A1-3 chromosomal translocations in Italian populations of the peach potato aphid Myzus persicae (Sulzer) not linked to esterase-based insecticide resistance

Marco Rivi, Valentina Monti, Emanuele Mazzoni, Stefano Cassanelli, Michela Panini, Matteo Anaclerio, Manuela Cigolini, Bruna Corradetti, Davide Bizzaro, Mauro Mandrioli, Gian Carlo Manicardi

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Abstract

Abstract Esterase-based resistance in the peach-potato aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer), is generally due to one of two alternative amplified carboxylesterase genes, E4 or FE4 (fast E4). The E4 amplified form is distributed worldwide and it is correlated with a particular translocation between autosomes 1 and 3, whereas the FE4 form, which has hitherto not been found to be associated with chromosomal rearrangements, is typical of the Mediterranean regions. In this study, we present for the first time cytogenetic and molecular data on some M. persicae parthenogenetic lineages, which clearly show a chromosomal A1-3 translocation associated with esterase FE4 genes and unrelated to high levels of esterase-based resistance.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)278-285
Number of pages8
JournalBulletin of Entomological Research
Volume103
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2013

Keywords

  • E4 and FE4
  • Myzus persicae
  • chromosomal rearrangements
  • esterase
  • gene amplification
  • insecticide resistance

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Insect Science

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