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Wybouw N, Zhurov V, Martel C, Bruinsma KA, Hendrickx F, Grbić V, Van Leeuwen T. Adaptation of a polyphagous herbivore to a novel host plant extensively shapes the transcriptome of herbivore and host. Mol Ecol 2015. [PMID: 26211543 DOI: 10.1111/mec.13330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Generalist arthropod herbivores rapidly adapt to a broad range of host plants. However, the extent of transcriptional reprogramming in the herbivore and its hosts associated with adaptation remains poorly understood. Using the spider mite Tetranychus urticae and tomato as models with available genomic resources, we investigated the reciprocal genomewide transcriptional changes in both spider mite and tomato as a consequence of mite's adaptation to tomato. We transferred a genetically diverse mite population from bean to tomato where triplicated populations were allowed to propagate for 30 generations. Evolving populations greatly increased their reproductive performance on tomato relative to their progenitors when reared under identical conditions, indicative of genetic adaptation. Analysis of transcriptional changes associated with mite adaptation to tomato revealed two main components. First, adaptation resulted in a set of mite genes that were constitutively downregulated, independently of the host. These genes were mostly of an unknown function. Second, adapted mites mounted an altered transcriptional response that had greater amplitude of changes when re-exposed to tomato, relative to nonadapted mites. This gene set was enriched in genes encoding detoxifying enzymes and xenobiotic transporters. Besides the direct effects on mite gene expression, adaptation also indirectly affected the tomato transcriptional responses, which were attenuated upon feeding of adapted mites, relative to the induced responses by nonadapted mite feeding. Thus, constitutive downregulation and increased transcriptional plasticity of genes in a herbivore may play a central role in adaptation to host plants, leading to both a higher detoxification potential and reduced production of plant defence compounds.
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Affiliation(s)
- Nicky Wybouw
- Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 9424, 1090 GE, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, N6A 5B7, ON, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, N6A 5B7, ON, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, N6A 5B7, ON, Canada
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- Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Vautierstraat 29, B-1000, Brussel, Belgium.,Terrestrial Ecology Unit, Biology Department, Ghent University, K. L. Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000, Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, N6A 5B7, ON, Canada.,Instituto de Ciencias de la Vid y el Vino, 26006, Logroño, Spain
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- Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 9424, 1090 GE, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Laboratory of Agrozoology, Department of Crop Protection, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, B-9000, Ghent, Belgium
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Cazaux M, Navarro M, Bruinsma KA, Zhurov V, Negrave T, Van Leeuwen T, Grbic V, Grbic M. Application of two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae for plant-pest interaction studies. J Vis Exp 2014. [PMID: 25046103 DOI: 10.3791/51738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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The two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae, is a ubiquitous polyphagous arthropod herbivore that feeds on a remarkably broad array of species, with more than 150 of economic value. It is a major pest of greenhouse crops, especially in Solanaceae and Cucurbitaceae (e.g., tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, cucumbers, zucchini) and greenhouse ornamentals (e.g., roses, chrysanthemum, carnations), annual field crops (such as maize, cotton, soybean, and sugar beet), and in perennial cultures (alfalfa, strawberries, grapes, citruses, and plums)1,2. In addition to the extreme polyphagy that makes it an important agricultural pest, T. urticae has a tendency to develop resistance to a wide array of insecticides and acaricides that are used for its control3-7. T. urticae is an excellent experimental organism, as it has a rapid life cycle (7 days at 27 °C) and can be easily maintained at high density in the laboratory. Methods to assay gene expression (including in situ hybridization and antibody staining) and to inactivate expression of spider mite endogenous genes using RNA interference have been developed8-10. Recently, the whole genome sequence of T. urticae has been reported, creating an opportunity to develop this pest herbivore as a model organism with equivalent genomic resources that already exist in some of its host plants (Arabidopsis thaliana and the tomato Solanum lycopersicum)11. Together, these model organisms could provide insights into molecular bases of plant-pest interactions. Here, an efficient method for quick and easy collection of a large number of adult female mites, their application on an experimental plant host, and the assessment of the plant damage due to spider mite feeding are described. The presented protocol enables fast and efficient collection of hundreds of individuals at any developmental stage (eggs, larvae, nymphs, adult males, and females) that can be used for subsequent experimental application.
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- Marc Cazaux
- Department of Biology, The University of Western Ontario; Instituto de Ciencias de la Vid y el Vino
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- Department of Biology, The University of Western Ontario; Instituto de Ciencias de la Vid y el Vino
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- Department of Biology, The University of Western Ontario
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- Department of Crop Protection, Ghent University; Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam
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- Department of Biology, The University of Western Ontario; Instituto de Ciencias de la Vid y el Vino
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- Department of Biology, The University of Western Ontario; Instituto de Ciencias de la Vid y el Vino;
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Zhurov V, Navarro M, Bruinsma KA, Arbona V, Santamaria ME, Cazaux M, Wybouw N, Osborne EJ, Ens C, Rioja C, Vermeirssen V, Rubio-Somoza I, Krishna P, Diaz I, Schmid M, Gómez-Cadenas A, Van de Peer Y, Grbić M, Clark RM, Van Leeuwen T, Grbić V. Reciprocal responses in the interaction between Arabidopsis and the cell-content-feeding chelicerate herbivore spider mite. Plant Physiol 2014; 164:384-99. [PMID: 24285850 PMCID: PMC3875816 DOI: 10.1104/pp.113.231555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Most molecular-genetic studies of plant defense responses to arthropod herbivores have focused on insects. However, plant-feeding mites are also pests of diverse plants, and mites induce different patterns of damage to plant tissues than do well-studied insects (e.g. lepidopteran larvae or aphids). The two-spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae) is among the most significant mite pests in agriculture, feeding on a staggering number of plant hosts. To understand the interactions between spider mite and a plant at the molecular level, we examined reciprocal genome-wide responses of mites and its host Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana). Despite differences in feeding guilds, we found that transcriptional responses of Arabidopsis to mite herbivory resembled those observed for lepidopteran herbivores. Mutant analysis of induced plant defense pathways showed functionally that only a subset of induced programs, including jasmonic acid signaling and biosynthesis of indole glucosinolates, are central to Arabidopsis's defense to mite herbivory. On the herbivore side, indole glucosinolates dramatically increased mite mortality and development times. We identified an indole glucosinolate dose-dependent increase in the number of differentially expressed mite genes belonging to pathways associated with detoxification of xenobiotics. This demonstrates that spider mite is sensitive to Arabidopsis defenses that have also been associated with the deterrence of insect herbivores that are very distantly related to chelicerates. Our findings provide molecular insights into the nature of, and response to, herbivory for a representative of a major class of arthropod herbivores.
