Regulation of antimicrobial peptides in Hermetia illucens in response to fungal exposure.

ABSTRACT: The black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) is important for antimicrobial peptide (AMP) research due to its exposure to diverse microorganisms. However, the impact of different fungi on AMP abundance in H. illucens remains unexplored. We studied the induction of AMP expression under basal conditions and with three fungi: non-pathogenic Candida tropicalis, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and pathogenic Beauveria bassiana, using RNA-sequencing and liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry. Under naive conditions, most AMPs belonged to the lysozyme, cecropin, and defensin classes, with defensins most abundant. We demonstrate that dietary supplementation with fungi is sufficient to induce AMP expression in H. illucens. However, exposure to C. tropicalis and B. bassiana also caused downregul

SUBMITTER: Herman N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11605112 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature