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Pathogenicity Detection and Genome Analysis of Two Different Geographic Strains of BmNPV
SIMPLE SUMMARY: The hemolynamic septic disease in silkworms is caused by Bombyx mori nuclear polyhedrosis virus (BmNPV). It is the most severe viral disease that adversely affects the sericulture industry. Breeding BmNPV-resistant silkworm varieties is the most economic and effective solution. Howev...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8537803/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34680659 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects12100890 |
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author | Guo, Huimin Zhang, Benzheng Zheng, Xin Sun, Juan Guo, Huiduo Li, Gang Zhao, Guodong Xu, Anying Qian, Heying |
author_facet | Guo, Huimin Zhang, Benzheng Zheng, Xin Sun, Juan Guo, Huiduo Li, Gang Zhao, Guodong Xu, Anying Qian, Heying |
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description | SIMPLE SUMMARY: The hemolynamic septic disease in silkworms is caused by Bombyx mori nuclear polyhedrosis virus (BmNPV). It is the most severe viral disease that adversely affects the sericulture industry. Breeding BmNPV-resistant silkworm varieties is the most economic and effective solution. However, BmNPVs from different geographical strains have different pathogenicities. This brings the challenges of cultivating BmNPV-resistant silkworm varieties with wider adaptabilities. In this study, the genomes of two BmNPV strains (BmNPV ZJ and BmNPV YN) were sequenced and characterized to compare the difference in pathogenicity between the two strains. A total of 76 different genes in these two viruses were found with amino acid mutations. These included genes were associated with BmNPV replication and infection. In addition, the relative gene expression of the BmNPV YN strain was lower than that BmNPV ZJ. Thus, we speculate that the mutations in some genes may affect viral functions and may be the cause of the higher pathogenicity of BmNPV YN despite its lower proliferation rate. The present research provides new clues for further exploring the mechanism determining the difference in pathogenicity of different BmNPV strains. ABSTRACT: The pathogenicity of different concentrations of Bombyx mori nuclear polyhedrosis virus- Zhenjiang strain (BmNPV ZJ) and Yunnan strain (BmNPV YN) was assessed in Baiyu larvae. The structures of the two viral strains were observed by negative-staining electron microscopy, and their proliferation was examined by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). The genomic sequences of these two viruses were obtained to investigate the differences in their pathogenicity. The lethal concentration 50 (LC(50)) of BmNPV ZJ against Baiyu larvae was higher than that of BmNPV YN, indicating a relatively more robust pathogenicity in BmNPV YN. Electron microscopic images showed that the edges of BmNPV YN were clearer than those of BmNPV ZJ. The qPCR analysis demonstrated significantly higher relative expressions of immediately early 1 gene (ie-1), p143, vp39, and polyhedrin genes (polh) in BmNPV ZJ than in BmNPV YN at 12–96 h. The complete genomes of BmNPV ZJ and BmNPV YN were, respectively, 135,895 bp and 143,180 bp long, with 141 and 145 coding sequences and 40.93% and 39.71% GC content. Considering the BmNPV ZJ genome as a reference, 893 SNP loci and 132 InDel mutations were observed in the BmNPV YN genome, resulting in 106 differential gene sequences. Among these differential genes, 76 (including 22 hub genes and 35 non-hub genes) possessed amino acid mutations. Thirty genes may have been related to viral genome replication and transcription and five genes may have been associated with the viral oral infection. These results can help in understanding the mechanisms of pathogenicity of different strains of BmNPV in silkworms. |
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spelling | pubmed-85378032021-10-24 Pathogenicity Detection and Genome Analysis of Two Different Geographic Strains of BmNPV Guo, Huimin Zhang, Benzheng Zheng, Xin Sun, Juan Guo, Huiduo Li, Gang Zhao, Guodong Xu, Anying Qian, Heying Insects Article SIMPLE SUMMARY: The hemolynamic septic disease in silkworms is caused by Bombyx mori nuclear polyhedrosis virus (BmNPV). It is the most severe viral disease that adversely affects the sericulture industry. Breeding BmNPV-resistant silkworm varieties is the most economic and effective solution. However, BmNPVs from different geographical strains have different pathogenicities. This brings the challenges of cultivating BmNPV-resistant silkworm varieties with wider adaptabilities. In this study, the genomes of two BmNPV strains (BmNPV ZJ and BmNPV YN) were sequenced and characterized to compare the difference in pathogenicity between the two strains. A total of 76 different genes in these two viruses were found with amino acid mutations. These included genes were associated with BmNPV replication and infection. In addition, the relative gene expression of the BmNPV YN strain was lower than that BmNPV ZJ. Thus, we speculate that the mutations in some genes may affect viral functions and may be the cause of the higher pathogenicity of BmNPV YN despite its lower proliferation rate. The present research provides new clues for further exploring the mechanism determining the difference in pathogenicity of different BmNPV strains. ABSTRACT: The pathogenicity of different concentrations of Bombyx mori nuclear polyhedrosis virus- Zhenjiang strain (BmNPV ZJ) and Yunnan strain (BmNPV YN) was assessed in Baiyu larvae. The structures of the two viral strains were observed by negative-staining electron microscopy, and their proliferation was examined by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). The genomic sequences of these two viruses were obtained to investigate the differences in their pathogenicity. The lethal concentration 50 (LC(50)) of BmNPV ZJ against Baiyu larvae was higher than that of BmNPV YN, indicating a relatively more robust pathogenicity in BmNPV YN. Electron microscopic images showed that the edges of BmNPV YN were clearer than those of BmNPV ZJ. The qPCR analysis demonstrated significantly higher relative expressions of immediately early 1 gene (ie-1), p143, vp39, and polyhedrin genes (polh) in BmNPV ZJ than in BmNPV YN at 12–96 h. The complete genomes of BmNPV ZJ and BmNPV YN were, respectively, 135,895 bp and 143,180 bp long, with 141 and 145 coding sequences and 40.93% and 39.71% GC content. Considering the BmNPV ZJ genome as a reference, 893 SNP loci and 132 InDel mutations were observed in the BmNPV YN genome, resulting in 106 differential gene sequences. Among these differential genes, 76 (including 22 hub genes and 35 non-hub genes) possessed amino acid mutations. Thirty genes may have been related to viral genome replication and transcription and five genes may have been associated with the viral oral infection. These results can help in understanding the mechanisms of pathogenicity of different strains of BmNPV in silkworms. MDPI 2021-09-30 /pmc/articles/PMC8537803/ /pubmed/34680659 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects12100890 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Guo, Huimin Zhang, Benzheng Zheng, Xin Sun, Juan Guo, Huiduo Li, Gang Zhao, Guodong Xu, Anying Qian, Heying Pathogenicity Detection and Genome Analysis of Two Different Geographic Strains of BmNPV |
title | Pathogenicity Detection and Genome Analysis of Two Different Geographic Strains of BmNPV |
title_full | Pathogenicity Detection and Genome Analysis of Two Different Geographic Strains of BmNPV |
title_fullStr | Pathogenicity Detection and Genome Analysis of Two Different Geographic Strains of BmNPV |
title_full_unstemmed | Pathogenicity Detection and Genome Analysis of Two Different Geographic Strains of BmNPV |
title_short | Pathogenicity Detection and Genome Analysis of Two Different Geographic Strains of BmNPV |
title_sort | pathogenicity detection and genome analysis of two different geographic strains of bmnpv |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8537803/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34680659 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects12100890 |
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