Large number of putative chemoreception and pheromone biosynthesis genes revealed by analyzing transcriptome from ovipositor-pheromone glands of Chilo suppressalis
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2015

The chemoreception role of moth ovipositor has long been suggested, but its molecular mechanism is mostly unknown. By transcriptomic analysis of the female ovipositor-pheromone glands (OV-PG) of Chilo suppressalis, we obtained 31 putative chemoreception genes (9 OBPs, 10 CSPs, 2 ORs, 1 SNMP, 8 CXEs and 1 AOX), in addition to 32 genes related to sex pheromone biosynthesis (1 FAS, 6 Dess, 10 FARs, 2 ACOs, 1 ACC, 4 FATPs, 3 ACBPs and 5 ELOs). Tissue expression profiles further revealed that CsupCSP2 and CsupCSP10 were OV-PG biased, while most chemoreception genes were highly and preferably expressed in antennae. This suggests that OV-PG employs mostly the same chemoreception proteins as in antennae, although the physiological roles of these proteins might be different in OV-PG. Of the 32 pheromone biosynthesis related genes, CsupDes4, CsupDes5 and CsupFAR2 are strongly OV-PG biased, and clustered with functionally validated genes from other moths, strongly indicating their involvement in specific step of the pheromone biosynthesis. Our study for the first time identified a large number of putative chemoreception genes, and provided an important basis for exploring the chemoreception mechanisms of OV-PG in C. suppressalis, as well as other moth species.

Författare

Yihan Xia

Nanjing Agricultural University

YANAN Zhang

Nanjing Agricultural University

Huaibei Normal University

Xiaoqing Hou

Nanjing Agricultural University

Fei Li

Nanjing Agricultural University

Shuanglin Dong

Nanjing Agricultural University

Scientific Reports

2045-2322 (ISSN) 20452322 (eISSN)

Vol. 5 7888

Ämneskategorier

Cell- och molekylärbiologi

Skogsvetenskap

Annan medicinsk grundvetenskap

DOI

10.1038/srep07888

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