Immunological Roles of TmToll-2 in Response to Escherichia coli Systemic Infection in Tenebrio molitoropen access
- Authors
- Kojour, Maryam Ali Mohammadie; Jang, Ho Am; Lee, Yong Seok; 조용훈; Han, Yeon Soo
- Issue Date
- Nov-2022
- Publisher
- Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
- Keywords
- Toll-2; Tenebrio molitor; microbial infection; antimicrobial peptides; RNAi technology
- Citation
- International Journal of Molecular Sciences, v.23, no.22
- Journal Title
- International Journal of Molecular Sciences
- Volume
- 23
- Number
- 22
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/sch/handle/2021.sw.sch/22102
- DOI
- 10.3390/ijms232214490
- ISSN
- 1661-6596
1422-0067
- Abstract
- The antimicrobial roles of Toll-like receptors have been mainly identified in mammalian models and Drosophila. However, its immunological function in other insects has yet to be fully clarified. Here, we determined the innate immune response involvement of TmToll-2 encountering Gram-negative, Gram-positive, and fungal infection. Our data revealed that TmToll-2 expression could be induced by Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and Candida albicans infections in the fat bodies, gut, Malpighian tubules, and hemolymph of Tenebrio molitor young larvae. However, TmToll-2 silencing via RNAi technology revealed that sole E. coli systemic infection caused mortality in the double-strand RNA TmToll-2-injected group compared with that in the control group. Further investigation indicated that in the absence of TmToll-2, the final effector of Toll signaling pathway, antimicrobial peptide (AMP) genes and relevant transcription factors were significantly downregulated, mainly E. coli post-insult. We showed that the expression of all AMP genes was suppressed in the main immune organ of insects, namely, fat bodies, in silenced individuals, while the relevant expressions were not affected after fungal infection. Thus, our research revealed the immunological roles of TmToll-2 in different organs of T. molitor in response to pathogenic insults.
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