Interactive parallel sex pheromone circuits that promote and suppress courtship behaviors in the cockroach
PNAS Nexus,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
3(4)
Опубликована: Март 28, 2024
Abstract
Many
animals
use
multicomponent
sex
pheromones
for
mating,
but
the
specific
function
and
neural
processing
of
each
pheromone
component
remain
unclear.
The
cockroach
Periplaneta
americana
is
a
model
studying
communication,
an
adult
female
emits
major
minor
components,
periplanone-B
-A
(PB
PA),
respectively.
Attraction
courtship
behaviors
(wing-raising
abdominal
extension)
are
strongly
expressed
when
males
exposed
to
PB
weakly
they
PA.
When
presented
together
with
PA,
elicited
by
were
impaired,
indicating
that
PA
can
both
promote
suppress
depending
on
pheromonal
context.
In
this
study,
we
identified
receptor
genes
investigated
effects
knocking
down
gene
activities
PA-
PB-responsive
sensory
neurons
(PA-
PB-SNs),
their
postsynaptic
interneurons,
as
well
in
males.
We
found
activate
PB-SNs
neurons,
activation
PB-processing
pathway
critical
expression
behaviors.
also
activates
PA-SNs
PA-processing
pathway.
simultaneously
presented,
undergoes
inhibitory
control
pathway,
which
weakens
Our
data
indicate
physiological
interactions
between
pathways
positively
negatively
mediate
attraction
pheromones.
Язык: Английский
Neurological confirmation of periplanone-D exploitation as a primary sex pheromone and counteractions of other components in the smoky brown cockroach Periplaneta fuliginosa
Cell and Tissue Research,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Янв. 10, 2025
Язык: Английский
Biogenic amines and their receptors in insects
Elsevier eBooks,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025
Язык: Английский
Editorial overview: Aroma nudges in bugs: Sensory perception and memory in insects
Current Opinion in Insect Science,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
62, С. 101165 - 101165
Опубликована: Янв. 21, 2024
Язык: Английский
Identification of a Soybean Volatile Attractive for Riptortus pedestris Using Reverse Chemical Ecology Approach
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Ноя. 27, 2024
The
bean
bug
Riptortus
pedestris
is
a
major
soybean
pest
and
cause
of
the
stay-green
symptoms.
However,
molecular
mechanisms
underlying
its
olfaction-mediated
host-seeking
behavior
remain
unclear.
In
this
study,
we
compared
antennae
transcriptomes
starved
nonstarved
adult
R.
pedestris,
identifying
four
differentially
expressed
odorant
receptor
(OR)
genes.
Among
these,
RpedOR13
showed
strong
response
to
host
volatile
2-phenylethanol
(2-PE)
in
Xenopus
oocyte
assays,
while
electroantennography
behavioral
tests
confirmed
2-PE
as
an
effective
attractant.
Next,
phylogenetic
analysis
identified
RpedOR72b
paralog
RpedOR13,
with
subsequent
assays
confirming
specific
2-PE.
Additionally,
RNA
interference
experiments
highlighted
crucial
role
detecting
Taken
together,
these
findings
provide
new
insights
into
highlight
successful
application
reverse
chemical
ecology
OR-based
screening
bioactive
compounds.
Язык: Английский