RNA interference silences Microplitis demolitor bracovirus genes and implicates glc1.8 in disruption of adhesion in infected host cells

被引:50
作者
Beck, M
Strand, MR
机构
[1] Univ Georgia, Dept Entomol, Athens, GA 30602 USA
[2] Univ Georgia, Ctr Emerging & Trop Dis, Athens, GA 30602 USA
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
关键词
insect; Lepidoptera; polydnavirus; immunity; encapsulation; hemocyte;
D O I
10.1016/S0042-6822(03)00463-X
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
The family Polydnaviridae consists of ds-DNA viruses that are symbiotically associated with certain parasitoid wasps. PDVs are transmitted vertically but also are injected by wasps into hosts where they cause several physiological alterations including immunosuppression. The PDV genes responsible for mediating immunosuppression and other host alterations remain poorly characterized in large measure because viral mutants cannot be produced to study gene function. Here we report the use of RNA interference (RNAi) to specifically silence the glc1.8 and egf1.0 genes from Microplitis demolitor bracoviruis (MdBV) in High Five cells derived from the lepidopteran Trichoplusia ni. Dose-response studies indicated that MdBV infects High Five cells and blocks the ability of these cells to adhere to culture plates. This response was very similar to what occurs in two classes of hemocytes, granular cells, and plasmatocytes, after infection by MdBV. Screening, of monoclonal antibody (mAb) markers that distinguish different classes of lepidopteran hemocytes indicated that High Five cells cross-react with three mAbs that recognize granular cells from T. ni. Double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) complementary to glc1.8 specifically silenced glc1.8 expression and rescued the adhesive phenotype of High Five cells. Reciprocally, dsRNA complementary to egf1.0 silenced egf1.0 expression but had no effect on adhesion. The simplicity and potency of RNAi could be extremely useful for analysis of other PDV genes. (C) 2003 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码:521 / 535
页数:15
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