Project description:The molecular mechanism involved in BmNPV resistance was investigated using a genome wide microarray in the midgut tissues of BmNPV infected resistant (Sarupat) and susceptible (CSR-2) Indian silkworm races. In the resistant race, 735 genes were upregulated and 589 genes were down regulated at 12 hours of BmNPV post infection. Similarly in case of susceptible race, 2183 genes were up regulated and 2115 genes were down regulated. Among the differentially expressed genes, nine upregulated and eight down regulated genes were validated using real time qPCR analysis. In Sarupat, the significantly upregulated genes are vacuolar protein sorting associated gene, X fin like protein and Carboxy peptidase E like protein in BmNPV infected midguts, whereas the prominent down regulated genes are glutamate receptor ionotropic kainite 2-like, BTB/POZ domain and transferrin. In the case of CSR-2, the considerably upregulated genes are Peptidoglycan recognition protein S6 precursor and rapamycin while the conspicuous down regulated genes are facilitated trehalose transporter and zinc transporter ZIP1-like gene. Our results provided a vital insights of Bombyx mori in reference with its molecular mechanism in immune response against the BmNPV invasion. Organism : Bombyx mori , Agilent Custom Silkworm Gene Expression 4x44k Array (AMADID: 066047) designed by Genotypic Technology Private Limited.
Project description:The molecular mechanism involved in BmNPV resistance was investigated using a genome wide microarray in the midgut tissues of BmNPV infected resistant (Sarupat) and susceptible (CSR-2) Indian silkworm races. In the resistant race, 735 genes were upregulated and 589 genes were down regulated at 12 hours of BmNPV post infection. Similarly in case of susceptible race, 2183 genes were up regulated and 2115 genes were down regulated. Among the differentially expressed genes, nine upregulated and eight down regulated genes were validated using real time qPCR analysis. In Sarupat, the significantly upregulated genes are vacuolar protein sorting associated gene, X fin like protein and Carboxy peptidase E like protein in BmNPV infected midguts, whereas the prominent down regulated genes are glutamate receptor ionotropic kainite 2-like, BTB/POZ domain and transferrin. In the case of CSR-2, the considerably upregulated genes are Peptidoglycan recognition protein S6 precursor and rapamycin while the conspicuous down regulated genes are facilitated trehalose transporter and zinc transporter ZIP1-like gene. Our results provided a vital insights of Bombyx mori in reference with its molecular mechanism in immune response against the BmNPV invasion.
Project description:Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV) is one of the most acute infectious diseases in silkworm, which has caused great economic loss in sericulture. Previous study showed that the content of components in mulberry leaves, particularly for moracin N, was increased after UV-B irradiation. In this study, the BmNPV resistance of silkworms reared on UV-B treated and moracin N spreaded mulberry leaves was improved. To uncover the mechanism of enhanced BmNPV resistance, silkworm midguts from UV-B treated mulberry leaves (BUM) and moracin N (BNM) groups were analyzed by SWATH-based proteomic technique. Of note, the abundance of ribosomal proteins in BUM and BNM groups was significantly changed to maintain the synthesis of total protein levels and cell survival. While, cytochrome c oxidase subunit II, calcium ATPase and programmed cell death 4 involved in apoptotic process were up-regulated in BNM group. Expressions of lipase-1, serine protease precursor, Rab1 protein, and histone genes were increased significantly in BNM group. These results suggest that moracin N might be the main active components in UV-B treated mulberry leaves to affect the BmNPV-resistance of silkworm, which could promote apoptotic cell death, enhance the organism immunity, and regulate the intercellular environment of cells in silkworm. It also presents an innovative process to reduce the mortality rate of silkworm infected with BmNPV.
Project description:The silkworm, Bombyx mori, is a complete metamorphosis insect and an economically important for silk production, the model to study insect physiology and biochemistry. Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV) is a principal pathogen of the silkworm and its host range is restricted to silkworm larvae, requiring interaction with silkworm larvae to accomplish virus replication. Prothoracic glands (PGs) are a model for synthetic ecdysone with regulating insect growth and development. In this study, day-4 fifth instar silkworm larvae were infected by BmNPV, the wandering silkworms appeared in the infected groups were 12 hours earlier than that in the control groups, and the ecdysone titer in infected larvae was significantly higher than that of the control larvae. Then, we used RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) to analyze silkworm PGs 48 h after BmNPV infection. The classifications of the 15 differential expression genes (DEGs) were mainly involved in the metabolic processes and pathways. The RT-qPCR results of the DEGs in the PGs of BmNPV-infected at 24, 48, and 72 h were generally consistent with the transcriptome data. The transcripts of BmTrypsin-1 and BmACSS3 were significantly increased from 24 to 72 h after BmNPV infection that they may be involved in the maturation process in the latter half of silkworm fifth instar larvae. These findings will help to address the interactions between BmNPV infection and host developmental response.