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ArticleParasites & vectors2025

Mosquito mutations F290V and F331W expressed in acetylcholinesterase of the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasi (Scopoli): biochemical properties and inhibitor sensitivity.

Kevin B Temeyer, Fan Tong, Kristie G Schlechte, Qiao-Hong Chen, Paul R Carlier, Adalberto Á Pérez de León, Jeffrey R Bloomquist

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Kevin B TemeyerKnipling-Bushland US Livestock Insects Research Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture, 2700 Fredericksburg Road, Kerrville, TX, 78028-9184, USA. kevin.temeyer@usda.gov.
Fan TongDepartment of Entomology and Nematology, Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, 2055 Mowry Road, PO Box 100009, Gainesville, FL, 32610-00009, USA.
Kristie G SchlechteKnipling-Bushland US Livestock Insects Research Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture, 2700 Fredericksburg Road, Kerrville, TX, 78028-9184, USA.
Qiao-Hong ChenDepartment of Chemistry, Virginia Tech, 900 West Campus Drive, 480 Davidson Hall, Blacksburg, VA, 24061-0001, USA.
Paul R CarlierDepartment of Chemistry, Virginia Tech, 900 West Campus Drive, 480 Davidson Hall, Blacksburg, VA, 24061-0001, USA.
Adalberto Á Pérez de LeónKnipling-Bushland US Livestock Insects Research Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture, 2700 Fredericksburg Road, Kerrville, TX, 78028-9184, USA.
Jeffrey R BloomquistDepartment of Entomology and Nematology, Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, 2055 Mowry Road, PO Box 100009, Gainesville, FL, 32610-00009, USA.

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US Department of Agriculture 6205-32000-033000DUS Department of Agriculture USDA Hatch Hatch Project FLA-ENY-005237US Department of Defense 6201-32000-033017R, DWFP
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Abstract

backgroundThe Old World sand fly, Phlebotomus papatasi (Scopoli), a vector of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis, is usually controlled by insecticides, including anticholinesterases. Previous studies have revealed 85% amino acid sequence identity of recombinant P. papatasi acetylcholinesterase (rPpAChE1) to mosquito AChE. They identified synthetic carbamates that selectively inhibited rPpAChE1 and circumvented the G119S mutation responsible for high-level resistance to anticholinesterases. This study reports the construction, baculovirus expression, and biochemical properties of rPpAChE1 containing the F290V and F331W orthologous mutations from mosquitoes.

methodsRecombinant PpAChE1 enzymes with or without the F290V, F331W, and G119S orthologous mosquito mutations were expressed in Sf21cells utilizing the baculoviral system. Ellman assays determined changes in catalytic properties and inhibitor sensitivity resulting from wild type and mutant rPpAChE1 containing single or combinations of orthologous mosquito mutations.

resultsEach of the orthologous mutations (F290V, F331W, and G119S) from mosquito AChE significantly reduced inhibition sensitivity to organophosphate or carbamate pesticides, and catalytic activity was lost when they were expressed in combination. Novel synthetic carbamates were identified that significantly inhibited the rPpAChEs expressing each of the single orthologous mosquito mutations.

conclusionsThese novel carbamates could be developed as efficacious insecticides, with improved specificity and safety for use in sand fly or mosquito populations expressing the mutant AChEs.

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AcetylcholinesteraseCholinesterase InhibitorsPhlebotomusAnimalsBaculoviridaeCarbamatesInsecticide ResistanceInsecticidesMutationRecombinant ProteinsAcetylcholinesteraseCarbamatesCholinesterase InhibitorsInsecticidesRecombinant ProteinsAnticholinesterase inhibitionCarbamateF290VF331WG119SMosquito mutationsTacrine dimer

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PMID39966927
PMCPMC11834182

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