Obtenção de mutantes de Bacillus thuringiensis por inserção do transposon Tn-5 e avaliação da toxicidade frente a larvas de Spodoptera frugiperda
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2009-08-07
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Cordeiro, Juliana Xavier [UNESP]
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Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
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Bacillus thuringiensis é uma bactéria gram-positiva e possui habilidade de produzir proteínas denominadas Cry ou delta-endotoxinas, durante a fase de esporulação. Estas proteínas são utilizadas no controle biológico de várias ordens de insetos. No entanto, pouco se conhece a respeito das vias metabólicas envolvidas na produção dessas proteínas, por exemplo, na natureza, é possível encontrar isolados que produzem grande quantidade de proteínas Cry, como também é possível encontrar outros isolados que produzem poucas quantidades. Considerando que essa diferença é devida a uma regulação gênica diferenciada entre isolados, a identificação dessa regulação pode levar a um incremento na produção de proteínas. Neste trabalho, foram analisados 10 clones mutantes comparados com o isolado selvagem (Bt1) quanto à mortalidade de lagartas neonatas de Spodoptera frugiperda considerando também a quantidade de proteínas Cry produzidas por estes mutantes. Os resultados demonstram que dois clones identificados como B9 e E2, demonstraram um bom controle dessas lagartas, mesmo aquelas que permaneceram vivas, ocorreu um atraso em seu desenvolvimento. Quanto à produção de proteínas, os clones apresentaram perfil protéico entre ~45 kDa e ~120 kDa, perfil característico encontrado entre estirpes ativas contra Lepidópteros. No entanto, os clones que apresentaram bons níveis de mortalidade (B9 e E2) mostraram somente a banda de ~65 kDa similar ao isolado selvagem, que pode ser a responsável pela sua ação inseticida. Os resultados obtidos demonstram a possibilidade de efetuar melhoramento genético em B. thuringiensis por meio de mutagênese mediada por transposon e abre caminho para o estudo das vias metabólicas envolvidas na produção de proteínas Cry.
Bacillus is a gram-positive bacterium and produces internal crystal inclusions named crystal (Cry) proteins or d - endotoxins during the sporulation phase. These proteins as used to control several agriculture insect pests. However little is known concerning the metabolic pathways involved in the production of these proteins. For example, in nature, it is possible to find isolates that produce large quantities of the Cry proteins as well as it is possible to find ones that produce limited quantities. Since such difference might be related to gene regulation the identification of regulation factors found in these isolated should lead to an increment on the crystal protein production found in isolated naturally exhibiting lower production. In this work, ten mutant clones were analyzed compared to the wild type (Bt1) with respect to Spodoptera frugiperda neonatal larvae mortality considering also the amount of crystal protein produced by these mutants. The results have demonstrated that two mutant clones named B9 and E2 have produced strong control of these larvae; while at the same time eliciting a delay on the development of the ones that eventually did not dye at first. As for the Cry protein content, the cloned presented a protein profile ranging from ~45 kDa to ~120 kDa which is typical of Cry proteins acting on lepidopterans. The clones that have shown good mortality levels (B9 and E2) have exhibited only a protein band with ~65 kDa, similar to the one produced by the wild type strain, which might be related to its control activity. Finally, the results obtained seem to lead to the possibility of improving genetically B. thuringiensis using mutagenesis induced by transposon and at the same time might pave the way to the shed light on the study of metabolic pathways involved in the Cry proteins production.
Bacillus is a gram-positive bacterium and produces internal crystal inclusions named crystal (Cry) proteins or d - endotoxins during the sporulation phase. These proteins as used to control several agriculture insect pests. However little is known concerning the metabolic pathways involved in the production of these proteins. For example, in nature, it is possible to find isolates that produce large quantities of the Cry proteins as well as it is possible to find ones that produce limited quantities. Since such difference might be related to gene regulation the identification of regulation factors found in these isolated should lead to an increment on the crystal protein production found in isolated naturally exhibiting lower production. In this work, ten mutant clones were analyzed compared to the wild type (Bt1) with respect to Spodoptera frugiperda neonatal larvae mortality considering also the amount of crystal protein produced by these mutants. The results have demonstrated that two mutant clones named B9 and E2 have produced strong control of these larvae; while at the same time eliciting a delay on the development of the ones that eventually did not dye at first. As for the Cry protein content, the cloned presented a protein profile ranging from ~45 kDa to ~120 kDa which is typical of Cry proteins acting on lepidopterans. The clones that have shown good mortality levels (B9 and E2) have exhibited only a protein band with ~65 kDa, similar to the one produced by the wild type strain, which might be related to its control activity. Finally, the results obtained seem to lead to the possibility of improving genetically B. thuringiensis using mutagenesis induced by transposon and at the same time might pave the way to the shed light on the study of metabolic pathways involved in the Cry proteins production.
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Sistemas de controle biologico, Bacillus thuringiensis, Mutagenese, Controle biológico, Banco de mutantes, Transposon, Biological control, Mutagenesis, Mutant bank
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CORDEIRO, Juliana Xavier. Obtenção de mutantes de Bacillus thuringiensis por inserção do transposon Tn-5 e avaliação da toxicidade frente a larvas de Spodoptera frugiperda. 2009. xiii, 66 f. Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, 2009.