Analysis of the Agrotis segetum pheromone gland transcriptome in the light of sex pheromone biosynthesis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Moths rely heavily on pheromone communication for mate finding. The pheromone components of most moths are modified from the products of normal fatty acid metabolism by a set of tissue-specific enzymes. The turnip moth, Agrotis segetum uses a series of homologous fatty-alcohol acetate esters ((Z)-5-decenyl, (Z)-7-dodecenyl, and (Z)-9 tetradecenyl acetate) as its sex pheromone components. The ratio of the components differs between populations, making this species an interesting subject for studies of the enzymes involved in the biosynthetic pathway and their influence on sex pheromone variation.

Results

Illumina sequencing and comparative analysis of the transcriptomes of the pheromone gland and abdominal epidermal tissue, enabled us to identify genes coding for p

SUBMITTER: Ding BJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4575462 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature