In mammals,plant lectinshave been shown to possess immunomodulatory properties,acting in both the innate and adaptive immune system to modulate the production of mediators of the immune response,ultimately improving h...
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In mammals,plant lectinshave been shown to possess immunomodulatory properties,acting in both the innate and adaptive immune system to modulate the production of mediators of the immune response,ultimately improving host *** present,knowledge of immunomodulatory effects of plant lectins in insects is *** of insect cells with the Orysa sativa lectin,Orysata,was previously reported to induce cell aggregation,mimicking the immune process of *** this project we investigated the potential immunomodulatory effects of this mannose-binding lectin using Drosophila melanogaster S2 *** of the Orysata binding partners on the surface of S2 cells through a pull-down assay andproteomic analysis revealed 221 putative interactors,several of which were immunity-related *** qPCR analysis revealed the upregulation of Toll-and immune deficiency(IMD)-regulated antimicrobial peptides(Drs,Mtk,AttA,and Dpt)and signal transducers(Rel and Hid)belonging to the IMD *** addition,the iron-binding protein Transferrin 3 was identified as a putative interactor for Orysata,and treatment of S2 cells with Orysata was shown to reduce the intracellular iron *** together,we believe these results offer a new perspective on the effects by which plant lectins influence insect cells and contribute to the study of their immunomodulatory properties.
Phelipanche ramosa is an obligate root-parasitic weed that threatens major crops in central *** order to germinate,it must perceive various structurally divergent host-exuded signals,including isothiocyanates(ITCs)and...
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Phelipanche ramosa is an obligate root-parasitic weed that threatens major crops in central *** order to germinate,it must perceive various structurally divergent host-exuded signals,including isothiocyanates(ITCs)and strigolactones(SLs).However,the receptors involved are still ***,we identify five putative SL receptors in *** and show that PrKAI2d3 is involved in the stimulation of seed *** demonstrate the high plasticity of PrKAI2d3,which allows it to interact with different chemicals,including *** SL perception mechanism of PrKAI2d3 is similar to that of endogenous SLs in non-parasitic *** provide evidence that PrKAI2d3 enzymatic activity confers hypersensitivity to ***,we demonstrate that methylbutenolide-OH binds PrKAI2d3 and stimulates *** germination with bioactivity comparable to that of *** study demonstrates that *** has extended its signal perception system during evolution,a fact that should be considered for the development of specific and efficient biocontrol methods.
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