Transcriptome analysis of the sex pheromone gland of the noctuid moth Heliothis virescens.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The chemical components of sex pheromones have been determined for more than a thousand moth species, but so far only a handful of genes encoding enzymes responsible for the biosynthesis of these compounds have been identified. For understanding the evolution of moth sexual communication, it is essential to know which genes are involved in the production of specific pheromone components and what controls the variation in their relative frequencies in the pheromone blend. We used a transcriptomic approach to characterize the pheromone gland of the Noctuid moth Heliothis virescens, an important agricultural pest, in order to obtain substantial general sequence information and to identify a range of candidate genes involved in the pheromone biosynthetic pathway.

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SUBMITTER: Vogel H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2820457 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature