The short-chain fatty acids as potential protective agents against Callosobruchus maculatus infestation

Krzyżowski, Michał; Francikowski, Jacek; Baran, Bartosz; Babczyńska, Agnieszka

doi:10.1016/j.jspr.2020.101570

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“…One possible role of propanoate (also known as propanoic or propionic acid) is serving as a constituent of the reproductive pheromones or defensive chemistry of N. riversi (Attygalle et al, 1992; Francke & Dettner, 2005). Propanoate has been found in the defensive gland of at least one carabid beetle (Attygalle et al, 1992), and is considered to have insecticidal properties (Krzyżowski et al, 2020). While it has a pungent smell as a fatty acid volatile, it is also thought to facilitate biosynthesis of strong‐smelling benzoquinones (Rocha et al, 2013).…”

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A high‐quality carabid genome assembly provides insights into beetle genome evolution and cold adaptation

Weng

Francoeur

Currie

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Beetles (Coleoptera) are the most diverse animal group on the planet, with more than 386,000 species described worldwide (Bouchard et al., 2017;Forbes et al., 2018). The extremely high diversity and abundance of beetles plays a critical role in most terrestrial ecosystems (Brooks et al., 2012;Erwin, 1997;Schowalter, 2013;Slade et al., 2019), with further significance to human society as they serve as food, pests, pets, biological control agents, and models in biological and engineering research (Adamski et al., 2019). Despite their importance, relatively few genomic studies have been conducted on beetles to date (McKenna, 2018).Coleoptera are divided into four suborders, Polyphaga, Adephaga, Myxophaga and Archostemata, based on both morphological and

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A high‐quality carabid genome assembly provides insights into beetle genome evolution and cold adaptation

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Francoeur

Currie

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“…Moreover, they observed the attraction of synthetic blends comparable to the composition of fatty acids in L. sativus of the four analysed cultivars by demonstrating the attractive effect of myristic acid (C 14:0), palmitic acid (C 16:0), and stearic acid (C 18:0) on C. maculatus . Krzyżowski et al [ 42 ] demonstrated a significant effect of short-chain fatty acids on the physiology and behaviour of C. maculatus on stored leguminous plants. The biological assays they carried out showed that all the tested volatile fatty acids (especially propionic and valeric fatty acids) produced a significant toxic effect.…”

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“…However, it was found that the total content of these substances in grain is positively correlated with the more numerous progeny of grain weevil. This may prove the influence of fatty acids contained in plants on the development of herbivores [ 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 ].…”

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Fatty Acids Present in Wheat Kernels Influence the Development of the Grain Weevil (Sitophilus granarius L.)

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Ludwiczak

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Sitophilus granarius (L.) is considered to be one of the major pests causing damage to cereal grain stored in silos and granaries. Using traditional methods (synthetic insecticides, mechanical, or physical methods) to control this pest is either ineffective or dangerous to people and nature. It is, therefore, necessary to develop new cultivars of cereals that will be distinguished by a high natural tolerance of the foraging by S. granarius. The aim of this study is expressed in the set research hypothesis, stating that the number of offspring of the grain weevil on stored wheat kernels can depend on the content of fatty acids in the kernels. Thus, the qualitative and quantitative composition of fatty acids was determined in kernels of 10 winter wheat cultivars, and the abundance of the beetle’s offspring generation of S. granarius that developed on the wheat grain, as well as the mass of produced dust and loss in the mass of wheat grain were determined. By applying statistical analyses (GLM, ANOVA, Pearson’s linear correlation coefficient, and analysis of redundancy), the presence and character of the dependence between the determined content of fatty acids in wheat grain and the factors describing the development of S. granarius were established. The research results indicate that fatty acids from the groups C 18:1 and C 20:1 probably play an important role as substances stimulating the increase in the number of the tested pest progeny. In contrast, fatty acids C 15:0, C 16:1, and C 18:3, which were determined in large amounts in the grain of wheat cultivars Speedway, KWS Livius, and Julius, can reduce the number of offspring of pest insect.

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“…One possible role of propanoate (also known as propanoic or propionic acid) is serving as a constituent of the reproductive pheromones or defensive chemistry of N. riversi (Attygalle et al 1992;Francke & Dettner 2005). Propanoate has been found in the defensive gland of at least one carabid beetle (Attygalle et al 1992), and is considered to have insecticidal properties (Krzyżowski et al 2020). While it has a pungent smell as a fatty acid volatile, it is also thought to facilitate biosynthesis of strongsmelling benzoquinones (Rocha et al 2013).…”

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confidence: 99%

A high-quality carabid genome provides insights into beetle genome evolution and cold adaptation

Weng

Francoeur

Currie

et al. 2021

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The hyper-diverse order Coleoptera comprises a staggering ~25% of known species on Earth. Despite recent breakthroughs in next generation sequencing, there remains a limited representation of beetle diversity in assembled genomes. Most notably, the ground beetle family Carabidae, comprising more than 40,000 described species, has not been studied in a comparative genomics framework using whole genome data. Here we generate a high-quality genome assembly for Nebria riversi, to examine sources of novelty in the genome evolution of beetles, as well as genetic changes associated with specialization to high elevation alpine habitats. In particular, this genome resource provides a foundation for expanding comparative molecular research into mechanisms of insect cold adaptation. Comparison to other beetles shows a strong signature of genome compaction, with N. riversi possessing a relatively small genome (~147 Mb) compared to other beetles, with associated reductions in repeat element content and intron length. Small genome size is not, however, associated with fewer protein-coding genes, and an analysis of gene family diversity shows significant expansions of genes associated with cellular membranes and membrane transport, as well as protein phosphorylation and muscle filament structure. Finally, our genomic analyses show that these high elevation beetles have endosymbiotic Spiroplasma, with several metabolic pathways (e.g. propanoate biosynthesis) that might complement N. riversi, although its role as a beneficial symbiont or as a reproductive parasite remains equivocal.

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The short-chain fatty acids as potential protective agents against Callosobruchus maculatus infestation

Cited by 8 publications

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A high‐quality carabid genome assembly provides insights into beetle genome evolution and cold adaptation

A high‐quality carabid genome assembly provides insights into beetle genome evolution and cold adaptation

Fatty Acids Present in Wheat Kernels Influence the Development of the Grain Weevil (Sitophilus granarius L.)

A high-quality carabid genome provides insights into beetle genome evolution and cold adaptation

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