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Zhurov V, Navarro M, Bruinsma KA, Arbona V, Santamaria ME, Cazaux M, Wybouw N, Osborne EJ, Ens C, Rioja C, Vermeirssen V, Rubio-Somoza I, Krishna P, Diaz I, Schmid M, Gómez-Cadenas A, Van de Peer Y, Grbic M, Clark RM, Van Leeuwen T, Grbic V. Reciprocal responses in the interaction between Arabidopsis and the cell-content-feeding chelicerate herbivore spider mite. Plant Physiol 2014. [PMID: 24285850 DOI: 10.1104/pp.113.321555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Most molecular-genetic studies of plant defense responses to arthropod herbivores have focused on insects. However, plant-feeding mites are also pests of diverse plants, and mites induce different patterns of damage to plant tissues than do well-studied insects (e.g. lepidopteran larvae or aphids). The two-spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae) is among the most significant mite pests in agriculture, feeding on a staggering number of plant hosts. To understand the interactions between spider mite and a plant at the molecular level, we examined reciprocal genome-wide responses of mites and its host Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana). Despite differences in feeding guilds, we found that transcriptional responses of Arabidopsis to mite herbivory resembled those observed for lepidopteran herbivores. Mutant analysis of induced plant defense pathways showed functionally that only a subset of induced programs, including jasmonic acid signaling and biosynthesis of indole glucosinolates, are central to Arabidopsis's defense to mite herbivory. On the herbivore side, indole glucosinolates dramatically increased mite mortality and development times. We identified an indole glucosinolate dose-dependent increase in the number of differentially expressed mite genes belonging to pathways associated with detoxification of xenobiotics. This demonstrates that spider mite is sensitive to Arabidopsis defenses that have also been associated with the deterrence of insect herbivores that are very distantly related to chelicerates. Our findings provide molecular insights into the nature of, and response to, herbivory for a representative of a major class of arthropod herbivores.
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- Vladimir Zhurov
- Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5B7
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OBJECTIVES The study was undertaken to determine whether the mechanism of association of elevated serum uric acid level (SUA) with cardiovascular disease (CVD) is secondary to a common link with vascular nitric oxide (NO) activity. BACKGROUND Epidemiologic studies demonstrate an association of elevated SUA with CVD. The mechanism of this association is unknown, but both may be linked via an impairment in vascular NO activity. To examine this, we determined the relationship of SUA to vascular NO activity and to CVD risk. We then determined the effect of enhancing vascular NO activity on SUA. METHODS In part 1, individuals with various degrees of CVD (n = 458) were surveyed and underwent measurement of flow-mediated brachial artery vasodilation (FMV), a measure of vascular NO activity. In part 2, we performed an analysis of data pooled from six separate clinical trials of a medical food designed to enhance vascular NO activity in individuals with CVD (n = 217 subjects representing 253 treatment periods) to determine the effect on SUA. RESULTS In part 1, of all risk factors tested, SUA was second only to age in correlation with FMV, accounting for 7% (p < 0.0001) of the variability in FMV. Both SUA and FMV were related to the degree of disease risk (p < 0.0001 and p = 0.00025 by analysis of variance, respectively). By multivariate analysis, SUA did not continue to contribute significantly to the determination of FMV. In part 2, enhancement of FMV (5.8 +/- 4 to 8.6 +/- 5, p < 0.0001) was associated with a decrease in SUA (5.5 +/- 1.5 to 5.0 +/- 1.5, p < 0.0001). There was no placebo effect on FMV or SUA. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that the association of elevated SUA with CVD may be a consequence of an impairment of vascular NO activity. This may be owing to an ability of NO to modulate uric acid production through its influence on xanthine oxidase activity.
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- A J Maxwell
- Division of Research and Development, Cooke Pharma, Inc., Belmont, California, USA.
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Studies have both supported and contested the proposition that lowering plasma cholesterol by diet and medications contributes to depression. Evidence suggests that an imbalance in the ratio of the essential fatty acids (EFAs), namely the n-6 and n-3 fatty acids, and/or a deficiency in n-3 fatty acids, may be responsible for the heightened depressive symptoms associated with low plasma cholesterol. These relationships may explain the inconsistent findings in trials of cholesterol-lowering interventions and depression. Dieting behaviors have similarly been associated with alterations in mood state. This review discusses studies of EFAs and depression and explores the involvement of dieting-related psychological factors as potential confounders.
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- K A Bruinsma
- University of Arizona College of Public Health, Tucson 85724, USA
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