BdorOBP83a-2 Mediates Responses of the Oriental Fruit Fly to Semiochemicals.

ABSTRACT: The oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae), is one of the most destructive pests throughout tropical and subtropical regions in Asia. This insect displays remarkable changes during different developmental phases in olfactory behavior between sexually immature and mated adults. The olfactory behavioral changes provide clues to examine physiological and molecular bases of olfactory perception in this insect. We comparatively analyzed behavioral and neuronal responses of B. dorsalis adults to attractant semiochemicals, and the expression profiles of antenna chemosensory genes. We found that some odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) were upregulated in mated adults in association with their behavioral and neuronal responses. Ligand-binding assays further

SUBMITTER: Wu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5050210 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature