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Identification and tissue distribution of odorant binding protein genes in Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)
QU Cheng, WANG Ran, CHE Wu-nan, LI Feng-qi, ZHAO Hai-peng, WEI Yi-yun, LUO Chen, XUE Ming
2021, 20 (8): 2204-2213.   DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(20)63297-X
Abstract135)      PDF in ScienceDirect      
The olfactory system of insects is crucial in modulating behaviors such as host seeking, mating, and oviposition.  Odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) are involved in semiochemical recognition.  OBPs recognize and bind odorants and transport them to odorant receptors located in olfactory neurons.  Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) is a widely used predacious biological control agent for many agricultural and forestry pests.  This study identified 19 OBPs in H.?axyridis based on the antennal and whole-body transcriptomes of adults and obtained all the full-length open reading frames, including 11 ‘Classic’ OBPs, 7 ‘Minus-C’ OBPs and 1 ‘Plus-C’ OBP.  They encoded 125 to 241 amino acid proteins with molecular weights ranging from 13.75 to 27.75 kDa and isoelectric points ranging from 4.15 to 8.80.  Phylogenetic analyses were used to study the relationships between H.?axyridis OBPs and OBPs from other species of Coleoptera.  Quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) analysis showed that HaxyOBP2, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, and 15 were highly expressed in antennae of both adult females and males.  Moreover, HaxyOBP2, 3, 5, 12, and 15 were more abundantly expressed in antennae than other body parts, while HaxyOBP13 and HaxyOBP14 were expressed predominantly, and at similar levels, in the head and antennae.  The other OBP genes were highly expressed in non-olfactory tissues including the thorax, abdomen, legs, and wings.  These results provide valuable information for further study of H.?axyridis olfaction, which may ultimately enhance its use as a biocontrol agent.
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Functional characterization of (E)-β-caryophyllene synthase from lima bean and its up-regulation by spider mites and alamethicin
LI Feng-qi, FU Ning-ning, ZHOU Jing-jiang, WANG Gui-rong
2017, 16 (10): 2231-2238.   DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(16)61593-9
Abstract767)      PDF in ScienceDirect      
(E)-β-Caryophyllene is a sesquiterpene compound widely distributed in plants and functions in plant defence.  However, little is known about the sequence and function of (E)-β-caryophyllene synthase in lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus).  Here, we report a new full-length cDNA (PlCAHS) encoding (E)-β-caryophyllene synthase, a possible key enzyme of plant defence.  The cDNA of PlCAHS contains an open reading frame of 1 761 bp, encoding a protein of 586 amino acids with a predicted mass of 67.95 kDa.  The deduced amino acid sequence shows 52% identity with sesquiterpene synthase MtCAHS of Medicago truncatula.  Based on phylogenetic analysis, PlCAHS is classified as the terpene synthases (TPS)-a subfamily.  The recombinant enzyme, expressed in Escherichia coli, catalysed the formation of a major product (E)-β-caryophyllene (82%) and a minor product α-humulene (18%) from farnesyl diphosphate.  Real-time quantitative PCR (qRT-PCR) analysis found that the PlCAHS transcript was significantly up-regulated in leaves after treatment with spider mites and alamethicin (ALA), suggesting its ecological function in plant defence.  
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Genetic and Association Mapping Study of English Grain Aphid Resistance and Tolerance in Bread Wheat Germplasm
LI Feng-qi, PENG Jun-hua
2014, 13 (1): 40-53.   DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(13)60356-1
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English grain aphid (EGA) is a destructive insect pest of wheat. To identify the loci associated with EGA resistance and tolerance, 70 bread wheat accessions mainly from central Asia were evaluated for EGA resistance and tolerance traits at two locations, and genotyped with 51 SSR markers. Totally, three accessions showed high or moderate levels resistance and 17 genotypes displayed highly or moderately tolerate to EGA. Genetic diversity of these lines was investigated also. After 97 SSR loci which evenly covered all wheat chromosomes were scanned for association, four SSR loci were significantly associated with EGA resistance and four with EGA tolerance. After association analysis was conducted with dynamic aphid densities, we found four loci Xgwm192b, Xgwm391, Xbarc98, and Xgwm613b were detected continuously at different growing stages of wheat. In addition, the loci of EGA resistance/tolerance and Russian wheat aphid resistance were compared. The results generated in this study would be helpful for utilization of the EGA resistance/tolerance germplasm, and for development of mapping populations in EGA resistance breeding programs.
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