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dc.contributor.authorFIGUEIREDO, J. E. F.
dc.contributor.authorKALAPOTHAKIS, E.
dc.contributor.authorGOMEZ, M. V.
dc.contributor.authorBRESSAN, W.
dc.date.accessioned2026-08-13T21:30:23Z-
dc.date.available2026-08-13T21:30:23Z-
dc.date.created2008-10-27
dc.date.issued2008
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases, v. 14, n. 2, p. 274-293, 2008.
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/491408-
dc.descriptionInsect-pests are global problems that cause severe damage to crop plants, and their control is commonly based on chemical insecticides. However, negative effects of pesticides on the environment and human health emphasize the necessity to develop alternative methods for insect-pest control. In the present study, a gene coding for the insecticidal peptide TX4(6-1) of the Brazilian armed spider (Phoneutria nígriventer) was cloned in fusion with maltose binding protein (MBP) and expressed in Escherichía colí. The affinity purified protein MBP-GlyTX4 was cleaved with the Xa factor and used for a bioassay against Spodoptera frugíperda and rabbit immunization. Five micrograms GlyTX4 protein injected into the hemocoel of larvae and abdominal cavity of adults produced trembling and uncoordinated movements immediately afier injection and ali adult insects died afier 12h. Afier two days, larvae became paralyzed and the epidermal color changed to dark brown. Furthermore, the development stage was prolonged for two weeks. Altematively, si ices of maize leaves were imbibed with 15 micrograms of the recombinant protein cleaved with the Xa factor and used as diet for larvae. In this experiment, ali larvae died in about 30 minutes. Polyclonal antibodies anti-MBP-GlyTX4 were effective for recognizing MBP and GlyTX4 in whole cell extract from E. coli expressing the recombinant protein.
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsopenAccess
dc.subjectBioinsecticide
dc.subjectHeterologous expression
dc.titleHeterologous expression of an insecticidal gene from the armed spider (Phoneutria nigriventer).
dc.typeArtigo de periódico
dc.subject.thesagroEscherichia Coli
dc.subject.thesagroSpodoptera Frugiperda
dc.subject.nalthesaurusMolecular cloning
riaa.ainfo.id491408
riaa.ainfo.lastupdate2023-10-20
dc.identifier.doi10.1590/S1678-91992008000200006
dc.contributor.institutionJOSE EDSON FONTES FIGUEIREDO, CNPMS; E. Kalapothakis, UFMG; M. V. Gomez, UFMG; Wellington Bressan, CNPMS.
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