A novel lineage of candidate pheromone receptors for sex communication in moths

A novel lineage of candidate pheromone receptors for sex communication in moths

Sex pheromone receptors (PRs) are key players in chemical communication between mating partners in insects. In the highly diversified insect order Lepidoptera, male PRs tuned to female-emitted type I pheromones (which make up the vast majority of pheromones identified) form a dedicated subfamily of...

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Main Authors: Lucie Bastin-Héline, Arthur de Fouchier, Song Cao, Fotini Koutroumpa, Gabriela Caballero-Vidal, Stefania Robakiewicz, Christelle Monsempes, Marie-Christine François, Tatiana Ribeyre, Annick Maria, Thomas Chertemps, Anne de Cian, William B Walker III, Guirong Wang, Emmanuelle Jacquin-Joly, Nicolas Montagné
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2019-12-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
insects
lepidoptera
Spodoptera littoralis
olfaction
odorant receptor
CRISPR/Cas9
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/49826

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