Genome-wide identification and expression profiling of odorant receptor genes in the malaria vector Anopheles sinensis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The olfactory system plays a crucial role in regulating insect behaviors. The detection of odorants is mainly mediated by various odorant receptors (ORs) that are expressed in the dendrites of olfactory neurons of chemosensilla. Anopheles sinensis is a major malaria vector in Eastern Asia and its genome has recently been successfully sequenced and annotated. In this study, we present genome-wide identification and expression profiling of OR genes in different chemosensory tissues of An. sinensis.

Methods

The OR genes were identified using the available genome sequences of An. sinensis. A series of bioinformatics analyses were conducted to investigate the structure, genome distribution, selective pressure and phylogenetic relationships of OR genes, the conserved do

SUBMITTER: He Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9034491 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature