Impact of enhancin genes on potency of LdNPV in gypsy moth

Kelli Hoover; Jim McNeil; Alyssa Gendron; Jim Slavicek

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Impact of enhancin genes on potency of LdNPV in gypsy moth

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Kelli Hoover, Jim McNeil, Alyssa Gendron, Jim Slavicek

Year:

2011

Type:

Other

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: McManus, Katherine A; Gottschalk, Kurt W., eds. 2010. Proceedings. 21st U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency research forum on invasive species 2010; 2010 January 12-15; Annapolis, MD. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-75. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 93.

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Abstract

Lymantria dispar nucleopolyhedrovirus (LdNPV) contains two enhancin genes (E1 and E2) encoding proteases that degrade key peritrophic matrix (PM) proteins, thereby promoting infection and mortality by the virus. In a previous study, gypsy moth larvae inoculated with LdNPV in which both E1 and E2 were deleted (double deletion virus) resulted in a non-additive decrease in viral potency compared to potencies of viruses with only 1 of the 2 genes deleted.

Parent Publication

Proceedings, 21st U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency research forum on invasive species 2010

Citation

Hoover, Kelli; McNeil, Jim; Gendron, Alyssa; Slavicek, James. 2011. Impact of enhancin genes on potency of LdNPV in gypsy moth. In: McManus, Katherine A; Gottschalk, Kurt W., eds. 2010. Proceedings. 21st U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency research forum on invasive species 2010; 2010 January 12-15; Annapolis, MD. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-75. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 93.