Destruxins, cyclohexadepsipeptidic mycotoxins isolated from the ento mopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae, inhibit innate insect immunity. However, their mechanism of action remains unclear. In this study, the e...Destruxins, cyclohexadepsipeptidic mycotoxins isolated from the ento mopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae, inhibit innate insect immunity. However, their mechanism of action remains unclear. In this study, the effects ofdestruxins on changes in free calcium and hydrogen ions in the hemocytes ofExolontha serrulata, Bombyx mori and the Spodoptera litura SL1 cell line were detected using laser scanning confocal mi croscopy （LSCM）. An instant Ca2＋ influx of hemocytes induced by destruxins A and B （DA and DB） was recorded. The DA/DBdependent Ca2＋ influx was not influenced by the Ca2＋ channel inhibitors 2aminoethoxydiphenyl borane （2APB） and U73122. It also had an apparently different LSCM profile from that of the ionomycindependent Ca2＋ influx. However, the instant Ca2＋ influx was not seen in the SL1 cells; on the contrary, a slow, moderate enhancement of intracellular Ca2＋ was observed. Meanwhile, an instant intracellular free H＋ decrease aroused by DA and DB was found. DB at 20/zmol/L and DA at 690/zmol/L significantly reduced intracellular free H＋ levels. Furthermore, the vacuolar H＋ATPase （VATPase） inhibitor bafilomycin A1 had obvious effects on the decreases ofintracellular free H＋ in hemocytes. These results suggest that the mechanism of DA/DBdependent Ca2＋ influx is perhaps not related to Ca2＋ channels and ionophores; rather, the intracellular free H＋ decrease might be due to VATPase inhibition.展开更多
Destruxin A （DA）, a kind of cyclo-hexadepsipeptide isolated from entomopathogenic fungus, Metarhizium anisopliae, is an inhibitor of insect＇s immunity. But its mechanism has not been clarified yet. In this study, t...Destruxin A （DA）, a kind of cyclo-hexadepsipeptide isolated from entomopathogenic fungus, Metarhizium anisopliae, is an inhibitor of insect＇s immunity. But its mechanism has not been clarified yet. In this study, the effects of DA on morphologic changes of in vivo and in vitro hemocytes of silkworm, Bombyx mori, were investigated by means of inverted phase contrast microscopy （IPCM）, fluorescence microscopy （FCM） and environmental scanning electron microscopy （ESEM）. The results indicated that DA was cytotoxic to granulohemocytes （GR） and plasmatocytes （PL）. The LC 50 values of DA against in vitro GR and PL of silkworm were 68.77 and 84.11 μg mL-1, respectively. However, the hemocytes in vivo were more susceptible to DA, although at the extremely low dose of 10 μL of 12.5 μg mL-1 for each insect （i.e., 0.036 μg g-1 body weight, or approximately 0.25 μg mL-1 hemolymph）, DA could induce obviously morphologic alterations of hemocytes in vivo. The results imply that there might be some factors in silkworm＇s hemolymph, which influence the interaction of DA and hemocytes.展开更多
Chemical investigation of Beouverio felina,a marine-derived entomopathogenic fungus,obtained two new destruxin hexadepsipeptides(1 and 2)containing an/.-Ala^(5)residue instead of the usual A/-Me-L-Ala^(5).Interestingl...Chemical investigation of Beouverio felina,a marine-derived entomopathogenic fungus,obtained two new destruxin hexadepsipeptides(1 and 2)containing an/.-Ala^(5)residue instead of the usual A/-Me-L-Ala^(5).Interestingly,the presence of the/.-Ala^(5)residue enabled two slowly-exchanging solution conformers with cis/trons(ILE^(3))-(A/-Me-Val^(4))amide bond for 1 and 2 with 1.5:1 and 1:1 cis/trans ratios,respectively,while only the conformer with c/s amide bond was found in the solid-state.The solution and solid-state conformers were studied by NMR,X-ray diffraction and solution and solid-state ECD measurements,as well as by TDDFT-ECD calculations.Structural(conformational)parameter-activity correlations suggested that the extended destruxin geometry with the preferred c/s(ILE^(3))-(A/-Me-Val^(4))bond probably resulted in improved bioactivity and reduced toxicity for the destruxin class.This was the first report on the interconversion phenomenon of cis/trans amide bonds of destruxin class,which could give insights in the development of bioactive destruxin agents with lower toxicity.展开更多
文摘Destruxins, cyclohexadepsipeptidic mycotoxins isolated from the ento mopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae, inhibit innate insect immunity. However, their mechanism of action remains unclear. In this study, the effects ofdestruxins on changes in free calcium and hydrogen ions in the hemocytes ofExolontha serrulata, Bombyx mori and the Spodoptera litura SL1 cell line were detected using laser scanning confocal mi croscopy （LSCM）. An instant Ca2＋ influx of hemocytes induced by destruxins A and B （DA and DB） was recorded. The DA/DBdependent Ca2＋ influx was not influenced by the Ca2＋ channel inhibitors 2aminoethoxydiphenyl borane （2APB） and U73122. It also had an apparently different LSCM profile from that of the ionomycindependent Ca2＋ influx. However, the instant Ca2＋ influx was not seen in the SL1 cells; on the contrary, a slow, moderate enhancement of intracellular Ca2＋ was observed. Meanwhile, an instant intracellular free H＋ decrease aroused by DA and DB was found. DB at 20/zmol/L and DA at 690/zmol/L significantly reduced intracellular free H＋ levels. Furthermore, the vacuolar H＋ATPase （VATPase） inhibitor bafilomycin A1 had obvious effects on the decreases ofintracellular free H＋ in hemocytes. These results suggest that the mechanism of DA/DBdependent Ca2＋ influx is perhaps not related to Ca2＋ channels and ionophores; rather, the intracellular free H＋ decrease might be due to VATPase inhibition.
基金funded by the National 863 Program of China(2012AA101505)
文摘Destruxin A （DA）, a kind of cyclo-hexadepsipeptide isolated from entomopathogenic fungus, Metarhizium anisopliae, is an inhibitor of insect＇s immunity. But its mechanism has not been clarified yet. In this study, the effects of DA on morphologic changes of in vivo and in vitro hemocytes of silkworm, Bombyx mori, were investigated by means of inverted phase contrast microscopy （IPCM）, fluorescence microscopy （FCM） and environmental scanning electron microscopy （ESEM）. The results indicated that DA was cytotoxic to granulohemocytes （GR） and plasmatocytes （PL）. The LC 50 values of DA against in vitro GR and PL of silkworm were 68.77 and 84.11 μg mL-1, respectively. However, the hemocytes in vivo were more susceptible to DA, although at the extremely low dose of 10 μL of 12.5 μg mL-1 for each insect （i.e., 0.036 μg g-1 body weight, or approximately 0.25 μg mL-1 hemolymph）, DA could induce obviously morphologic alterations of hemocytes in vivo. The results imply that there might be some factors in silkworm＇s hemolymph, which influence the interaction of DA and hemocytes.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31270104)the NSFC-Shandong Joint Fund for Marine Science Research Centers(U1606403)+2 种基金the Oceanographic Data Center at IOCAS.T.K.and A.M.thank the National Research,Development and Innovation Office(NKFI K120181 and FK134653)the Governmental Information-Technology Development Agency(KIFU for CPU time)B.-G.W.also acknowledged the support of the Taishan Scholar project from Shandong province.
文摘Chemical investigation of Beouverio felina,a marine-derived entomopathogenic fungus,obtained two new destruxin hexadepsipeptides(1 and 2)containing an/.-Ala^(5)residue instead of the usual A/-Me-L-Ala^(5).Interestingly,the presence of the/.-Ala^(5)residue enabled two slowly-exchanging solution conformers with cis/trons(ILE^(3))-(A/-Me-Val^(4))amide bond for 1 and 2 with 1.5:1 and 1:1 cis/trans ratios,respectively,while only the conformer with c/s amide bond was found in the solid-state.The solution and solid-state conformers were studied by NMR,X-ray diffraction and solution and solid-state ECD measurements,as well as by TDDFT-ECD calculations.Structural(conformational)parameter-activity correlations suggested that the extended destruxin geometry with the preferred c/s(ILE^(3))-(A/-Me-Val^(4))bond probably resulted in improved bioactivity and reduced toxicity for the destruxin class.This was the first report on the interconversion phenomenon of cis/trans amide bonds of destruxin class,which could give insights in the development of bioactive destruxin agents with lower toxicity.
