Identification of olfactory genes of a forensically important blow fly, Aldrichina grahami (Diptera: Calliphoridae).

ABSTRACT:

Background

The time-length between the first colonization of necrophagous insect on the corpse and the beginning of investigation represents the most important forensic concept of minimum post-mortem inference (PMImin). Before colonization, the time spent by an insect to detect and locate a corpse could significantly influence the PMImin estimation. The olfactory system plays an important role in insect food foraging behavior. Proteins like odorant binding proteins (OBPs), chemosensory proteins (CSPs), odorant receptors (ORs), ionotropic receptors (IRs) and sensory neuron membrane proteins (SNMPs) represent the most important parts of this system. Exploration of the above genes and their necrophagous products should facilitate not only the understanding of their roles in forging bu

SUBMITTER: Han H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7414772 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature