Evidence for the Involvement of Fatty Acid Biosynthesis and Degradation in the Formation of Insect Sex Pheromone-Mimicking Chiloglottones in Sexually Deceptive Chiloglottis Orchids

Evidence for the Involvement of Fatty Acid Biosynthesis and Degradation in the Formation of Insect Sex Pheromone-Mimicking Chiloglottones in Sexually Deceptive Chiloglottis Orchids

Hundreds of orchid species secure pollination by sexually luring specific male insects as pollinators by chemical and morphological mimicry. Yet, the biochemical pathways involved in the synthesis of the insect sex pheromone-mimicking volatiles in these sexually deceptive plants remain poorly unders...

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Main Authors: Darren C. J. Wong, Ranamalie Amarasinghe, Eran Pichersky, Rod Peakall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
Chiloglottis
chiloglottone
sexual deception
pollination
transcriptome
fatty acid
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2018.00839/full

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