Regulation of three isoforms of SOD gene by environmental stresses in citrus red mite, Panonychus citri

Exp Appl Acarol. 2015 Sep;67(1):49-63. doi: 10.1007/s10493-015-9930-3. Epub 2015 Jun 11.

Abstract

Superoxide dismutase (SOD) is a family of enzymes with multiple isoforms that possess antioxidative abilities in response to environmental stresses. Panonychus citri is one of the most important pest mites and has a global distribution. In this study, three distinct isoforms of SOD were cloned from P. citri and identified as cytoplasmic Cu-ZnSOD (PcSOD1), extracellular Cu-ZnSOD (PcSOD2), and mitochondrial MnSOD (PcSOD3). mRNA expression level analysis showed that all three isoforms were up-regulated significantly after exposure to the acaricide abamectin and to UV-B ultraviolet irradiation. In particular, PcSOD3 was up-regulated under almost all environmental stresses tested. The fold change of PcSOD3 expression was significantly higher than those of the two Cu-ZnSOD isoforms. Taken together, the results indicate that abamectin and UV-B can induce transcripts of all three SOD isoforms in P. citri. Furthermore, PcSOD3 seems to play a more important role in P. citri tolerance to oxidative stress.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Arthropod Proteins / genetics*
  • Arthropod Proteins / metabolism
  • Cloning, Molecular
  • DNA, Complementary / genetics
  • DNA, Complementary / metabolism
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Phylogeny
  • Protein Isoforms / genetics
  • Protein Isoforms / metabolism
  • RNA, Messenger / genetics
  • RNA, Messenger / metabolism
  • Sequence Alignment
  • Stress, Physiological
  • Superoxide Dismutase / genetics*
  • Superoxide Dismutase / metabolism
  • Tetranychidae / genetics*
  • Tetranychidae / metabolism

Substances

  • Arthropod Proteins
  • DNA, Complementary
  • Protein Isoforms
  • RNA, Messenger
  • Superoxide Dismutase

Associated data

  • GENBANK/KJ522695
  • GENBANK/KJ700411
  • GENBANK/KJ700412