Abstract:
:Huanglongbing (HLB) is a devastating citrus disease associated with Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas) and is transmitted by the psyllid Diaphorina citri Kuwayama. Diaphorina citri belongs to Hemiptera order, which has cysteine peptidases as the most abundant proteolytic enzymes present in digestive tract. As cysteine peptidases are involved in different insect development processes, this class of enzymes has acquired biotechnological importance. In this context, we identified a cathepsin L-like (DCcathL1) from the Diaphorina citri transcriptome database and expressed the enzyme in E. coli. Quantitative real-time RT-PCR was conducted to determine DCcathL1 gene expression in different parts and developmental phases of the insect. We observed that DCcathL1 expression in the gut was 2.59 and 2.87-fold higher than in the head and carcass, respectively. Furthermore, DCcathL1 expression was greater in eggs than in nymphs and adults, suggesting a putative role of the enzyme in the embryonic development. In addition, enzymatic inhibitory activity using four recombinant Citrus cystatins were performed. Among them, CsinCPI-2 was the strongest DCcathL1 inhibitor with a Ki value of 0.005 nM. Our results may contribute in the development of strategies for D. citri control, such as silencing the DCcathL1 gene and the use of transgenic plants that overexpress peptidase inhibitors.
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Int J Biol Macromoljournal_title
International journal of biological macromoleculesauthors
Ferrara TFS,Schneider VK,Lima PS,Bronze FS,Machado MFM,Henrique-Silva F,Soares-Costa A,Carmona AKdoi
10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.04.070subject
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2020-04-30 00:00:00pages
375-383eissn
0141-8130issn
1879-0003pii
S0141-8130(20)32925-1journal_volume
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