The influence of conidial Pr1 protease on pathogenicity potential of Metarhizium anisopliae senso latu to ticks

Parasitology Research
Patrícia S GôloVânia R E P Bittencourt

Abstract

Pr1 is a subtilisin-like protease produced by Metarhizium spp. entomopathogenic fungi, and it is recognized as heavily involved in the initial steps of the fungal invasion of arthropod-host cuticles. In the current study, correlation was sought between mortality of tick larvae and conidial Pr1 levels of one Metarhizium anisopliae senso latu (s.l.) isolate (CG 148). Conidia with different levels of pr1 gene expression and enzymatic activity were obtained by producing them on either artificial medium (to yield low Pr1 activity) or on Rhipicephalus microplus cadavers (to yield high Pr1 activity). Conidial proteolytic activity was assessed using N-suc-ala-ala-pro-phe-ρNA as the chromogenic substrate, and pr1 expression was profiled by qPCR using three genes (gpd, try, and tef) as reference genes. Pr1 enzymatic (proteolytic) activity on conidia obtained from tick cadavers was 36 U mg(-1) in comparison to 4 U mg(-1) on conidia from PDA medium. Also, pr1 gene expression level was ten times higher in conidia from tick cadavers compared to PDA medium. Bioassays of M. anisopliae s.l. CG 148 spores with elevated Pr1 proteolytic activity and gene expression levels did not demonstrate increased virulence (= significant change percent mortal...Continue Reading

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