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ArticleScientific reports2018

Characterisation of a diazinon-metabolising glutathione S-transferase in the silkworm Bombyx mori by X-ray crystallography and genome editing analysis.

Kohji Yamamoto, Akifumi Higashiura, Aiko Hirowatari, Naotaka Yamada, Takuya Tsubota, Hideki Sezutsu, Atsushi Nakagawa

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Kohji YamamotoDepartment of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Kyushu University Graduate School, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan. yamamok@agr.kyushu-u.ac.jp.
Akifumi HigashiuraInstitute for Protein Research, Osaka University, 3-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
Aiko HirowatariDepartment of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Kyushu University Graduate School, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan.
Naotaka YamadaDepartment of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Kyushu University Graduate School, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan.
Takuya TsubotaTransgenic Silkworm Research Unit, Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, 1-2 Owashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8634, Japan.
Hideki SezutsuTransgenic Silkworm Research Unit, Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, 1-2 Owashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8634, Japan.
Atsushi NakagawaInstitute for Protein Research, Osaka University, 3-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
Kyushu University · JPNational Agriculture and Food Research Organization · JPOsaka University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Previously, we found an unclassified glutathione S-transferase 2 (bmGSTu2) in the silkworm Bombyx mori that conjugates glutathione to 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene and also metabolises diazinon, an organophosphate insecticide. Here, we provide a structural and genome-editing characterisation of the diazinon-metabolising glutathione S-transferase in B. mori. The structure of bmGSTu2 was determined at 1.68 Å by X-ray crystallography. Mutation of putative amino acid residues in the substrate-binding site showed that Pro13, Tyr107, Ile118, Phe119, and Phe211 are crucial for enzymatic function. bmGSTu2 gene disruption resulted in a decrease in median lethal dose values to an organophosphate insecticide and a decrease in acetylcholine levels in silkworms. Taken together, these results indicate that bmGSTu2 could metabolise an organophosphate insecticide. Thus, this study provides insights into the physiological role of bmGSTu2 in silkworms, detoxification of organophosphate insecticides, and drug targets for the development of a novel insecticide.

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Gene EditingGenome, InsectAcetylcholineAllelesAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceBombyxCrystallography, X-RayDiazinonElectronsGlutathione TransferaseMutationAcetylcholineDiazinonGlutathione Transferase

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PMID30443011
PMCPMC6237972
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