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Molecular Characterization and Sex Distribution of Chemosensory Receptor Gene Family Based on Transcriptome Analysis of Scaeva pyrastri. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
Chemosensory receptors play key roles in insect behavior. Thus, genes encoding these receptors have great potential for use in integrated pest management. The hover fly Scaeva pyrastri (L.) is an important pollinating insect and a natural enemy of aphids,
Xiao-Ming Li, Xiu-Yun Zhu, Peng He, Lu Xu, Liang Sun, Li Chen, Zhi-Qiang Wang, Dao-Gui Deng, Ya-Nan Zhang   +8 more
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Species and sex-specific chemosensory gene expression in Anopheles coluzzii and An. quadriannulatus antennae

Parasites & Vectors, 2020
Background Olfactory cues drive mosquito behaviors such as host-seeking, locating sugar sources and oviposition. These behaviors can vary between sexes and closely related species.
Giridhar Athrey, Zachary Popkin-Hall, Luciano Veiga Cosme, Willem Takken, Michel Andre Slotman   +4 more
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Antennal transcriptome analysis and comparison of chemosensory gene families in two closely related noctuidae moths, Helicoverpa armigera and H. assulta. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
To better understand the olfactory mechanisms in the two lepidopteran pest model species, the Helicoverpa armigera and H. assulta, we conducted transcriptome analysis of the adult antennae using Illumina sequencing technology and compared the ...
Jin Zhang, Bing Wang, Shuanglin Dong, Depan Cao, Junfeng Dong, William B Walker, Yang Liu, Guirong Wang   +7 more
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Transcriptomics reveal the molecular underpinnings of chemosensory proteins in Chlorops oryzae

BMC Genomics, 2018
Background Chemosensory proteins are a family of insect-specific chemical sensors that sense specific chemical cues and regulate insect behavior.
Lin Qiu, Shunjie Tao, Hualiang He, Wenbing Ding, Youzhi Li   +4 more
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The Characteristics of Chemosensory and Opsin Genes in Newly Emerged and Sexually Mature Agrilus planipennis, an Important Quarantine Forest Beetle

Frontiers in Genetics, 2021
The emerald ash borer (EAB), Agrilus planipennis, is a highly destructive quarantine pest. The olfactory and visual systems of A. planipennis play different but critical roles at newly emerged and sexually mature stages; however, the molecular basis ...
Sifan Shen, Sifan Shen, Zhizhi Fan, Xun Zhang, Xiangbo Kong, Fu Liu, Zhen Zhang, Xinhua Zhang, Xiumei Hu, Sufang Zhang   +9 more
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Transcriptome profiling of chemosensory appendages in the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae reveals tissue- and sex-specific signatures of odor coding

BMC Genomics, 2011
Background Chemosensory signal transduction guides the behavior of many insects, including Anopheles gambiae, the major vector for human malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. To better understand the molecular basis of mosquito chemosensation we have used whole
Rokas Antonis, Jones Patrick L, Rinker David C, Pitts R, Zwiebel Laurence J   +4 more
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Identification and Characterization of Chemosensory Receptors in the Pheromone Gland-Ovipositor of Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith)

Insects, 2022
Chemoreception by moth ovipositors has long been suggested, but underlying molecular mechanisms are mostly unknown. To reveal such chemosensory systems in the current study, we sequenced and assembled the pheromone gland-ovipositor (PG-OV) transcriptome ...
Ya-Lan Sun, Jun-Feng Dong, Hai-Bo Yang, Ding-Xu Li, Cai-Hong Tian   +4 more
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Molecule characterization of chemosensory and metabolism-related genes in the proboscis of Athetis lepigone

Frontiers in Physiology, 2023
Introduction: The moth species Athetis lepigone (Möschler) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), which has recently been identified as a pest of summer maize (Zea mays L.) in China, has demonstrated a rapid proliferation with in the Huang-Huai-Hai Plain region since
Cai-Hong Tian, Xiao-Guang Liu, Cun-Yi Xu, Jian-Rong Huang, Jun-Feng Fu, Gen-Song Wang, Jun-Yi Zhang, Jun-Yi Zhang, Guo-Ping Li, Xin-Ming Yin, Hong-Qiang Feng   +10 more
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Identification and expression analysis of chemosensory receptor genes in an aphid endoparasitoid Aphidius gifuensis

Scientific Reports, 2017
Olfaction and gustation play critical roles during the host-location search process of insects. Several chemosensory receptor genes are thought to be involved in providing specificity to the olfactory sensory neuron responses.
Zhi-Wei Kang, Hong-Gang Tian, Fang-Hua Liu, Xiang Liu, Xiang-Feng Jing, Tong-Xian Liu   +5 more
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Chemosensory Gene Families in the Oligophagous Pear Pest Cacopsylla chinensis (Hemiptera: Psyllidae)

Insects, 2019
Chemosensory systems play an important role in insect behavior, and some key associated genes have potential as novel targets for pest control. Cacopsylla chinensis is an oligophagous pest and has become one of the main pests of pear trees, but little is
Ji-Wei Xu, Xiu-Yun Zhu, Qiu-Jie Chao, Yong-Jie Zhang, Yu-Xia Yang, Ran-Ran Wang, Yu Zhang, Meng-Zhen Xie, Ya-Ting Ge, Xin-Lai Wu, Fan Zhang, Ya-Nan Zhang, Lei Ji, Lu Xu   +13 more
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