Nongkran Lumjuan
The role of the Aedes aegypti Epsilon glutathione transferases in conferring resistance to DDT and pyrethroid insecticides
Lumjuan, Nongkran; Rajatileka, Shavanthi; Changsom, Donch; Wicheer, Jureeporn; Leelapat, Posri; Prapanthadara, La aied; Somboon, Pradya; Lycett, Gareth; Ranson, Hilary
Authors
Shavanthi Rajatileka
Donch Changsom
Jureeporn Wicheer
Posri Leelapat
La aied Prapanthadara
Pradya Somboon
Gareth Lycett
Hilary Ranson
Abstract
The Epsilon glutathione transferase (GST) class in the dengue vector Aedes aegypti consists of eight sequentially arranged genes spanning 53,645 bp on super contig 1.291, which maps to chromosome 2. One Epsilon GST, GSTE2, has previously been implicated in conferring resistance to DDT. The amino acid sequence of GSTE2 in an insecticide susceptible and a DDT resistant strain differs at five residues two of which occur in the putative DDT binding site. Characterization of the respective recombinant enzymes revealed that both variants have comparable DDT dehydrochlorinase activity although the isoform from the resistant strain has higher affinity for the insecticide. GSTe2 and two additional Epsilon GST genes, GSTe5 and GSTe7, are expressed at elevated levels in the resistant population and the recombinant homodimer GSTE5-5 also exhibits low levels of DDT dehydrochlorinase activity. Partial silencing of either GSTe7 or GSTe2 by RNA interference resulted in an increased susceptibility to the pyrethroid, deltamethrin suggesting that these GST enzymes may also play a role in resistance to pyrethroid insecticides. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd.
Citation
Lumjuan, N., Rajatileka, S., Changsom, D., Wicheer, J., Leelapat, P., Prapanthadara, L. A., …Ranson, H. (2011). The role of the Aedes aegypti Epsilon glutathione transferases in conferring resistance to DDT and pyrethroid insecticides. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 41(3), 203-209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibmb.2010.12.005
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Mar 1, 2011 |
Journal | Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
Print ISSN | 0965-1748 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 41 |
Issue | 3 |
Pages | 203-209 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibmb.2010.12.005 |
Keywords | glutathione transferase, aedes aegypti, DDT, dehydrochlorinase, permethrin, RNA interference, insecticide, resistance |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/969968 |
Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ibmb.2010.12.005 |
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