scholarly journals Deltamethrin interacts with Culex quinquefasciatus odorant-binding protein: a novel potential resistance mechanism

2022 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rui-xin Shen ◽  
Yi-ting Wang ◽  
Jia-hong Wu ◽  
Ning Zhang ◽  
Heng-duan Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Culex Quinquefasciatus ◽  
Resistant Strain ◽  
High Throughput Sequencing ◽  
Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
Resistance Mechanism ◽  
Expression Level ◽  
Control Strain ◽  
Resistance Level ◽  
Odorant Binding

Abstract Background Odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) play important roles in many physiological processes of mosquitoes. Previous high-throughput sequencing studies have revealed that some OBPs of Culex quinquefasciatus might be involved in the development of resistance to insecticides. Methods Based on the results of sequencing analyses, the OBP28 gene was selected for evaluation in this study. Three laboratory strains of Cx. quinquefasciatus [susceptible strain (SS), deltamethrin-resistant strain 1 (HN) and deltamethrin-resistant strain 2 (RR)] were first examined by using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention bottle bioassay, after which the expression level of the OBP28 gene in the susceptible and deltamethrin-resistant strains was determined by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction. The OBP28 gene in deltamethrin-resistant strain RR was silenced using RNA interference technology. The expression level of OBP28 and the resistance level were tested in the silenced strain and control strain after microinjection of double-stranded RNA for a 48-h interference period. Four field-collected strains (henceforth ‘field strains’) of Cx. quinquefasciatus were also examined for their resistance to deltamethrin and levels of OBP28 expression. Finally, a correlation analysis between deltamethrin resistance and gene expression was carried out for all seven strains, i.e. the four field strains and the three laboratory strains. Results In the bioassay, the mortality of SS, HN and RR was 100%, 21.33% and 1.67%, respectively. The relative expression levels of OBP28 in strains HN and RR were 6.30- and 6.86-fold higher, respectively, than that of strain SS. After silencing of the OBP28 gene, the mortality of strain RR was 72.20% and that of the control strain 26.32%. The mortality of strain RR increased significantly after interference compared to that of the control strain. There was a negative correlation between OBP28 gene expression and mortality in adult mosquitoes after exposure to deltamethrin. Conclusions To our knowledge, this study shows for the first time a correlation between the expression of a gene coding for OBP and insecticide resistance in mosquitoes. The potential resistance mechanism that was elucidated provides a new target gene for the surveillance of resistance in mosquitoes. Graphical abstract

Mechanisms of insecticide resistance in a temephos selected Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) strain from Sri Lanka

1990 ◽  
Vol 80 (4) ◽  
pp. 453-457 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.T.R. Peiris ◽  
J. Hemingway
Keyword(s):  
Cytochrome P450 ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Culex Quinquefasciatus ◽  
Resistant Strain ◽  
Resistance Mechanism ◽  
Transferase Activity ◽  
Glutathione S Transferase ◽  
Biochemical Assays ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Naphthyl Acetate

AbstractCulex quinquefasciatus Say from Peliyagoda, Sri Lanka, has larval resistance to temephos, malathion, fenitrothion and chlorpyrifos. Biochemical assays on individual resistant and susceptible mosquitoes of this strain showed that there was a good correlation between this resistance and increased esterase activity with both 1-and 2-naphthyl acetate, which appears to be the major resistance mechanism in this multiple organophosphate resistant strain. There was no significant difference in malaoxon, bendiocarb or propoxur sensitivity of the acetylcholinesterase from the resistant and susceptible strains, indicating that the sensitivity of the target site has not been altered. Biochemical assays on mass homogenates of the resistant and susceptible strains showed no correlation between resistance and the level of glutathione s-transferase activity, or the amount of cytochrome P450 present.

