Toxicidade e interação de proteínas Cry1 de Bacillus thuringiensis em Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) (Lepidóptera: Noctuidae)

• Ano de defesa: 2015
• Autor(a) principal: Sebastião, Isis [UNESP]
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
• Palavras-chave em Português: Biotecnologia; Proteinas de bacterias; Bacillus (Bacteria); Bacillus thuringiensis; Pragas agricolas - Controle; Lagarta; Bacterial proteins
• Link de acesso: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/123869

Studies attempting interaction of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry proteins in order to find combinations for developing Bt plants are fundamental in controlling lepidopteran pests. H. armigera causes severe damage to agricultural crops and their introduction in Brazil has led the search for efficient control and B. thuringiensis may be a good control agent. The aim of this research was to evaluate the toxicity of Cry1Aa, Cry1Ab, Cry1Ac and Cry1Ca proteins from B. thuringiensis to H. armigera, as well as interaction of these proteins with the receptors present in insect midgut. Toxicity was estimated from the lethal concentration LC50 of the tested proteins and protein interactions with the receptors were found in a binding analysis between activated and biotinylated protein with the midgut brush border vesicle membrane (BBMV) of H. armigera, and heterologous competitive binding assays. Among the tested proteins, Cry1Ac protein was the most toxic, followed by the Cry1Ab and Cry1Aa proteins. The Cry1Ca protein showed no toxicity. The Cry1Aa, Cry1Ab and Cry1Ac proteins showed specific binding to the midgut membrane receptors of H. armigera caterpillars. Heterologous competitive binding assays revealed that Cry1Aa, Cry1Ab, Cry1Ac compete for a common receptor in the midgut larvae