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Sato R. Molecular Functions and Physiological Roles of Gustatory Receptors of the Silkworm Bombyx mori. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:10157. [PMID: 39337641 PMCID: PMC11432556 DOI: 10.3390/ijms251810157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2024] [Revised: 09/16/2024] [Accepted: 09/18/2024] [Indexed: 09/30/2024] Open
Abstract
Complete elucidation of members of the gustatory receptor (Gr) family in lepidopteran insects began in the silkworm Bombyx mori. Grs of lepidopteran insects were initially classified into four subfamilies based on the results of phylogenetic studies and analyses of a few ligands. However, with further ligand analysis, it has become clear that plant secondary metabolites are important targets not only for Grs in the bitter subfamily but also for the Drosophila melanogaster Gr43a orthologue subfamily and Grs in the sugar subfamily. Gene knockout experiments showed that B. mori Gr6 (BmGr6) and BmGr9 are involved in the recognition of the feeding-promoting compounds chlorogenic acid and isoquercetin in mulberry leaves by the maxillary palps, suggesting that these Grs are responsible for palpation-dependent host recognition without biting. On the other hand, BmGr expression was also confirmed in nonsensory organs. Midgut enteroendocrine cells that produce specific neuropeptides were shown to express specific BmGrs, suggesting that BmGrs are involved in the induction of endocrine secretion in response to changes in the midgut contents. Furthermore, gene knockout experiments indicated that BmGr6 is indeed involved in the secretion of myosuppressin. On the other hand, BmGr9 was shown to induce signal transduction that is not derived from the intracellular signaling cascade mediated by G proteins but from the fructose-regulated cation channel of BmGr9 itself. Cryogenic electron microscopy revealed the mechanism by which the ion channel of the BmGr9 homotetramer opens upon binding of fructose to the ligand-binding pocket. Research on BmGrs has contributed greatly to our understanding of the functions and roles of Grs in insects.
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- Ryoichi Sato
- Graduate School of Bio-Application and Systems Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Naka 2-24-16, Koganei 184-8588, Tokyo, Japan
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Bontonou G, Saint-Leandre B, Kafle T, Baticle T, Hassan A, Sánchez-Alcañiz JA, Arguello JR. Evolution of chemosensory tissues and cells across ecologically diverse Drosophilids. Nat Commun 2024; 15:1047. [PMID: 38316749 PMCID: PMC10844241 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-44558-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 02/07/2024] Open
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Chemosensory tissues exhibit significant between-species variability, yet the evolution of gene expression and cell types underlying this diversity remain poorly understood. To address these questions, we conducted transcriptomic analyses of five chemosensory tissues from six Drosophila species and integrated the findings with single-cell datasets. While stabilizing selection predominantly shapes chemosensory transcriptomes, thousands of genes in each tissue have evolved expression differences. Genes that have changed expression in one tissue have often changed in multiple other tissues but at different past epochs and are more likely to be cell type-specific than unchanged genes. Notably, chemosensory-related genes have undergone widespread expression changes, with numerous species-specific gains/losses including novel chemoreceptors expression patterns. Sex differences are also pervasive, including a D. melanogaster-specific excess of male-biased expression in sensory and muscle cells in its forelegs. Together, our analyses provide new insights for understanding evolutionary changes in chemosensory tissues at both global and individual gene levels.
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- Gwénaëlle Bontonou
- Department of Ecology & Evolution, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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- Department of Ecology & Evolution, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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- Department of Ecology & Evolution, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Ecology & Evolution, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Ecology & Evolution, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Ecology & Evolution, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Lausanne, Switzerland.