ATF3 and EGR2 gene expression levels in sdLDL-treated macrophages of patients with coronary artery stenosis

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 23-29
Author(s):  
Sayed R. Hosseini-Fard ◽  
Mohsen Khosravi ◽  
Amaneh Yarnazari ◽  
Parisa Hassanpour ◽  
Abdollah Amirfarhangi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Cholesterol Metabolism ◽  
Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
Fold Change ◽  
Expression Level ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Expression Levels ◽  
Vessel Disease ◽  
Gene Expression Levels

AbstractBackground:The metabolism of cholesteryl esters (CEs) is under the control of a gene network in macrophages. Several genes such asATF3andEGR2are related to cholesterol metabolism.Methods:In this study, theATF3andEGR2gene expression levels were evaluated in differentiated macrophages of subjects undergoing coronary artery angiography [controls (<5% stenosis), patients (>70% stenosis)] after treatment with small dense low density lipoprotein (sdLDL) particles. Monocytes were isolated using a RosetteSep Kit and were differentiated into macrophages using the M-CSF factor. A modified heparin-MgSO4-PEG method was used for the sdLDL preparation. TheATF3andEGR2gene expression levels were measured by the real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) technique.Results:In contrast with the control group (p=0.4), theATF3expression level reduced significantly in the differentiated macrophages from all patients [single vessel disease (SVD), fold change 17 times, p=0.02; two vessel disease (2VD), fold change 1.5 times, p=0.05; three vessel disease (3VD), fold change 3.5 times, p=0.04]. Also, theEGR2expression level reduced significantly in all groups (p<0.02). The gene fold changes had no significant differences between the patients (p>0.8).Conclusions:We propose that the failure ofATF3gene expression improves the CE synthesis after sdLDL influx. Furthermore, the reducedEGR2gene expression level in the sdLDL-treated groups may be a negative factor in cholesterol homeostasis.

scholarly journals RUNX1 gene expression in Egyptian acute myeloid leukemia patients: may it have therapeutic implications?

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fadwa Said ◽  
Roxan E. Shafik ◽  
Naglaa M. Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Acute Myeloid Leukemia ◽  
Myeloid Leukemia ◽  
Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
Gene Expression Level ◽  
Expression Level ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Therapeutic Implications ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
Acute Myeloid

Abstract Background Acute myeloid leukemia represents the highest percentage of all adult acute leukemia variants. Runt-related transcription factor1 (RUNX1), a transcription factor with a known tumor suppressor function, was recently reported as a tumor promoter in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). We investigated the role of RUNX1 gene expression level in Egyptian AML patients and delineated its clinical significance. Results We measured RUNX1 gene expression level using reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction and found that the RUNX1 gene expression level was significantly higher than the control group (p < 0.001). Patients with FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3 internal tandem duplication (FLT3-ITD) mutations had a higher expression level of RUNX1 (p = 0.023). The male patients expressed a significantly higher level of RUNX1 (p = 0.046). Conclusions The RUNX1 gene is highly expressed in Egyptian AML patients. It has a relation to FLT3-ITD, which may give a clue that patients carrying this mutation may benefit from new treatments that target RUNX1 in the future. Further studies on a larger number of patients with different ethnic groups may give a clearer vision of the therapeutic implications of a new molecular target.

scholarly journals Analysis of the PPARD gene expression level changes in football players in response to the training cycle

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
D Domańska-Senderowska ◽  
A Snochowska ◽  
P Szmigielska ◽  
Z Jastrzębski ◽  
A Jegier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Lipid Metabolism ◽  
Negative Correlation ◽  
Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
The Body ◽  
Gene Expression Level ◽  
Expression Level ◽  
Metabolic Adaptation ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Training Cycle

Abstract The PPARD gene codes protein that belongs to the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) family engaged in a variety of biological processes, including lipid metabolism in muscle cells. In this study, we assess the relationship between PPARD gene expression lipid metabolism parameters and the variation of the PPARD gene expression before (T1) and after 12 hours of training (T2) sessions in a group of football players. Peripheral blood lymphocytes were obtained from 22 football players (17.5±0.7 years, 178±0.7 cm, 68.05±9.18 kg). The PPARD gene expression, analyzed by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), was significantly higher after T2 (p = 0.0006). Moreover, at the end of the training cycle, there was a significant decrease in relative fat tissue (FAT) (%) (p = 0.01) and absolute FAT (kg) (p = 0.01). A negative correlation was observed between absolute FAT (kg) and PPARD gene expression level in T2 (p = 0.03). The levels of cholesterol and triglyceride (TG) fractions were not significantly different (p >0.05) before and after training. No significant relationship between PPARD expression and cholesterol or TG levels was found. We found that physical training affects PPARD expression. Moreover, the negative correlation between PPARD expression and absolute FAT (kg) level may be indicative of the contribution of PPARD in metabolic adaptation to increased lipid uptake that can be used to control the body composition of athletes.

scholarly journals Runx1 Gene in Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Expression Level Significance and Impact on Clinical Features

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fadwa Said Abdelazim Mohamed ◽  
Roxan E Shafik ◽  
Naglaa M. Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Acute Myeloid Leukemia ◽  
Myeloid Leukemia ◽  
Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
Gene Expression Level ◽  
Expression Level ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Runx1 Gene ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
Acute Myeloid

Abstract Background Acute myeloid leukemia represents the highest percentage of all adult acute leukemia variants. Runt-related transcription factor1 (RUNX1), a transcription factor with a known tumor suppressor function was recently reported as a tumor promotor in AML. We investigated the role of RUNX1 geneexpression levelin Egyptian AML patients and delineateits clinical significance. Methods This study recruited 91 AML patients that were recently diagnosed at our hospital with 14 healthy age- and sex-matched donors of bone marrow transplantation unit. We measured RUNX1 gene expression level using reverse transcription–quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Results We found that RUNX1 gene expression level was significantly higher compared to the control group (p < 0.001). Patients with FLT3 mutations had the higher expression level of RUNX1 (p=0.023). The male patients expressed significantly higher level of RUNX1 (p=0.046). Conclusion The RUNX1 gene expression may serve as a diagnostic marker in Egyptian AML patients. Its relation to FLT3 may give clue that patients carrying this mutation may benefit fromnew treatments that target RUNX1 in the future. Further studies on a larger number of patients and different ethnic groupsmay give a clearer vision about this new molecular therapeutic target.

Decreased Na+/K+ ATPase α1 (ATP1A1) gene expression in major depression patients’ peripheral blood

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 1077-1082
Author(s):  
Li Li ◽  
Huijuan Wu ◽  
Jialin Qian ◽  
Mingzhen Li ◽  
Yue Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Major Depression ◽  
Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
Protein Structures ◽  
Endocrine System ◽  
Gene Expression Level ◽  
Expression Level ◽  
Healthy Human ◽  
Α Subunit

AbstractMajor depression affects the central nervous system and thereafter the autonomic nervous system, immune system, and endocrine system. Na+/K+ ATPase, as a major mediator of cellular transmembrane ionic gradients, plays an important role in nervous signal transduction. Three types of Na+/K+ ATPase α subunit isoforms (ATP1A1, ATP1A2, and ATP1A3) are found in brain but vary in the type of cell and level of expression. It has been confirmed that reduced expression of ATP1A2 and ATP1A3 are related to depressive disorder. However, there is no reported correlation between ATP1A1 and major depression. This study investigated the potential correlation between ATP1A1 gene expression level and major depression. The expression levels of ATP1A1 gene in the peripheral circulation of both depressive patients and healthy human controls were quantified by using reverse transcripted quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Statistical analysis showed a significant decrease of ATP1A1 expression level in major depression patients when compared to that of healthy controls (P<0.01). The differences of gene nucleotide sequences and protein structures among ATP1A1, ATP1A2, and ATP1A3 were also illustrated. This study demonstrates, for the first time, that ATP1A1 gene expression level is significantly associated with major depression and suggests that ATP1A1 could be a significant molecular marker for diagnosis.

