Structural analogs modulate olfactory and behavioral responses to a bile acid sex pheromone in sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus).

ABSTRACT: Male sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) release a sex pheromone featuring a potent bile acid 3-keto petromyzonol sulfate (3kPZS), which plays a critical role in attracting ovulated females to spawning sites during their terminal reproductive phase. In this study, we evaluated how systematic modifications of 3kPZS, referred to as the 11 analogs that retain the 3kPZS core structure with one or more functional group substitutions, affect female sea lamprey neurophysiological and behavioral responses to 3kPZS. Using electro-olfactogram recordings and two-choice flume behavioral assays, we characterized responses elicited by each analog and assessed whether the analogs interfered with 3kPZS-induced responses. Our results demonstrate that bile acid analogs with substitutions of hydroxyl or ketone

SUBMITTER: Scott AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12592312 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature