A TIL-Type Serine Protease Inhibitor Involved in Humoral Immune Response of Asian Corn Borer Ostrinia furnaculis
Open Access
- 16 May 2022
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Frontiers Media SA in Frontiers in Immunology
- Vol. 13, 900129
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2022.900129
Abstract
To elucidate the application value of insect endogenous protease and its inhibitor genes in pest control, we analyzed in detail the transcriptome sequence of the Asian corn borer, Ostrinia furnacalis. We obtained 12 protease genes and 11 protease inhibitor genes, and comprehensively analyzed of their spatiotemporal expression by qRT-PCR. In which, a previous unstudied serine protease inhibitor gene attracted our attention. It belongs to the canonical serine proteinase inhibitor family, a trypsin inhibitor-like cysteine-rich domain (TIL)-type protease inhibitor, but its TIL domain lacks two cysteine residues, and it was named as ACB-TIL. Its expression level is relatively very low in the absence of pathogen stimulation, and can be up-regulated expression induced by Gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli), virus (BmNPV), and dsRNA (dsEGFP), but cannot be induced by fungus spores (Metarrhizium anisopliae). Prokaryotic expressed ACB-TIL protein can significantly inhibit the melanization in vitro. Injecting this protein into insect body can inhibit the production of antimicrobial peptides of attacin, lebocin and gloverin. Inhibition of ACB-TIL by RNAi can cause the responses of other immune-, protease- and inhibitor-related genes. ACB-TIL is primarily involved in Asian corn borer humoral immunity in responses to Gram-negative bacteria and viruses. This gene can be a potential target for pest control since this will mainly affect insect immune response.This publication has 45 references indexed in Scilit:
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