scholarly journals Transcriptome analysis of molecular mechanism to pyrethroids resistance in Spodoptera litura

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dongzhi Li ◽  
Yu Mei ◽  
Jianhua Wang ◽  
Xiling Chen ◽  
Chengju Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spodoptera Litura ◽  
Pyrethroid Resistance ◽  
Resistance Mechanism ◽  
Resistance Mechanisms ◽  
Expression Level ◽  
Resistance Level ◽  
Kegg Pathways ◽  
Qrt Pcr ◽  
Differential Expressed Genes ◽  
Go Terms

Abstract Background Spodoptera litura is a destructive agricultural pest and had evolved resistance to multiple insecticides, especially pyrethroids. At present, the resistance mechanism to pyrethroids remains unclear. Results Four field-collected populations, namely CZ, LF, NJ and JD, were identified to have high resistance to pyrethroids, and the resistant ratio ranged from 40.8 to 1764.0-fold. To explore pyrethroids resistance mechanism, the transcriptome between pyrethroid-resistant (LF and NJ) and pyrethroid-susceptible (GX) populations were compared by RNA-sequence. Results showed that multiple differential expressed genes were enriched in metabolism-related GO terms and KEGG pathways. 35 up-regulated metabolism-related genes were screened to verify by qRT-PCR. Consistent up-regulation of 13 unigenes, including 3 P450s, 4 GSTs, 1 UGTs, 4 COEs and 1ABC, were verified in the additional pyrethroids resistant populations CZ and JD. The expression level of CYP3 and GST3, which were homologous to CYP321A8 and GST1, respectively, showed good correlation with their pyrethroids resistance level among CZ, LF, NJ and JD populations. While the expression level of CYP12, CYP14, COE4 and ABC5 showed good correlation with their pyrethroids resistance level in at least three populations. UGT5 had the highest expression level among the tested UGT genes in the four pyrethroids resistant populations. Conclusion CYP3, CYP12, CYP14, GST3, COE4, UGT5 and ABC5 play important roles in pyrethroids resistance among the four field-collected populations. Our study provided a valuable resource for further study of pyrethroid resistance mechanisms in S. litura.

A New Approach for Predicting the Value of Gene Expression: Two-way Collaborative Filtering

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 480-490 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tuncay Bayrak ◽  
Hasan Oğul
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Regression Model ◽  
Collaborative Filtering ◽  
High Throughput Sequencing ◽  
Mean Squared Error ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Kernel Functions ◽  
Feature Representation ◽  
Sequencing Analysis ◽  
Computational Systems Biology

Background: Predicting the value of gene expression in a given condition is a challenging topic in computational systems biology. Only a limited number of studies in this area have provided solutions to predict the expression in a particular pattern, whether or not it can be done effectively. However, the value of expression for the measurement is usually needed for further meta-data analysis. Methods: Because the problem is considered as a regression task where a feature representation of the gene under consideration is fed into a trained model to predict a continuous variable that refers to its exact expression level, we introduced a novel feature representation scheme to support work on such a task based on two-way collaborative filtering. At this point, our main argument is that the expressions of other genes in the current condition are as important as the expression of the current gene in other conditions. For regression analysis, linear regression and a recently popularized method, called Relevance Vector Machine (RVM), are used. Pearson and Spearman correlation coefficients and Root Mean Squared Error are used for evaluation. The effects of regression model type, RVM kernel functions, and parameters have been analysed in our study in a gene expression profiling data comprising a set of prostate cancer samples. Results: According to the findings of this study, in addition to promising results from the experimental studies, integrating data from another disease type, such as colon cancer in our case, can significantly improve the prediction performance of the regression model. Conclusion: The results also showed that the performed new feature representation approach and RVM regression model are promising for many machine learning problems in microarray and high throughput sequencing analysis.

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