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As the background we described, to solve the problem that cockroaches’ flooding in home environment, we use the transformation of the chafer and the green deadlock to achieve the effect of killing the cockroaches. In order to ensure the killing ability of <i>Metarhizium anisopliae</i> to the cockroaches, we improved in three ways: the adhesion, penetration, and survivability.
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As the background we described, to solve the problem that cockroaches’ flooding in home environment, we use the transformant of <i>Metarhizium anisopliae</i> to achieve the effect of killing the cockroaches. In order to ensure the lethal effect of <i>Metarhizium anisopliae</i> , we improved in three ways: adhesion, penetration, and immune-avoidance.
  
 
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The chassis organism we chose was <i>Metarhizium anisopliae</i>. This is an entomogenous fungus that infects more than 200 species of insects, most of which are agricultural pests also includes cockroaches<sup>[1]</sup>. Its infection process is divided into the following steps: spore attachment -- penetration of the body wall -- in vivo colonization -- killing the host -- re-spore formation. It is a natural insecticide tool, and by transforming it, we can make better use of it.
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The biological chassis we chose was <i>Metarhizium anisopliae</i>. This is an entomogenous fungus that infects more than 200 species of insects, most of which are pests includes cockroaches<sup>[1]</sup>. Its infection process is divided into the following steps: spore attachment -- penetration through the body wall -- colonization in vivo -- killing the host -- re-sporulation. It is a natural insecticide, and by genetically-enhancing it, we can make better use of it.
  
 
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We designed the system to transform <i>Metarhizium anisopliae</i> from three parts:
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We designed a system to improve <i>Metarhizium anisopliae</i> from three aspects:
 
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<b>HsbA</b>: The HsbA from Beauveria bassiana encodes a kind of membrane surface hydrophobic protein which helps our spores adhere to the wax on the cockroach body surface<sup>[2]</sup>. Moreover, with the overexpression of HsbA, our spores can more effectively adhere to the cockroach. Then it will follow as spores’ germination, germinal tube, appressorium, and the next penetrating process.
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<b>HsbA</b>: The HsbA from Beauveria bassiana encodes a kind of membrane surface hydrophobic protein which helps spores adhere to the waxy surface of cockroaches<sup>[2]</sup>. Then it will be followed as spores' germination, germinal tube, appressorium, and next is penetration.
 
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<b>Bbchit</b>: Cockroaches’ body wall composed of protein, chitin, and lipids. Bbchit is a chitinase gene which comes from Beauveria bassiana. It can " bore a hole" by decomposing chitin on the cockroaches. Thereby allowing the hyphae to enter the cockroaches’ body<sup>[3]</sup>.
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<b>Bbchit</b>: Cockroaches’ body wall is composed of protein, chitin, and lipids. Bbchit ,which comes from <i>Beauveria bassiana</i>,encodes chinase<sup>[3]</sup>. It can decompose chitin to penetrate. Thereby,fungus can enter into hemolymph.
 
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<b>MCL1</b>: Cockroaches’ immune system is powerful. If there is no effective response, our chassis will be recognized and killed by blood cells easier. The MCL1 gene from Metarhizium Robertsii can encode a protein similar to host collagen, which binds to the surface of our chassis and masks β-1,3-glucan (an antigen that can be recognized by blood cells), thus enabling <i>Metarhizium anisopliae</i> escapes the immune response of cockroaches<sup>[4]</sup>.
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<b>MCL1</b>: Cockroaches have powerful immune system. If there is no effective response, our chassis won't be recognized and killed by host hemocytes. The MCL1 gene from <i>Metarhizium Robertsii</i> can encode collagen-like protein, which binds and masks β-1,3-glucan (an antigen that can be recognized by hemocytes), thus <i>Metarhizium anisopliae</i> can escape the immune response of cockroaches<sup>[4]</sup>.
 
