Resistance Mechanism of Plutella xylostella (L.) Associated with Amino Acid Substitutions in Acetylcholinesterase-1: Insights from Homology Modeling, Docking and Molecular Dynamic Simulation

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第一作者： Zolfaghari, Maryam

作者： Zolfaghari, Maryam;Xiao, Yong;Yin, Fei;Peng, Zheng-Ke;Li, Zhen-Yu;Zolfaghari, Maryam;Xiao, Yong;Yin, Fei;Peng, Zheng-Ke;Li, Zhen-Yu;Safiul Azam, Fardous Mohammad;Safiul Azam, Fardous Mohammad

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关键词： point mutation; insecticide resistance; molecular dynamics simulation; gene expression; diamondback moth

期刊名称：INSECTS （ 影响因子：3.0； 五年影响因子：3.1 ）

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年卷期： 2024 年 15 卷 3 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Plutella xylostella, a destructive crucifer pest, can rapidly develop resistance to most classes of pesticides. This study investigated the molecular resistance mechanisms to chlorpyrifos, an organophosphate pesticide. Two P. xylostella genes, ace1 and ace2, were described. The nucleotide sequence results revealed no variation in ace2, while the resistant strain (Kar-R) had four amino acid alterations in ace1, two of which (A298S and G324A) were previously shown to confer organophosphate resistance in P. xylostella. In the present study, the 3D model structures of both the wild-type (Gu-S) and mutant (Kar-R) of P. xylostella ace1 strains were studied through molecular dynamics (MDs) simulations and molecular docking. Molecular dynamics simulations of RMSD revealed less structural deviation in the ace1 mutant than in its wild-type counterpart. Higher flexibility in the 425-440 amino acid region in the mutant active site (Glu422 and Acyl pocket) increased the active site's entropy, reducing the enzyme's affinity for the inhibitors. Gene expression analysis revealed that the relative transcription levels of ace1 were significantly different in the Kar-R strain compared with the Gu-S strain. This study enhances the understanding of the mechanisms governing ace1 ' s resistance to insecticide and provides essential insights for new insecticides as well as valuable insights into environmentally conscious pest management techniques.

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