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2016 ; 6
(ä): 26998
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A sacrificial millipede altruistically protects its swarm using a drone blood
enzyme, mandelonitrile oxidase
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Ishida Y
; Kuwahara Y
; Dadashipour M
; Ina A
; Yamaguchi T
; Morita M
; Ichiki Y
; Asano Y
Sci Rep
2016[Jun]; 6
(ä): 26998
PMID27265180
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Soldiers of some eusocial insects exhibit an altruistic self-destructive defense
behavior in emergency situations when attacked by large enemies. The
swarm-forming invasive millipede, Chamberlinius hualienensis, which is not
classified as eusocial animal, exudes irritant chemicals such as benzoyl cyanide
as a defensive secretion. Although it has been thought that this defensive
chemical was converted from mandelonitrile, identification of the biocatalyst has
remained unidentified for 40 years. Here, we identify the novel blood enzyme,
mandelonitrile oxidase (ChuaMOX), which stoichiometrically catalyzes oxygen
consumption and synthesis of benzoyl cyanide and hydrogen peroxide from
mandelonitrile. Interestingly the enzymatic activity is suppressed at a blood pH
of 7, and the enzyme is segregated by membranes of defensive sacs from
mandelonitrile which has a pH of 4.6, the optimum pH for ChuaMOX activity. In
addition, strong body muscle contractions are necessary for de novo synthesis of
benzoyl cyanide. We propose that, to protect its swarm, the sacrificial millipede
also applies a self-destructive defense strategy-the endogenous rupturing of the
defensive sacs to mix ChuaMOX and mandelonitrile at an optimum pH. Further study
of defensive systems in primitive arthropods will pave the way to elucidate the
evolution of altruistic defenses in the animal kingdom.