Unraveling the G protein-coupled receptor superfamily in aphids: Contractions and duplications linked to phloem feeding

• Published in: General and comparative endocrinology Vol. 347; p. 114435
• Main Authors: Gao, Han, Li, Yanxiao, Zhang, Xianzhen, Zhang, Hui, Tian, Ying, Li, Bin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.02.2024
• Subjects: Animals; Aphids; Aphids - genetics; Contraction; Duplication; Feeding Behavior - physiology; GPCR; Opsins - genetics; Phloem; Phloem feeding; Phylogeny; Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled - genetics; GPCR; Aphids; Duplication; Phloem feeding; Contraction

•The number of GPCR genes in R. maidis, A pisum and A gossypi were 97, 105 and 95.•A contracted GPCR superfamily was discovered in aphids.•GPCRs putatively associated with feeding a liquid diet were duplicated. The G Protein-Coupled Receptor (GPCR) superfamily is the largest and most diverse transme...