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- Title
Immunity of an insect herbivore to an entomovirus is affected by different host plants.
- Authors
Wang, Jin‐Yan; Zhang, Hao; Siemann, Evan; Ji, Xiang‐Yun; Chen, Yi‐Juan; Wang, Yi; Jiang, Jie‐Xian; Wan, Nian‐Feng
- Abstract
BACKGROUND: Interactions between herbivorous insects and entomoviruses may depend on host plant, perhaps mediated through changes in herbivore innate immunity. RESULTS: Caterpillars (Spodoptera exigua) fed Glycine max had high viral loads and low melanization rates together with low melanization enzyme [PO, DDC, TH] activities and gene expressions. Caterpillars fed Ipomoea aquatica had low viral loads and high melanization, gene activities and gene expressions while those fed Brassica oleracea or artificial diet had intermediate levels of each. Melanization rates were negatively correlated with viral loads and positively correlated with activity and expression of each of the three enzymes. Some diet effects on enzymes were constitutive because the same diets led to low (G. max) or high (I. aquatica) melanization related gene activities and expressions without infection. CONCLUSION: Diet influences the interactions between insect herbivores and viruses by shaping the innate immune response both at the onset of infection and afterwards as viral loads accumulate over a period of days. In addition, diets that lead to low viral loads are associated with high activities and gene expressions of a variety of melanization related enzymes suggesting a common causative mechanism. © 2019 Society of Chemical Industry
- Subjects
SOCIETY of Chemical Industry (Great Britain); HOST plants; HERBIVORES; PLANT viruses; BEET armyworm; INSECT viruses; VIRAL load; COLE crops
- Publication
Pest Management Science, 2020, Vol 76, Issue 3, p1004
- ISSN
1526-498X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ps.5609