文献类型： 外文期刊

作者： Geng, T. ¹ ; Lu, F. ¹ ; Wu, H. ¹ ; Lou, D. ² ; Tu, N. ³ ; Zhu, F. ⁴ ; Wang, S. ¹ ;

作者机构： 1.Chinese Acad Trop Agr Sci, Inst Environm & Plant Protect, Haikou 571101, Hainan, Peoples R China

2.Hainan Univ, Coll Plant Protect, Haikou, Hainan, Peoples R China

3.Hainan Univ, Coll Trop Crop, Haikou, Hainan, Peoples R China

4.Zaozhuang Univ, Coll Life Sci, Zaozhuang 277160, Peoples R China

关键词： Bombyx mori; immune signalling pathway; antifungal peptides; innate immunity

期刊名称：INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY （ 影响因子：3.585； 五年影响因子：3.215 ）

ISSN： 0962-1075

年卷期： 2021 年 30 卷 1 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Antifungal innate immunity is an important defence used by insects against entomogenous fungi. However, the downstream target antifungal peptides of different immune signalling pathways are unknown. We found that the Toll, Janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription (Jak/STAT) and Immunodeficiency (IMD) signalling pathways in the silkworm, Bombyx mori, can be activated by Beauveria bassiana. Inhibition of the Toll, IMD and Jak/STAT signalling pathways reduced the antifungal activities of silkworm haemolymph. We verified the target antifungal peptides of different immune signalling pathways. The expression patterns of five anti-fungal peptide genes in silkworm larvae and BmN cells were detected after blocking or over-expressing the immune signalling pathways. The Toll signalling pathways mediated the expression of Bmcecropin A, Bmattacin 1 and Bmgloverin 2; IMD signalling pathways mediated Bmenbocin 1, Bmgloverin 2 and Bmattacin 1; Jak/STAT signalling pathways mediated Bmstorage protein 30K-19G1 (Bmsp 1), Bmattacin 1 and Bmcecropin A. These data indicated that anti-microbial peptide genes in B. mori evolved through expansion and selection of existing genes to adapt to the challenge of invasive microorganisms such as fungi. This information provides insight into the antifungal immune responses in B. mori and aids understanding of insect immune regulation mechanisms.