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We designed a suicide switch for our system. It consists of tryptophan attenuator and MazF.Tryptophan attenuator will be switched on in high trp concentration,while it will be switched off on the contrary . MazF is a kind of toxic protein。 To make it expressed in our chassis,we added a Kozak sequence （In eukaryotic cells, efficient transcription initiation is dependent on a sequence called kozak surrounding the initiation codon ATG. Equivalent to the SD sequence in prokaryotes.）in  front of these two parts. We create a high  Tryptophan concentration environment while we are culturing the fungus, and average concentration of Trp inside cockroach hemolymph is about 0.15%<sup>[5]</sup>. In those environment, the Tryptophan attenuator forms a hairpin structure that stop transcription ahead of MazF, so that fungus can keep alive. If the fungus live in the low tryptophan environment , the suicide switch will be turned on and the MazF starts to express,which leads to death of fungus.
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We built a safety mechanism for our system. It consists of a tryptophan attenuator and a MazF venom protein both come from the prokaryotic system. To make it expressed in our chassis organisms, we added a Kozak sequence to the front of these two parts. We put a suitable concentration of Tryptophan while we are culturing the fungi, and the average concentration of Trp inside cockroach is about 0.15%<sup>[5]</sup>. In both of the environment, the Tryptophan attenuator makes a difference that stops the translation before MazF, and then the fungi can keep alive. If the fungi abscise the environment we mention above, the Tryptophan attenuator would not work and the MazF expresses to make them die quickly.
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Latest revision as of 18:19, 17 October 2018

Design

Background

As the background we described, to solve the problem that cockroaches’ flooding in home environment, we use the transformant of Metarhizium anisopliae to achieve the effect of killing the cockroaches. In order to ensure the lethal effect of Metarhizium anisopliae , we improved in three ways: adhesion, penetration, and immune-avoidance.

Which chassis to choose and why?

The biological chassis we chose was Metarhizium anisopliae. This is an entomogenous fungus that infects more than 200 species of insects, most of which are pests includes cockroaches[1]. Its infection process is divided into the following steps: spore attachment -- penetration through the body wall -- colonization in vivo -- killing the host -- re-sporulation. It is a natural insecticide, and by genetically-enhancing it, we can make better use of it.

How to achieve?

We designed a system to improve Metarhizium anisopliae from three aspects: HsbA, Bbchit and MCL1.

HsbA: The HsbA from Beauveria bassiana encodes a kind of membrane surface hydrophobic protein which helps spores adhere to the waxy surface of cockroaches[2]. Then it will be followed as spores' germination, germinal tube, appressorium, and next is penetration.

Bbchit: Cockroaches’ body wall is composed of protein, chitin, and lipids. Bbchit ,which comes from Beauveria bassiana,encodes chinase[3]. It can decompose chitin to penetrate. Thereby,fungus can enter into hemolymph.

MCL1: Cockroaches have powerful immune system. If there is no effective response, our chassis won't be recognized and killed by host hemocytes. The MCL1 gene from Metarhizium Robertsii can encode collagen-like protein, which binds and masks β-1,3-glucan (an antigen that can be recognized by hemocytes), thus Metarhizium anisopliae can escape the immune response of cockroaches[4].

How to ensure safety?

We designed a suicide switch for our system. It consists of tryptophan attenuator and MazF.Tryptophan attenuator will be switched on in high trp concentration,while it will be switched off on the contrary . MazF is a kind of toxic protein。 To make it expressed in our chassis,we added a Kozak sequence （In eukaryotic cells, efficient transcription initiation is dependent on a sequence called kozak surrounding the initiation codon ATG. Equivalent to the SD sequence in prokaryotes.）in front of these two parts. We create a high Tryptophan concentration environment while we are culturing the fungus, and average concentration of Trp inside cockroach hemolymph is about 0.15%[5]. In those environment, the Tryptophan attenuator forms a hairpin structure that stop transcription ahead of MazF, so that fungus can keep alive. If the fungus live in the low tryptophan environment , the suicide switch will be turned on and the MazF starts to express,which leads to death of fungus.

References

[1] Wang C, Lü Dingding, Li Lin. Study on pathogenicity and degradation mechanism of entomogenous fungi [C]// Chinese Society of Fungal Sciences Academic Symposium. 2008.

[2] Ye Zhang, Zhongren Lei, Haihong Wang, Jiqing Zhan. Prokaryotic expression and immunolocalization Beauveria bassiana HsbA protein [J] Chinese Agricultural Sciences, 2013,46 (21): 4534-4541.

[3] Liu Zhihui, Chen Shouwen, Guo Zhihong, et al. Correlation between extracellular protease and chitinase activity of Beauveria bassiana and virulence to Asian corn borer[J]. Journal of Huazhong Agricultural University, 2005, 24(4) :364-368.

[4] Wang C, St Leger R J. A collagenous protective coat enables Metarhizium anisopliae to evade insect immune responses.[J]. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2006, 103(17):6647-6652.

[5] Sowa S M, Keeley L L. Free amino acids in the hemolymph of the cockroach, Blaberus discoidalis[J]. Comparative Biochemistry & Physiology Part A Physiology, 1996, 113(2):131.