title: Up-regulated death-associated LIM-only protein contributes to fitness costs of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ac resistance in Helicoverpa armigera.
abstract: The evolution of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) resistance provides a useful pathway for the study of fitness trade-offs associated with stress adaptation. In a previous study, we used cDNA-amplification fragment length polymorphism (cDNA-ALFP) analysis to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in Cry1Ac-susceptible (96S) and -resistant (Bt-R) Helicoverpa armigera larvae. Among these DEGs, a death-associated LIM-only protein (HaDALP) was identified. In the current study, the full-length cDNA encoding HaDALP was cloned using rapid amplification of cDNA ends according to an expressed sequence tag derived from the previous cDNA-ALFP analysis. HaDALP expression patterns indicated that this gene was differentially expressed in tissues and stages and was highest in the midgut and epidermis of the 5th instar larvae. It is up-regulated in Cry1Ac-resistant H. armigera larvae. Fitness parameters, such as larval and pupal weight, pupal duration, and survival rate, which are the most sensitive indicators, were evaluated after HaDALP knockdown or feeding of the HaDALP protein in vivo. Our findings suggested that up-regulation of HaDALP might be related to Cry1Ac resistance and an adaption to Bt toxins.
authors: Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China.
authors: Huiming
authors: H
authors: Guo
authors: Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China.
authors: Guoqing
authors: G
authors: Lu
authors: Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China.
authors: Xiaofeng
authors: X
authors: Su
authors: State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China.
authors: Gemei
authors: G
authors: Liang
authors: State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China.
authors: Chenxi
authors: C
authors: Liu
authors: Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China. Electronic address: chenghongmei@caas.cn.
authors: Hongmei
authors: H
authors: Cheng
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000083722:Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D004731:Endotoxins / Q000235:genetics; D055785:Gene Knockdown Techniques; D006460:Hemolysin Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D019476:Insect Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D007305:Insecticide Resistance / Q000235:genetics; D007814:Larva / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009036:Moths / Q000502:physiology*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics*; D015854:Up-Regulation / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D000083722:Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; C121526:DALP protein, Manduca sexta; D004731:Endotoxins; D006460:Hemolysin Proteins; D019476:Insect Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; C030956:insecticidal crystal protein, Bacillus Thuringiensis
keywords: Cry1Ac resistance; Fitness costs; HaDALP gene; Helicoverpa armigera