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Biochemical mechanisms of fumigant toxicity by ethyl formate towards Myzus persicae nymphs

복숭아혹진딧물(Myzus persicae) 약충에 대한 에틸포메이트 훈증 독성의 생화학적 메커니즘

  • Kim, Kyeongnam (School of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Lee, Byung-Ho (Department of Plant Medicine, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Park, Jeong Sun (Plant Quarantine Technology Center, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (APQA)) ;
  • Yang, Jeong Oh (Plant Quarantine Technology Center, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (APQA)) ;
  • Lee, Sung-Eun (School of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University)
  • Received : 2017.08.26
  • Accepted : 2017.08.29
  • Published : 2017.09.29
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Abstract

Ethyl formate has been used for the control of insect pests by fumigation. However, there were not many reports to show its target site of fumigant toxicity on insect pests since its first use in the agricultural industry. In the present study, we showed the presumable target sites of ethyl formate fumigation in insect pests using Myzus persicae nymphs. After ethyl formate fumigation, the nymphs of this species were collected and the changes at the biochemical and molecular level were determined. The activity of cytochrome c oxidase (COX) was approximately two-fold higher after ethyl formate fumigation. In addition, the expression levels of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) decreased gradually with increasing ethyl formate concentration. These two findings suggested that COX and AChE might be the major target sites of ethyl formate fumigation. In addition to these results, the analysis of lipid content using MALDI-TOF MS/MS identified 9 phospholipids differently generated 2-fold higher in the ethyl formate-treated nymphs than that in the control nymphs, thereby leading to changes in cell membrane composition in M. persicae nymphs. Therefore, the ethyl formate fumigation caused lethal effects on M. persicae nymphs by changing COX activity, AChE gene expression, and phospholipid production.

에틸포메이트는 해충을 방제하기 위한 훈증제로서 사용되어 왔다. 그러나 농산업에서 해충을 박멸하기 위하여 사용된 이 물질이 일으키는 훈증독성의 작용점에 대해서는 많은 연구가 수행되지 않았다. 본 연구에서 저자들은 복숭아혹진딧물 약충에 에틸포메이트를 훈증 처리 하였을 때 추측 가능한 작용점들을 제시하였다. 에틸포메이트 훈증 처리 후 복숭아혹진딧물 약충에 대한 생화학 및 분자적 수준에서의 변화를 측정하였다. Cytochrome c oxidase (COX)의 활성은 에틸포메이트 훈증 처리된 복숭아혹진딧물 약충에서 약 2배 이상 증가하였다. Acetylcholinesterase (AChE)의 경우 에틸포메이트의 훈증 처리 농도가 증가됨과 함께 유전자 발현이 감소되었다. 이 두 발견은 COX와 AChE가 주요한 에틸포메이트 훈증독성의 작용점임을 시사하였다. 이 결과들과 함께 MALDI-TOF MS/MS를 이용하여 지질대사체를 분석한 후 2배 이상 증감을 보인 9종 인지질들을 동정하였고 이들이 세포막 조성에 변화를 유발함을 밝혔다. 결론적으로 복숭아혹진딧물 약충에 대한 에틸포메이트의 훈증독성은 COX 활성 변화, AChE 발현 변화, 그리고 인지질의 생성 변화에 기인하였다.

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