Functional Analysis of Pheromone Biosynthesis Activating Neuropeptide Receptor Isoforms in Maruca vitrata.

ABSTRACT: Insect sex pheromones are volatile chemicals that induce mating behavior between conspecific individuals. In moths, sex pheromone biosynthesis is initiated when pheromone biosynthesis-activating neuropeptide (PBAN) synthesized in the suboesophageal ganglion binds to its receptor on the epithelial cell membrane of the pheromone gland. To investigate the function of PBAN receptor (PBANR), we identified two PBANR isoforms, MviPBANR-B and MviPBANR-C, in the pheromone glands of Maruca vitrata. These two genes belong to G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) and have differences in the C-terminus but share a 7-transmembrane region and GPCR family 1 signature. These isoforms were expressed in all developmental stages and adult tissues. MviPBANR-C had the highest expression level in pheromone

SUBMITTER: Cha WH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10217269 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature