Identification of candidate olfactory genes in Leptinotarsa decemlineata by antennal transcriptome analysis

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第一作者： Liu, Yang

作者： Liu, Yang;Cao, Depan;Wang, Guirong;Sun, Lujuan;Walker, William B.;Zhang, Yongqiang

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关键词： transcriptome; olfactory gene; Leptinotarsa decemlineata; antenna; RT-PCR

期刊名称：FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION （ 影响因子：4.171； 五年影响因子：3.907 ）

ISSN： 2296-701X

年卷期： 2015 年 3 卷

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： The sense of smell is critical for the survival of insects, by as insects detect odor signals in the environment and make appropriate behavioral responses such as host preference, mate choice, and oviposition site selection. The antenna is the main olfactory organ in insects. Multiple antennal proteins have been suggested to be involved in olfactory signal transduction pathway such as odorant receptors (ORs), ionotropic receptors (IRs), odorant binding proteins (OBPs), chemosensory proteins (CSPs) and sensory neuron membrane proteins (SNMPs). In this study, we identified several olfactory gene subfamilies in the economically important Coleopteran agricultural pest, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, by assembling the adult male and female antennal transcriptomes. In the male and female antennal transcriptome, we identified a total of 37 OR genes, 10 IR genes, 26 OBP genes, 15 CSP genes, and 3 SNMP genes. Further, expression of all candidate ORs was validated in male or female antenna by semi-quantitative reverse transcription PCR. Most of the candidate OR genes have similar expression levels in male and female. A few OR genes have been detected to have male-specific (LdecOR6) or male-biased (LdecOR5, LdecOR12, LdecOR26, and LdecOR32) expression. Additionally, two OR genes (LdecOR3 and LdecOR29) were observed to be expressed higher in female. Our findings make it possible for future research of the olfactory system of L. decemlineata at the molecular level.

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