- School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
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Belkina EG, Seleznev DG, Sorokina SY, Kulikov AM, Lazebny OE. The Effect of Chromosomes on Courtship Behavior in Sibling Species of the Drosophila virilis Group. INSECTS 2023; 14:609. [PMID: 37504615 PMCID: PMC10380318 DOI: 10.3390/insects14070609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2023] [Revised: 07/02/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
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Prezygotic isolation mechanisms, particularly courtship behavior, play a significant role in the formation of reproductive barriers. The action of these mechanisms leads to the coexistence of numerous closely related insect species with specific adaptations in a shared or adjacent territory. The genetic basis of these mechanisms has been studied using closely related Drosophila species, such as the D. virilis group. However, the investigation of individual courtship behavior elements has been limited until recently, and the effect of genotype on the species-specific features of courtship as a whole has not been thoroughly examined. It should be noted that courtship behavior is not a typical quantitative trait that can be easily measured or quantified in both females and males, similar to traits like wing length or bristle number. Each courtship element involves the participation of both female and male partners, making the genetic analysis of this behavior complex. As a result, the traditional approach of genetic analysis for quantitative traits, which involves variance decomposition in a set of crosses, including parental species, F1 and F2 hybrids, and backcrosses of F1 to parental species, is not suitable for analyzing courtship behavior. To address this, we employed a modified design by introducing what we refer to as 'reference partners' during the testing of hybrid individuals from F1, F2, and backcrosses. These reference partners represented one of the parental species. This approach allowed us to categorize all possible test combinations into four groups based on the reference partner's sex (female or male) and their constant genotype towards one of the parental species (D. virilis or D. americana). The genotype of the second partner in the within-group test combinations varied from completely conspecific to completely heterospecific, based on the parental chromosomal sets. To assess the contribution of partner genotypes to the variability of courtship-element parameters, we employed structural equation modeling (SEM) instead of the traditional analysis of variance (ANOVA). SEM enabled us to estimate the regression of the proportion of chromosomes of a specific species type on the value of each courtship-element parameter in partners with varying genotypes across different test combinations. The aim of the current study was to analyze the involvement of sex chromosomes and autosomes in the formation of courtship structure in D. virilis and D. americana. The genetic analysis was complemented by video recording and formalization of courtship-ritual elements. D. virilis was found to be more sensitive to mate stimuli compared to D. americana. The majority of species-specific parameters, such as latency and duration of courtship elements (e.g., male and female song, following, licking, and circling), were shown to be influenced by the D. virilis genotype. However, not all of these parameters significantly impact copulation success, with the male song, licking, and following being the most significant. In females, the female song was found to have a significant relationship only with copulation duration. The influence of the female genotype on the species-specific parameters of courtship elements is primarily related to autosomes, while the male genotype is associated with the X chromosomes. The study suggests that sexual selection primarily occurs through acoustic and chemoreceptor channels.
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- Elena G Belkina
- Koltzov Institute of Developmental Biology, The Russian Academy of Sciences, 119334 Moscow, Russia
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- Papanin Institute for Biology of Inland Waters, The Russian Academy of Sciences, 152742 Rybinsk, Russia
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- Koltzov Institute of Developmental Biology, The Russian Academy of Sciences, 119334 Moscow, Russia
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- Koltzov Institute of Developmental Biology, The Russian Academy of Sciences, 119334 Moscow, Russia
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- Koltzov Institute of Developmental Biology, The Russian Academy of Sciences, 119334 Moscow, Russia
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Zhang M, Hu Y, Liu J, Guan Z, Zhang W. CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing of gustatory receptor NlugGr23a causes male sterility in the brown planthopper Nilaparvata lugens. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 241:124612. [PMID: 37119891 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.124612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Revised: 04/20/2023] [Accepted: 04/22/2023] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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Gustatory receptors (Grs) have an essential role in chemical recognition so as to evaluate food quality. Insect Grs also participate in non-gustatory functions, such as olfaction, temperature sensing, and mating. In this study, we knocked out NlugGr23a, a putative fecundity-related Gr, using the CRISPR/Cas9 system in the brown planthopper Nilaparvata lugens, a serious insect pest of rice. Surprisingly, homozygous NlugGr23a mutant (NlugGr23a-/-) males were sterile but their sperm were motile and morphologically normal. DAPI staining of mutant sperm inseminated eggs showed that most of NlugGr23a-/- sperm failed to fertilize eggs, even if they were capable of entering into the egg as a result of their arrested development prior to male pronucleus formation. Immunohistochemistry demonstrated the expression of NlugGr23a in testis. Moreover, prior mating by NlugGr23a-/- males suppressed female fertility. To our knowledge, it is the first report that a chemoreceptor is implicated in male sterility and provides a potential molecular target for genetic pest control alternatives.
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- Mengyi Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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Moscato EH, Dubowy C, Walker JA, Kayser MS. Social Behavioral Deficits with Loss of Neurofibromin Emerge from Peripheral Chemosensory Neuron Dysfunction. Cell Rep 2021; 32:107856. [PMID: 32640222 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.107856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2019] [Revised: 05/14/2020] [Accepted: 06/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a neurodevelopmental disorder associated with social and communicative disabilities. The cellular and circuit mechanisms by which loss of neurofibromin 1 (Nf1) results in social deficits are unknown. Here, we identify social behavioral dysregulation with Nf1 loss in Drosophila. These deficits map to primary dysfunction of a group of peripheral sensory neurons. Nf1 regulation of Ras signaling in adult ppk23+ chemosensory cells is required for normal social behaviors in flies. Loss of Nf1 attenuates ppk23+ neuronal activity in response to pheromones, and circuit-specific manipulation of Nf1 expression or neuronal activity in ppk23+ neurons rescues social deficits. This disrupted sensory processing gives rise to persistent changes in behavior beyond the social interaction, indicating a sustained effect of an acute sensory misperception. Together our data identify a specific circuit mechanism through which Nf1 regulates social behaviors and suggest social deficits in NF1 arise from propagation of sensory misinformation.
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- Emilia H Moscato
- Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Center for Genomic Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Department of Neuroscience, Perelman School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Chronobiology and Sleep Institute, Perelman School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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Li L, Gao X, Gui H, Lan M, Zhu J, Xie Y, Zhan Y, Wang Z, Li Z, Ye M, Wu G. Identification and preliminary characterization of chemosensory-related proteins in the gall fly, Procecidochares utilis by transcriptomic analysis. COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY D-GENOMICS & PROTEOMICS 2020; 36:100724. [PMID: 32836214 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbd.2020.100724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Revised: 07/24/2020] [Accepted: 08/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Chemoreception is critical for insect behaviors such as foraging, host searching and oviposition. The process of chemoreception is mediated by a series of proteins, including odorant-binding proteins (OBPs), gustatory receptors (GRs), odorant receptors (ORs), ionotropic receptors (IRs), chemosensory proteins (CSPs) and sensory neuron membrane proteins (SNMPs). The tephritid stem gall fly, Procecidochares utilis Stone, is a type of egg parasitic insect, which is an effective biological control agent for the invasive weed Ageratina adenophora in many countries. However, the study of molecular components related to the olfactory system of P. utilis has not been investigated. Here, we conducted the developmental transcriptome (egg, first-third instar larva, pupa, female and male adult) of P. utilis using next-generation sequencing technology and identified a total of 133 chemosensory genes, including 40 OBPs, 29 GRs, 24 ORs, 28 IRs, 6 CSPs, and 6 SNMPs. The sequences of these candidate chemosensory genes were confirmed by BLAST, and phylogenetic analysis was performed. Quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) confirmed that the expression levels of the candidate OBPs varied at the different developmental stages of P. utilis with most OBPs expressed mainly in the pupae, female and male adults but scarcely in eggs and larvae, which was consistent with the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) analysis using the fragments per kilobase per million fragments (FPKM) value. Our results provide a significant contribution towards the knowledge of the set of chemosensory proteins and help advance the use of P. utilis as biological control agents.
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- Lifang Li
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Disaster Warning and Control of Yunnan Province, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, China
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- Kunming Branch of Yunnan Provincial Tobacco Company, Kunming 650021, China
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- Kunming Branch of Yunnan Provincial Tobacco Company, Kunming 650021, China
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- Kunming Branch of Yunnan Provincial Tobacco Company, Kunming 650021, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China.
