Infection of cotton bollworm by Helicoverpa armigera iflavirus decreases larval fitness

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第一作者： Yuan, He

作者： Yuan, He;Xiao, Yutao;Yuan, He;Yang, Xianming;Wu, Kongming;Xu, Pengjun;Yang, Liyu

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关键词： Helicoverpa armigera iflavirus; Fitness; Cuticular proteins; Lethal infection

期刊名称：JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY （ 影响因子：2.841； 五年影响因子：3.368 ）

ISSN： 0022-2011

年卷期： 2020 年 173 卷

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摘要： Previously, we reported a novel iflavirus in Helicoverpa armigera (helicoverpa armigera iflavirus, HaIV) and here we report the effects of HaIV on its host. In a laboratory bioassay, HaIV-positive larvae and pupae developed more slowly and had higher mortality than HaIV-negative larvae, suggesting that the virus is pathogenic. The relative fitness of H. armigera decreased with HaIV infection by a ratio of 0.65. Transcriptional analysis indicated that infection significantly changed the expression levels of host genes, with more genes affected at 72 h after inoculation than at 48 h (138 up- and 229 downregulated at 48 h; 185 up- and 299 downregulated at 72 h). Interestingly, pathways related to digestion and absorption were significantly enriched, e.g., protein digestion and absorption, suggesting developmental regulation of the host by HaIV via these pathways. HaIV-infected H. armigera showed significantly downregulated expression of genes encoding cuticular proteins (CPs), essential for structural and protective functions, at 48 h and 72 h, suggesting that HaIV increased larval mortality by downregulating CP gene expression.

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