Autor(es): Shukor, Syuriza A.; Wajidi, Mustafa F. F.; Avicor, Silas W.; Jaal, Zairi

Resumo: Glutathione S-transferase (GST) from the 4(th) instar larvae of the dengue vector Aedes albopictus was purified by glutathione-agarose affinity chromatography and characterised using SDS-PAGE. The expression of the purified enzyme in the life stages and insecticide treated populations of Ae. albopictus as well as its cross-reactivity with larval GST of two dipteran species Aedes aegypti and Batrocera papayae were observed using western blotting. The purified GST had a specific activity of 196.0 +/- 11 mu mol/min/mg with a purification fold and yield of 28 and 69%, respectively. The SDS-PAGE analysis of the purified GST depicted a single band size of 23 kDa. The GST was expressed in all the larval and adult stages of Ae. albopictus with the exception of the pupal stage. However, the expression level in the adult stage was visibly reduced as compared to the larval stages. Western blotting analysis showed no cross-reactivity with the GST of Ae. aegypti (4(th) instar) and B. papayae (3(rd) instar) larvae. The expression of this enzyme was not inducible by exposure to the insecticides dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (1.25 mg/L) and malathion (0.3125 mg/L).

Palavras-Chave: Aedes albopictus; Protein expression; Glutathione S-transferase; Insecticides; Protein purification

Imprenta: Biologia, v. 69, n. 4, p. 530-535, 2014

Identificador do objeto digital: 10.2478/s11756-014-0342-3

Descritores: Aedes aegypti - Biochemistry ; Aedes aegypti - Public health

Data de publicação: 2014

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