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Chen W, Chen L, Li D, Kang K, Liu K, Yue L, Zhang W. Two alternative splicing variants of a sugar gustatory receptor modulate fecundity through different signalling pathways in the brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens. JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY 2019; 119:103966. [PMID: 31626759 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2019.103966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2019] [Revised: 10/10/2019] [Accepted: 10/10/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
Insect gustatory receptors play crucial roles in multiple physiological behaviours. Although the alternative splicing of some gustatory receptors has been observed in insect species, differences in their ligands and functions have rarely been reported. Here, we cloned NlGr10a and NlGr10b, two alternative splicing variants of a sugar gustatory receptor gene in the brown planthopper (BPH), Nilaparvata lugens (Stål), and found that their ligands were different by calcium imaging assay. The ligands of NlGr10a were fructose and cellobiose, and the ligand of NlGr10b was arabinose. Subsequently, the RNAi results showed that knockdown of both splicing variants decreased the number of eggs laid by BPH females, and the egg hatching rate after knockdown of NlGr10a was significantly lower than that after knockdown of NlGr10b. Furthermore, NlGr10a promoted the fecundity of BPH through the AMPK- and AKT-NlVg/NlVgR signalling pathways, whereas NlGr10b promoted the fecundity only through the AMPK- and AKT-NlVg signalling pathways. These findings broaden our understanding of the difference in the ligands and functions of alternative splicing variants of gustatory receptors in insects.
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- Weiwen Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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Zhang ZJ, Zhang SS, Niu BL, Ji DF, Liu XJ, Li MW, Bai H, Palli SR, Wang CZ, Tan AJ. A determining factor for insect feeding preference in the silkworm, Bombyx mori. PLoS Biol 2019; 17:e3000162. [PMID: 30811402 PMCID: PMC6411195 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2018] [Revised: 03/11/2019] [Accepted: 02/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Feeding preference is critical for insect adaptation and survival. However, little is known regarding the determination of insect feeding preference, and the genetic basis is poorly understood. As a model lepidopteran insect with economic importance, the domesticated silkworm, Bombyx mori, is a well-known monophagous insect that predominantly feeds on fresh mulberry leaves. This species-specific feeding preference provides an excellent model for investigation of host-plant selection of insects, although the molecular mechanism underlying this phenomenon remains unknown. Here, we describe the gene GR66, which encodes a putative bitter gustatory receptor (GR) that is responsible for the mulberry-specific feeding preference of B. mori. With the aid of a transposon-based, clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated protein-9 nuclease (Cas9) system, the GR66 locus was genetically mutated, and homozygous mutant silkworm strains with truncated gustatory receptor 66 (GR66) proteins were established. GR66 mutant larvae acquired new feeding activity, exhibiting the ability to feed on a number of plant species in addition to mulberry leaves, including fresh fruits and grain seeds that are not normally consumed by wild-type (WT) silkworms. Furthermore, a feeding choice assay revealed that the mutant larvae lost their specificity for mulberry. Overall, our findings provide the first genetic and phenotypic evidences that a single bitter GR is a major factor affecting the insect feeding preference.
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- Zhong-Jie Zhang
- Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental and Evolutionary Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, China
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- Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental and Evolutionary Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Sericultural Research Institute, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, China
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- Department of Genetics, Development, and Cell Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States of America
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- Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental and Evolutionary Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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Yanagawa A, Couto A, Sandoz JC, Hata T, Mitra A, Ali Agha M, Marion-Poll F. LPS perception through taste-induced reflex in Drosophila melanogaster. JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY 2019; 112:39-47. [PMID: 30528842 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2018.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2018] [Revised: 11/07/2018] [Accepted: 12/02/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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In flies, grooming serves several purposes, including protection against pathogens and parasites. Previously, we found Escherichia coli or lipopolysaccharides (LPS) can induce grooming behavior via activation of contact chemoreceptors on Drosophila wing. This suggested that specific taste receptors may contribute to this detection. In this study, we examined the perception of commercially available LPS on Drosophila wing chemoreceptors in grooming reflex. Behavioral tests conducted with bitter, sweet and salty gustation such as caffeine, sucrose and salt, using flies carrying a defect in one of their taste receptors related to the detection of bitter molecules (Gr66a, Gr33a), sugars (Gr5a, Gr64f), or salt (IR76b). LPS and tastants of each category were applied to wing sensilla of these taste defectflies and to wild-type Canton Special (CS) flies. Our results indicate that the grooming reflex induced by LPS requires a wide range of gustatory genes, and the inactivation of any of tested genes expressing cells causes a significant reduction of the behavior. This suggests that, while the grooming reflex is strongly regulated by cues perceived as aversive, other sapid cues traditionally related to sweet and salty tastes are also contributing to this behavior.
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- Aya Yanagawa
- Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Uji, Japan.
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- UMR Evolution, Génomes, Comportement, Ecologie, CNRS, IRD, Univ Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- UMR Evolution, Génomes, Comportement, Ecologie, CNRS, IRD, Univ Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Uji, Japan
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- UMR Evolution, Génomes, Comportement, Ecologie, CNRS, IRD, Univ Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France; School of Biological & Environmental Sciences, Shoolini University, Solan, India
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- AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Paris, France; Ÿnsect-Pôle Innovia, Damparis, France
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- UMR Evolution, Génomes, Comportement, Ecologie, CNRS, IRD, Univ Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France; AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Paris, France.
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The proto-oncogene Myc is well known for its roles in promoting cell growth, proliferation and apoptosis. However, in this study, we found from a genetic screen that Myc inhibits, rather than promotes, cell death triggered by c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) signaling in Drosophila. Firstly, expression of Drosophila Myc (dMyc) suppresses, whereas loss of dMyc enhances, ectopically activated JNK signaling-induced cell death. Secondly, dMyc impedes physiologically activated JNK pathway-mediated cell death. Thirdly, loss of dMyc triggers JNK pathway activation and JNK-dependent cell death. Finally, the mammalian cMyc gene, when expressed in Drosophila, impedes activated JNK signaling-induced cell death. Thus, besides its well-studied apoptosis promoting function, Myc also antagonizes JNK-mediated cell death in Drosophila, and this function is likely conserved from fly to human.
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- Jiuhong Huang
- Institute of Intervention Vessel, Shanghai 10th People's Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Diseases Research, School of Life Science and Technology, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- Institute of Intervention Vessel, Shanghai 10th People's Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Diseases Research, School of Life Science and Technology, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- Institute of Intervention Vessel, Shanghai 10th People's Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Diseases Research, School of Life Science and Technology, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- Institute of Intervention Vessel, Shanghai 10th People's Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Diseases Research, School of Life Science and Technology, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, China.
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- Institute of Intervention Vessel, Shanghai 10th People's Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Diseases Research, School of Life Science and Technology, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, China.
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Lin W, Yeh S, Fan S, Chen L, Yen J, Fu T, Wu M, Wang P. Insulin signaling in female
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links diet and sexual attractiveness. FASEB J 2018. [DOI: 10.1096/fsb2fj201800067r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Wei‐Sheng Lin
- Graduate Institute of Brain and Mind SciencesCollege of MedicineNeurobiology and Cognitive Science CenterCenter for Systems BiologyNational Taiwan UniversityTaipeiTaiwan
- Department of PediatricsNational Taiwan University Hospital YunlinYunlinTaiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Brain and Mind SciencesCollege of MedicineNeurobiology and Cognitive Science CenterCenter for Systems BiologyNational Taiwan UniversityTaipeiTaiwan
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- Department of AnesthesiologyDepartment of Internal MedicineNational Taiwan University HospitalNational Taiwan UniversityTaipeiTaiwan
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- Department of BiotechnologyMingchuan UniversityTaoyuanTaiwan
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- Department of Microbiology and ImmunologyIndiana University School of MedicineFort WayneIndianaUSA
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- Department of Applied ChemistryNational Chinan UniversityNantouTaiwan
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- Department of Internal MedicineNational Taiwan University HospitalNational Taiwan UniversityTaipeiTaiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Brain and Mind SciencesCollege of MedicineNeurobiology and Cognitive Science CenterCenter for Systems BiologyNational Taiwan UniversityTaipeiTaiwan
- Neurobiology and Cognitive Science CenterCenter for Systems BiologyNational Taiwan UniversityTaipeiTaiwan
- Center for Systems BiologyNational Taiwan UniversityTaipeiTaiwan
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Lin WS, Yeh SR, Fan SZ, Chen LY, Yen JH, Fu TF, Wu MS, Wang PY. Insulin signaling in female Drosophila links diet and sexual attractiveness. FASEB J 2018; 32:3870-3877. [PMID: 29475396 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201800067r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Appropriate sexual selection or individual sexual attractiveness is closely associated with the reproductive success of a species. Here, we report that young male flies exhibit innate courtship preference for female flies that are raised on higher-yeast diets and that have greater body weight and fecundity, but reduced locomotor activity and shortened lifespan. Male flies discriminate among females that have been fed diets that contain 3 different yeast concentrations-1, 5, and 20% yeast- via gustatory, but not visual or olfactory, perception. Female flies that are raised on higher-yeast diets exhibit elevated expression levels of Drosophila insulin-like peptides (di lps), and we demonstrate that hypomorphic mutations of di lp2, 3, 5 or foxo, as well as oenocyte-specific gene disruption of the insulin receptor, all abolish this male courtship preference for high yeast-fed females. Moreover, our data demonstrate that disrupted di lp signaling can alter the expression profile of some cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) in female flies, and that genetic inhibition of an enzyme involved in the biosynthesis of CHCs in oenocytes, elongase F, also eliminates the male courtship preference. Together, our findings provide mechanistic insights that link female reproductive potential to sexual attractiveness, thereby encouraging adaptive mating and optimal reproductive success.-Lin, W.-S., Yeh, S.-R., Fan, S.-Z., Chen, L.-Y., Yen, J.-H., Fu, T.-F., Wu, M.-S., Wang, P.-Y. Insulin signaling in female Drosophila links diet and sexual attractiveness.
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- Wei-Sheng Lin
- Graduate Institute of Brain and Mind Sciences, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital Yunlin, Yunlin, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Brain and Mind Sciences, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Mingchuan University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chinan University, Nantou, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Brain and Mind Sciences, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Neurobiology and Cognitive Science Center, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Center for Systems Biology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Zhuang L, Sun Y, Hu M, Wu C, La X, Chen X, Feng Y, Wang X, Hu Y, Xue L. Or47b plays a role in Drosophila males' preference for younger mates. Open Biol 2017; 6:rsob.160086. [PMID: 27278650 PMCID: PMC4929943 DOI: 10.1098/rsob.160086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2016] [Accepted: 05/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Reproductive behaviour is important for animals to keep their species existing on Earth. A key question is how to generate more and healthier progenies by choosing optimal mates. In Drosophila melanogaster, males use multiple sensory cues, including vision, olfaction and gustation, to achieve reproductive success. These sensory inputs are important, yet not all these different modalities are simultaneously required for courtship behaviour to occur. Moreover, the roles of these sensory inputs for male courtship choice remain largely unknown. Here, we demonstrate that males court younger females with greater preference and that olfactory inputs are indispensable for this male courtship choice. Specifically, the olfactory receptor Or47b is required for males to discriminate younger female mates from older ones. In combination with our previous work indicating that gustatory perception is necessary for this preference behaviour, our current study demonstrates the requirement of both olfaction and gustation in Drosophila males' courtship preference, thus providing new insights into the role of sensory cues in reproductive behaviour and success.
