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Abstract
As a crucial electron transfer partner of the P450 system, NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase (CPR) plays an influential role in P450-mediated detoxification metabolism of xenobiotics. CPR has been found to be associated with insecticide resistance in several insects. However, the role of CPR in the cross-resistance of Bradysia odoriphaga to clothianidin and neonicotinoid insecticides remains to be elucidated. In this study, the CPR gene (BoCPR) of B. odoriphaga was cloned and characterized. The expression of BoCPR was more abundant in the adult stage and in the midgut and Malpighian tubules of larvae, and BoCPR was significantly overexpressed in the clothianidin-resistant (CL-R) strain compared to the susceptible (SS) strain. Exposure to clothianidin significantly increased BoCPR expression in both the SS and CL-R strains. In addition, knockdown of BoCPR in SS and CL-R strains significantly reduced CPR and P450 enzyme activities, and resulted in a significant increase in larval susceptibility to clothianidin, imidacloprid, and thiamethoxam. These results suggest that BoCPR plays an important role in B. odoriphaga resistance to clothianidin and cross-resistance to neonicotinoid insecticides.
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Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology publishes original scientific articles pertaining to the mode of action of plant protection agents such as insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, and similar compounds, including nonlethal pest control agents, biosynthesis of pheromones, hormones, and plant resistance agents. Manuscripts may include a biochemical, physiological, or molecular study for an understanding of comparative toxicology or selective toxicity of both target and nontarget organisms. Particular interest will be given to studies on the molecular biology of pest control, toxicology, and pesticide resistance.
Research Areas Emphasized Include the Biochemistry and Physiology of:
• Comparative toxicity
• Mode of action
• Pathophysiology
• Plant growth regulators
• Resistance
• Other effects of pesticides on both parasites and hosts.