DB产量的正相关性.展开更多
Chemical investigation of Beouverio felina,a marine-derived entomopathogenic fungus,obtained two new destruxin hexadepsipeptides(1 and 2)containing an/.-Ala^(5)residue instead of the usual A/-Me-L-Ala^(5).Interestingl...Chemical investigation of Beouverio felina,a marine-derived entomopathogenic fungus,obtained two new destruxin hexadepsipeptides(1 and 2)containing an/.-Ala^(5)residue instead of the usual A/-Me-L-Ala^(5).Interestingly,the presence of the/.-Ala^(5)residue enabled two slowly-exchanging solution conformers with cis/trons(ILE^(3))-(A/-Me-Val^(4))amide bond for 1 and 2 with 1.5:1 and 1:1 cis/trans ratios,respectively,while only the conformer with c/s amide bond was found in the solid-state.The solution and solid-state conformers were studied by NMR,X-ray diffraction and solution and solid-state ECD measurements,as well as by TDDFT-ECD calculations.Structural(conformational)parameter-activity correlations suggested that the extended destruxin geometry with the preferred c/s(ILE^(3))-(A/-Me-Val^(4))bond probably resulted in improved bioactivity and reduced toxicity for the destruxin class.This was the first report on the interconversion phenomenon of cis/trans amide bonds of destruxin class,which could give insights in the development of bioactive destruxin agents with lower toxicity.展开更多
基金funded by the National 863 Program of China(2012AA101505)
文摘Destruxin A （DA）, a kind of cyclo-hexadepsipeptide isolated from entomopathogenic fungus, Metarhizium anisopliae, is an inhibitor of insect＇s immunity. But its mechanism has not been clarified yet. In this study, the effects of DA on morphologic changes of in vivo and in vitro hemocytes of silkworm, Bombyx mori, were investigated by means of inverted phase contrast microscopy （IPCM）, fluorescence microscopy （FCM） and environmental scanning electron microscopy （ESEM）. The results indicated that DA was cytotoxic to granulohemocytes （GR） and plasmatocytes （PL）. The LC 50 values of DA against in vitro GR and PL of silkworm were 68.77 and 84.11 μg mL-1, respectively. However, the hemocytes in vivo were more susceptible to DA, although at the extremely low dose of 10 μL of 12.5 μg mL-1 for each insect （i.e., 0.036 μg g-1 body weight, or approximately 0.25 μg mL-1 hemolymph）, DA could induce obviously morphologic alterations of hemocytes in vivo. The results imply that there might be some factors in silkworm＇s hemolymph, which influence the interaction of DA and hemocytes.
基金supported by the Special Fund for Forest Scientific Research in the Public Welfare (201304408)the Open Fund of Key Laboratory of Forest Diseases and Insect Pests in Guangdong Province, China
文摘Metarhizium anisopliae as an essential entomopathogenic fungus has been known to produce destruxins （a kind of cyclo-peptidic mycotoxins） and blastospores in submerged culture. Blastospores and destruxins are candidates for in- secticides, but the relations of both productions and the impact factors are unclear yet. In this study, we investigated the effects of inoculums, rotation, dissolved oxygen （DO） on the productions of blastospores and destruxins A and B （DA and DB） in submerged culture of M. anisopliae strain MaQ01. The results indicated that DO levels were regulated by inoculum amounts and rotation speeds, meanwhile, the productions of DA, DB and blastospores were also closely influenced by those factors. Totally, when DO value was more than 40%, the higher productions of destruxins and blastospores were achieved, by contrast, lower than 40% of DO values resulted in lower productions. The regression analysis suggested that the productions of DA, DB and blastospores were positively correlated with the DO levels. Meanwhile, the positive correlations between the productions of DA or DB and blastospores were also found. Briefly, when the rotation is 150 r min-1 and the inoculum is 1.0xl06 spore mL-1, the DA, DB and blastospores achieved the best production of 61.81 mg mL-1, 24.74 mg mL-1 and 5.73x 108 spore mL-1, respectively. In addition, the pathogenicities of blastospores and conidia against Plutella xylostella were bioassayed. The higher mortalities of P. xylostella were totally recorded in blastospore treatments than in conidia treatments, especially in lower dosages and earlier periods. Our research will give some new insights to production of destruxins and blastospores by using M. anisopliae.
文摘Destruxins, cyclohexadepsipeptidic mycotoxins isolated from the ento mopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae, inhibit innate insect immunity. However, their mechanism of action remains unclear. In this study, the effects ofdestruxins on changes in free calcium and hydrogen ions in the hemocytes ofExolontha serrulata, Bombyx mori and the Spodoptera litura SL1 cell line were detected using laser scanning confocal mi croscopy （LSCM）. An instant Ca2＋ influx of hemocytes induced by destruxins A and B （DA and DB） was recorded. The DA/DBdependent Ca2＋ influx was not influenced by the Ca2＋ channel inhibitors 2aminoethoxydiphenyl borane （2APB） and U73122. It also had an apparently different LSCM profile from that of the ionomycindependent Ca2＋ influx. However, the instant Ca2＋ influx was not seen in the SL1 cells; on the contrary, a slow, moderate enhancement of intracellular Ca2＋ was observed. Meanwhile, an instant intracellular free H＋ decrease aroused by DA and DB was found. DB at 20/zmol/L and DA at 690/zmol/L significantly reduced intracellular free H＋ levels. Furthermore, the vacuolar H＋ATPase （VATPase） inhibitor bafilomycin A1 had obvious effects on the decreases ofintracellular free H＋ in hemocytes. These results suggest that the mechanism of DA/DBdependent Ca2＋ influx is perhaps not related to Ca2＋ channels and ionophores; rather, the intracellular free H＋ decrease might be due to VATPase inhibition.
文摘利用金龟子绿僵菌Metarhizium anisopliae var. ansopliae MaQ10菌株作为出发菌株,应用紫外线(UV)诱变其分生孢子和原生质体,分别测定了40个突变株的绿僵菌素产量.结果表明,出发菌株MaQ10的绿僵菌素A和B(DA和DB)产量分别为(106.81±9.55)和(29.53±2.70)μg/mL,分生孢子突变株的DA和DB平均产量分别为(45.05±7.77)和(10.83±1.05)μg/mL,原生质体突变株的DA和DB平均产量分别为(68.97±6.07)和(11.80±1.35)μg/mL;绿僵菌素产量最高的分生孢子突变株是08菌株,其DA达到(158.29±3.85)μg/mL,比出发菌株增产48.21%;产量最高的原生质体突变株是24菌株,其DA和DB产量分别达到(146.95±12.28)和(36.91±5.37)μg/mL,比出发菌株分别增产37.59%和25.11%.分生孢子诱变的DA和DB正突变率分别为15.00%和0,负突变率分别达到85.00%和97.50%;原生质体诱变的DA和DB正突变率分别为17.50%和5.00%,负突变率分别为70.50%和95.50%.原生质体诱变效果优于分生孢子诱变效果.另外,紫外线诱变不会改变DA与DB产量的正相关性.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31270104)the NSFC-Shandong Joint Fund for Marine Science Research Centers(U1606403)+2 种基金the Oceanographic Data Center at IOCAS.T.K.and A.M.thank the National Research,Development and Innovation Office(NKFI K120181 and FK134653)the Governmental Information-Technology Development Agency(KIFU for CPU time)B.-G.W.also acknowledged the support of the Taishan Scholar project from Shandong province.
文摘Chemical investigation of Beouverio felina,a marine-derived entomopathogenic fungus,obtained two new destruxin hexadepsipeptides(1 and 2)containing an/.-Ala^(5)residue instead of the usual A/-Me-L-Ala^(5).Interestingly,the presence of the/.-Ala^(5)residue enabled two slowly-exchanging solution conformers with cis/trons(ILE^(3))-(A/-Me-Val^(4))amide bond for 1 and 2 with 1.5:1 and 1:1 cis/trans ratios,respectively,while only the conformer with c/s amide bond was found in the solid-state.The solution and solid-state conformers were studied by NMR,X-ray diffraction and solution and solid-state ECD measurements,as well as by TDDFT-ECD calculations.Structural(conformational)parameter-activity correlations suggested that the extended destruxin geometry with the preferred c/s(ILE^(3))-(A/-Me-Val^(4))bond probably resulted in improved bioactivity and reduced toxicity for the destruxin class.This was the first report on the interconversion phenomenon of cis/trans amide bonds of destruxin class,which could give insights in the development of bioactive destruxin agents with lower toxicity.