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- Luming Zhuang
- Department of Interventional Radiology, Shanghai 10th People's Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Disease Research, School of Life Science and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Shanghai 10th People's Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Disease Research, School of Life Science and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, People's Republic of China
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- Kent School, 1 Macedonia Rd, Kent, CT 06757, USA
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Shanghai 10th People's Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Disease Research, School of Life Science and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, People's Republic of China College of Chinese Medicine, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063000, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chinese Medicine, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Shanghai 10th People's Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Disease Research, School of Life Science and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Shanghai 10th People's Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Disease Research, School of Life Science and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Shanghai 10th People's Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Disease Research, School of Life Science and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Shanghai 10th People's Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Disease Research, School of Life Science and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Shanghai 10th People's Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Disease Research, School of Life Science and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, People's Republic of China
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Wang X, Zhao Y, Hu Y, Ren P, Sun Y, Guo X, Huang X, Zhu Y, Chen X, Feng Y, Xue L. Establishment of a Drosophila AD model. J Biol Methods 2016; 3:e43. [PMID: 31453210 PMCID: PMC6706136 DOI: 10.14440/jbm.2016.61] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2015] [Revised: 03/31/2016] [Accepted: 04/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia that affects people's health greatly. Though amyloid precursor protein (APP) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of AD, the exact role of APP and its underlying mechanism in AD progression have remained largely elusive. Drosophila melanogaster has been extensively used as a model organism to study a wide range of human diseases including AD. In this protocol, we expressed full length human APP in the Drosophila nervous system and examined its effect on locomotion and choice ability. We found that expression of APP produced locomotion defects in larvae as measured by plate crawling ability assay (PCA), and in adult flies as monitored by plate cycling ability assay (CLA). In addition, expression of APP results in male courtship choice (MCC) defect, since wild-type males court preferentially toward young virgin females over old ones, while APP-expressing males failed to show this preference. This protocol enables us to screen for novel AD candidate genes as well as therapeutic compounds to ameliorate the disease.
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- Xingjun Wang
- Institute of Intervention Vessel, Shanghai 10 People's Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Diseases Research, School of Life Science and Technology, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Institute of Intervention Vessel, Shanghai 10 People's Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Diseases Research, School of Life Science and Technology, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Institute of Intervention Vessel, Shanghai 10 People's Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Diseases Research, School of Life Science and Technology, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Institute of Intervention Vessel, Shanghai 10 People's Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Diseases Research, School of Life Science and Technology, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Institute of Intervention Vessel, Shanghai 10 People's Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Diseases Research, School of Life Science and Technology, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Institute of Intervention Vessel, Shanghai 10 People's Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Diseases Research, School of Life Science and Technology, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Institute of Intervention Vessel, Shanghai 10 People's Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Diseases Research, School of Life Science and Technology, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Institute of Intervention Vessel, Shanghai 10 People's Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Diseases Research, School of Life Science and Technology, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Institute of Intervention Vessel, Shanghai 10 People's Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Diseases Research, School of Life Science and Technology, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Institute of Intervention Vessel, Shanghai 10 People's Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Diseases Research, School of Life Science and Technology, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Institute of Intervention Vessel, Shanghai 10 People's Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Diseases Research, School of Life Science and Technology, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China
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Auer TO, Benton R. Sexual circuitry in Drosophila. Curr Opin Neurobiol 2016; 38:18-26. [PMID: 26851712 DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2016.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2015] [Accepted: 01/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The sexual behavior of Drosophila melanogaster is an outstanding paradigm to understand the molecular and neuronal basis of sophisticated animal actions. We discuss recent advances in our knowledge of the genetic hardwiring of the underlying neuronal circuitry, and how pertinent sensory cues are differentially detected and integrated in the male and female brain. We also consider how experience influences these circuits over short timescales, and the evolution of these pathways over longer timescales to endow species-specific sexual displays and responses.
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- Thomas O Auer
- Center for Integrative Genomics, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Center for Integrative Genomics, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
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McKinney RM, Vernier C, Ben-Shahar Y. The neural basis for insect pheromonal communication. CURRENT OPINION IN INSECT SCIENCE 2015; 12:86-92. [PMID: 26568912 PMCID: PMC4642727 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2015.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Insects rely on chemosensory signals to drive a multitude of behavioral decisions. From conspecific and mate recognition to aggression, the proper detection and processing of these chemical signals - termed pheromones - is crucial for insects' fitness. While the identities and physiological impacts of diverse insect pheromones have been known for many years, how these important molecules are perceived and processed by the nervous system to produce evolutionarily beneficial behaviors is still mostly unknown. Here we present an overview of the current state of research into the peripheral and central nervous system mechanisms that process and drive behavioral responses to diverse pheromonal cues.
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- Ross M McKinney
- Department of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, MO 63130, USA
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- Department of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, MO 63130, USA
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- Department of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, MO 63130, USA
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