Expression in Antennae and Reproductive Organs Suggests a Dual Role of an Odorant-Binding Protein in Two Sibling Helicoverpa Species

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 7; no. 1; p. e30040
• Main Authors: Sun, Ya-Lan, Huang, Ling-Qiao, Pelosi, Paolo, Wang, Chen-Zhu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 23.01.2012; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Agricultural pests; Agriculture; Alcohols; Amino Acid Sequence; Amino acids; Animals; Antennae; Aphidoidea; Apis mellifera; Aquatic insects; Aromatic compounds; Arthropod Antennae - metabolism; Attention; Automation; Binding proteins; Biology; Cannibalism; Chemical communication; Chemistry; Communications systems; Culex; Culex quinquefasciatus; Culicidae; Culicidae - genetics; Culicidae - growth & development; Culicidae - metabolism; Deterrents; Drosophila; Eggs; Epilachna varivestis; Female; Females; Gene Expression - physiology; Genetic Speciation; Genitalia, Female - metabolism; Glycine max; Helicoverpa armigera; Insects; Laboratories; Larvae; Leaves; Male; Mating; Molecular Sequence Data; Mosquitoes; Odorant-binding protein; Odorants; Organs; Oviposition; Pest control; Pests; Phaseolus lunatus; Pheromones; Phylogeny; Protein binding; Proteins; Receptors, Odorant - genetics; Receptors, Odorant - metabolism; Receptors, Odorant - physiology; Reproductive organs; Seminal fluid; Semiochemicals; Sense organs; Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; Sexual Maturation - genetics; Sexual Maturation - physiology; Species; Species Specificity; Trichoplusia ni; Volatile compounds; Zoology; Beijing China; China

Odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) mediate both perception and release of semiochemicals in insects. These proteins are the ideal targets for understanding the olfactory code of insects as well as for interfering with their communication system in order to control pest species. The two sibling Lepidopt...