Resistance of Vigna unguiculata (cowpea) seeds to Callosobruchus maculatus is restricted to cotyledonary tissues |
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Authors: | Sarah JS Domingues Francislete R Melo Juliana M Aguiar Adriana G Affonso Juclia SA Giuli Juliana L Rose Maurício P Sales Lara F Machado Cassiana R Azevedo Patrícia C da Cunha Adriana Ferreira Uchoa Antnia Elenir Amncio de Oliveira Jos Xavier‐Filho Ktia VS Fernandes |
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Affiliation: | Sarah JS Domingues,Francislete R Melo,Juliana M Aguiar,Adriana G Affonso,Jucélia SA Giuli,Juliana L Rose,Maurício P Sales,Lara F Machado,Cassiana R Azevedo,Patrícia C da Cunha,Adriana Ferreira Uchoa,Antônia Elenir Amâncio de Oliveira,José Xavier‐Filho,Kátia VS Fernandes |
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Abstract: | We have investigated the survival of Callosobruchus maculatus larvae when reared on resistant IT81D 1045 Vigna unguiculata seeds, whose resistance has been associated with variant forms of vicilins. Here, we present data which show that larvae of C. maculatus feeding on embryonic axis of resistant cowpea reach a mass of around 28 times higher than those feeding on cotyledonary tissues. Additionally, incorporation of 5–10% of embryonic axis flour on artificial seeds made of resistant flour restores toxicity of seeds to the bruchid. Vicilins purified from both susceptible and resistant embryonic axis had no deleterious effects either on insect development or on insect survival until a level of 4% of incorporation. In contrast, vicilins from resistant cotyledons show an LD50 (50% lethal dose) and WD50 (half weight dose) of 2%. Total vicilin contents of embryonic axes were around two times lower than in cotyledonary tissues, while proteolytic activities of all four proteinase classes were always higher in the former tissues. By 2D‐PAGE we visualized eight protein spots, which seem to be exclusively found on resistant cotyledons. Copyright © 2006 Society of Chemical Industry |
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Keywords: | Callosobruchus maculatus cotyledons embryonic axes seed resistance Vigna unguiculata vicilins |
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