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− | As a neonicotinoid pesticide, imidacloprid kills insects by irreversibly binding to nicotinic acetyl choline receptors, heavily interfering with neuronal transmission which can kill an insect at high doses. Due to this high level of specificity however mechanisms of resistance have evolved most notably in the whitefly, | + | As a neonicotinoid pesticide, imidacloprid kills insects by irreversibly binding to nicotinic acetyl choline receptors, heavily interfering with neuronal transmission which can kill an insect at high doses. Due to this high level of specificity however mechanisms of resistance have evolved, most notably in the whitefly, possessing this variant of CYP6CM1. Capable of hydroxylating the 5th carbon of imidacloprid faster than other variants, CYP6CM!vQ bestows a partially protective effect against imidacloprid for an organism harboring this gene [1]. |
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CYP6CM1
CYP6CM1: Coding sequence of CYP6CM1vQ, an Cytochrome p450 enzyme from the Q population of Bemisia tabaci, hydroxylating the 5C of imidacloprid.
Sequence and Features
- 10COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[10]
- 12COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[12]
- 21COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[21]
- 23COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[23]
- 25COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[25]
- 1000COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]
Background of CYP6CM1vQ
As a neonicotinoid pesticide, imidacloprid kills insects by irreversibly binding to nicotinic acetyl choline receptors, heavily interfering with neuronal transmission which can kill an insect at high doses. Due to this high level of specificity however mechanisms of resistance have evolved, most notably in the whitefly, possessing this variant of CYP6CM1. Capable of hydroxylating the 5th carbon of imidacloprid faster than other variants, CYP6CM!vQ bestows a partially protective effect against imidacloprid for an organism harboring this gene [1].
References
[1] Karunker, I., Morou, E., Nikou, D., Nauen, R., Sertchook, R., Stevenson, B. J., ... & Vontas, J. (2009). Structural model and functional characterization of the Bemisia tabaci CYP6CM1vQ, a cytochrome P450 associated with high levels of imidacloprid resistance. Insect biochemistry and molecular biology, 39(10), 697-706.