2株家蚕病原性微孢子虫的生物学特性与感染转录组分析

Biological characteristics and infection transcriptome analysis of two pathogenic microsporidian isolates of silkworm

  • 摘要: 【目的】 探究2株家蚕病原性微孢子虫的生物学特性,并通过感染转录组分析揭示其致病性差异的分子基础,为微粒子病的防控及病原性微孢子虫感染家蚕的致病机理研究提供理论参考。【方法】 采用饱和盐水法从带毒蚕沙和蚕卵中富集孢子,通过形态学观察、半数致死量(LD50)测定、小亚基核糖体DNA(SSU rDNA)序列分析与系统发育树构建进行生物学特性鉴定,利用转录组测序和生物信息学分析比较2株微孢子虫感染家蚕后的差异表达基因(DEGs),并进行实时荧光定量PCR验证。【结果】 饱和盐水法可高效富集孢子,背景杂质少,适用于早期群体监测。GXND-15孢子形态多样,包括卵圆形、椭圆形及偏杆形等异质性形态,LD50为1×10-5.19;GXNP-24孢子形态则相对均一规则,以椭圆形为主,LD50为1×10-6.27。2株微孢子虫SSU rDNA序列相似性达99.6%,均隶属于Nosema。DEGs筛选结果显示,GXND-15和GXNP-24感染组分别鉴定出2831和1372个DEGs,DEGs被注释到催化活性、结合、细胞过程、代谢过程、生物调节和细胞解剖实体等GO功能条目;GXND-15感染组DEGs主要富集于核糖体、ECM-受体相互作用、昆虫激素生物合成、催产素信号通路及淀粉和蔗糖代谢等信号通路;GXNP-24感染组DEGs主要富集于昆虫激素生物合成、抗坏血酸和醛酸盐代谢、戊糖和葡萄糖醛酸相互转化、视黄醇代谢和类固醇生物合成等信号通路。实时荧光定量PCR验证结果显示,5个DEGs的相对表达量变化趋势与转录组测序分析结果基本一致。【结论】 饱和盐水漂浮法可从蚕沙和蚕卵中高效富集微孢子虫孢子,并提高镜检灵敏度,适用于生产中的群体早期监测。GXND-15和GXNP-24均属于Nosema且亲缘关系较近,但孢子形态、毒力和宿主转录应答谱存在明显差异。流行地域、宿主品种及传代历史是驱动微孢子虫生物学特性分化的重要因素,并直接决定其胚种传染能力。

     

    Abstract: 【Objective】 This study aimed to investigate the biological characteristics of two pathogenic microsporidian isolates of silkworm and reveal the molecular basis for their pathogenicity differences through infection transcriptome analysis, providing theoretical reference for the pebrine disease control and study of pathogenic microsporidian pathoge-nesis of silkworm infection. 【Method】 Spores were enriched from infected silkworm excrement and eggs using the saturated salt solution method. Biological characteristics were identified by morphological observation, median lethal dose (LD50) determination, small subunit ribosomal DNA (SSU rDNA) sequence analysis, and phylogenetic tree construction. Differen-tially expressed genes (DEGs) of the two microsporidia isolates after infecting silkworms were compared by transcriptome sequencing and bioinformatics analysis, and real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR was used for validation. 【Result】 The saturated salt solution method could efficiently enrich spores with few background impurities, making it suitable for early population monitoring. GXND-15 spores exhibited diverse morphology, including oval, elliptical, and rod-shaped heterogeneous forms, with the LD50 of 1×10-5.19; GXNP-24 spores had relatively uniform and regular morphology, and theywere predominantly elliptical, with the LD50 of 1×10-6.27. The SSU rDNA sequences of two microsporidian isolates showed a similarity of 99.6%, all belonged to Nosema. Screening of DEGs revealed 2831 and 1372 DEGs in the GXND-15 and GXNP-24 infection groups respectively, and the DEGs were annotated to GO functional terms of catalytic activity, binding, cellular process, metabolic process, biological regulation, and cellular anatomical entity; DEGs in the GXND-15 infection group were primarily enriched in signaling pathways including ribosome, ECM-receptor interaction, insect hormone biosynthesis, oxytocin signaling pathway, as well as starch and sucrose metabolism; DEGs in the GXNP-24 infection group were primarily enriched in signaling pathways including insect hormone biosynthesis, ascorbate acid and aldarate metabolism, pentose and glucuronate interconversions, retinol metabolism, and steroid biosynthesis. Real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR validation showed that the trends of relative expression of five DEGs were consistent with the transcriptome sequencing analysis results. 【Conclusion】 Saturated salt flotation method can efficiently enrich microsporidian spores from silkworm excrement and eggs and improve microscopic sensitivity, making it suitable for early population monitoring in production. GXND-15 and GXNP-24 belong to Nosema and are closely related, but exhibit marked differences in spore morphology, virulence, and host transcriptional response profiles. Endemic area, host species, and generation history are important factors driving the differentiation of microsporidian biological characteristics and directly determine their embryogenic infectivity.

     

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