Two classic OBPs modulate the responses of female Holotrichia oblita to three major ester host plant volatiles

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第一作者： Wei, H. -S.

作者： Wei, H. -S.;Qin, J. -H.;Cao, Y. -Z.;Li, K. -B.;Yin, J.

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关键词： Holotrichia oblita; odorant‐ binding proteins; ester plant volatiles; behaviour regulation

期刊名称：INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY （ 影响因子：2.533； 五年影响因子：2.722 ）

ISSN： 0962-1075

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摘要： Insects possess a fairly sophisticated olfactory system in their antennae to detect odorants essential for their survival and reproduction. Among them, insect first perceives odour sources by odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) to locate host-plants. Methyl salicylate, (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate and dibutyl phthalate are major volatile components of Ulmus pumila and Ricinus communis and elicit strong responses of the scarab beetle Holotrichia oblita adults. However, olfactory perception of the scarab beetle to these odorant compounds is unclear. In the current study, we cloned the OBP6 and OBP7 of H. oblita. The expression pattern shows that the two genes were highly expressed in the antennae of female beetles. Binding assays verified that the HoblOBP6 had a better binding affinity to methyl salicylate, and so did HoblOBP7 to (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate and dibutyl phthalate. The effect on the responses of female beetles to the three compounds was decreased significantly after these two genes were silenced by RNA interference. These results indicate that HoblOBP6 and HoblOBP7 are essential for female H. oblita perception of methyl salicylate, (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate and dibutyl phthalate. Our study provides important insights into the olfactory mechanism of female H. oblita to ester plant volatiles and could facilitate the development of potential pest control strategies in the field.

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