TABLE 2

Effects of kdr (L1014F) and superkdr mutations on pyrethroid sensitivity of D. melanogaster Na+ channel

Wild-Type L1014F M918T T929I M918T+L1014F T929I+L1014F
Deltamethrin
Kd (nma) 4.7 ± 0.1 90 ± 2.1 995 ± 29 45 ± 1.1 479 ± 10 1.5 ± 1.1 mMb
n H 2c 1.8 ± 0.14 0.8 ± 0.1 0.8 ± 0.1 0.9 ± 0.03 0.3 ± 0.04
Tail decay (s) - 110 mV) τ1 = 1.9 ± 0.3d τ1 = 1.9 ± 0.3d 0.61 ± 0.03 0.96 ± 0.02 0.55 ± 0.01 1.16 ± 0.02
τ2 = 215 ± 63d τ2 = 7.4 ± 0.7e
Permethrin
Kd (nMa) 11.9 ± 0.8 48.3 ± 1.2 b 150.4 ± 9.9 b 2.3 ± 9.5 mMc
n H 1.03 ± 0.07 0.98 ± 0.16 0.9 ± 0.05 0.29 ± 0.06
Tail decay (ms) (−110 mV) 746 ± 18 233 ± 8 96.8 ± 3.4 91.1 ± 3.2 86.6 ± 3 114.3 ± 12.7
  • a Valid for all Kd values given in this table, except those in the last column (data for the T929I+L1014F mutant).

  • b It was not possible accurately to determine Kd because of the poor solubility of the pyrethroids in aqueous solution.

  • c Because of the damaging effects of high concentrations of deltamethrin on oocytes expressing the wild-type channel, it was not possible to obtain a plateau for the concentration-response relationship. As a result, the relationship was fitted by iteration with a fixed value for the Hill coefficient nH.

  • d Values determined at 5 nM deltamethrin.

  • e Values determined at 1 μM deltamethrin.