Identification of the Aedes aegypti nAChR gene family and molecular target of spinosad.

Pest Management Science
Jianqiang LanQian Han

Abstract

Spinosad is an insecticide with unique mode of action (MOA) of disrupting nicotinic acetylcholine receptor and is efficacious against many insect species. Mutations in the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) α6 subunit have been identified that are associated with levels of spinosad resistance, but the molecular characterization of the nAChR gene family and a causative association between nAChR α6 and resistance to spinosad in Aedes aegypti, a primary vector of many arboviruses, have not yet been reported. In this study, we identified 10 candidate nAChR subunits in Ae. Aegypti, nAChRα1-α9 and nAChRβ1, showing similarly orthologous relationships with Anopheles gambiae. With the application of the CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing system, we introduced a 32-bp deletion at the 5' end of the Aaeα6 (Ae. aegypti nAChR α6) gene in a homozygous mutant strain (Aaeα6-KO). The mutation produced two successive pre-mature stop codons, resulting in loss of function in the target receptor. The Aaeα6-KO mutant strain exhibited a 320-fold level of resistance to spinosad compared with wildtype. A recessive mode of inheritance for spinosad resistance was found in the Aaeα6-KO strain. CRISPR/Cas9 introduced truncated Aaeα6 receptor in Ae. aegypti re...Continue Reading

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