Interaction and toxicity effects of Vip3Aa and Cry1Ac proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis on populations of Diatraea saccharalis (Fabr., 1794) (LEPIDOPTERA: PYRALIDAE)

• Grant number: 09/18544-1
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Start date: March 01, 2010
• End date: January 31, 2014
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Agronomy - Plant Health
• Principal Investigator: Manoel Victor Franco Lemos
• Grantee: Camila Chiaradia Davolos
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias (FCAV). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Jaboticabal. Jaboticabal , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal proteins are widely used as biopesticides. However, the resistance evolution on insect pests is the biggest obstacle to the successful application of these insecticides on biological control programs. To avoid this process is necessary to understand how the mode of action of these toxins is. Studies evolving different toxin proteins of B. thuringiensis and their interactions with membrane receptors of the intestinal epithelium at target insects are very important to evaluate strategies that may prevent or control the resistance evolution of these pests to toxins. Therefore, the aim of this research is to verify the toxicity of Cry and VIP proteins of B. thuringiensis (crystal and vegetative insecticidal proteins) on two populations of Diatraea saccharalis, prioring the toxicity and biochemical analysis of the mode of action of these toxins, in order to prevent the resistance evolution on insect pests.

Scientific publications

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DAVOLOS, CAMILA C.; HERNANDEZ-MARTINEZ, PATRICIA; CRIALESI-LEGORI, PAULA C. B.; DESIDERIO, JANETE A.; FERRE, JUAN; ESCRICHE, BALTASAR; LEMOS, MANOEL VICTOR F.. Binding analysis of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1 proteins in the sugarcane borer, Diatraea saccharalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, v. 127, p. 32-34, MAY 2015. (09/18544-1)

Academic Publications

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DAVOLOS, Camila Chiaradia. Efeitos da interação e toxicidade das proteínas Cry1 e Vip3A de Bacillus thuringiensis em Diatraea saccharalis (Fabr., 1794) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). 2014. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp). Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias. Jaboticabal Jaboticabal.