Análise do efeito causado pelos genes quitinase e catepsina dos baculovírus CfDefNPV e AcMNPV inseridos no genoma do Anticarsia gemmatalis multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus

AUTOR(ES)

Anabele Azevedo Lima

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2008

RESUMO

Baculoviruses are double-stranded DNA viruses, arthropod-specific that have been mainly used as biological-control agents of insect pests and as heterologous gene expression vectors. The use of the Anticarsia gemmatalis multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (AgMNPV) in Brazil, for the control of the velvetbean caterpillar is the most successful example of a virus used as a biological pesticide. One of the interesting features of the AgMNPV genome is the absence of chitinase (v-chiA) e catepsin (v-cath) genes, which in turn are present in most of the genomes of baculoviruses belonging to group I of the Nucleopolyhedrovirus genus. The absence of v-chiA and v-cath genes may be responsible for the lack of liquefaction of A. gemmatalis larvae killed by AgMNPV. The aim of this work was the construction of recombinant AgMNPV with the introduction of each gene (v-chiA or v-cath) alone or both of them, derived from the baculoviruses Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (AcMNPV) and Choristoneura fumiferana defective nucleopolyhedrovirus (CfDefNPV) into the AgMNPV genome and observation of the effects caused by the viral infection in A. gemmatalis larvae, comparared with the wild-type AgMNPV infection. A recombinant transfer vector DNA, containing both genes derived from CfDefNPV, was co-transfected with DNA from vAgGalA2 virus, derived from AgMNPV, in A. gemmatalis (UFL-AG-286) cells. The new recombinant AgMNPV virus construct (vAgp2100Cf.v-chiA/v-cath) was isolated using the serial dilution method in 96 well-plates. The vAgp2100Cf.v-chiA/vcath was able to promote liquefaction of infected A. gemmatalis larvae soon after death. However, we have not detected significant differences with regard to virulence, and consequently, the time of death, when compared with the wild-type AgMNPV. The AgMNPV recombinants, containing only one of the genes (v-chiA or v-cath) have not been isolated yet, and therefore, it was not possible to analyse the effects caused from this genes separately in A. gemmatalis larvae.

ASSUNTO(S)

genetica molecular e de microorganismos catepsina baculovírus quitinase

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