Sex pheromone communication in an insect parasitoid, Campoletis chlorideae Uchida.
Sex pheromone communication in an insect parasitoid, Campoletis chlorideae Uchida.
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昆虫拟寄生蜂的性信息素通讯
DOI:
10.1073/pnas.2215442119
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发表时间:
2022-12-06
影响因子:
11.1
通讯作者:
Wang, Chen-Zhu
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作者:
Guo, Hao;Mo, Bao-Tong;Li, Guo-Cheng;Li, Zi-Lin;Huang, Ling-Qiao;Sun, Ya-Lan;Dong, Jun-Feng;Smith, Dean P.;Wang, Chen-Zhu
The chemical, behavioral, and molecular dissection of sex pheromone communication in parasitoid wasps has not been reported. Here, we have identified two female-derived sex pheromone components, tetradecanal (14:Ald) and 2-heptadecanone (2-Hep) with a ratio of 1:4.6 from Campoletis chlorideae (Ichneumonidae), a parasitoid that can parasitize approximately 30 lepidopteran species. Further, we have discovered that CchlOR18 and CchlOR47 are the two receptors tuned to 14:Ald and 2-Hep, respectively. Additionally, we have demonstrated that the sex pheromones can be applied with a female attractant, (Z)-jasmone to significantly increase the parasitism rate of host larvae. This discovery paves the way for a systematic understanding of sex pheromone communication in parasitoids and points at ways to enhance their parasitic power for pest control. Sex pheromones are pivotal for insect reproduction. However, the mechanism of sex pheromone communication remains enigmatic in hymenopteran parasitoids. Here we have identified the sex pheromone and elucidated the olfactory basis of sex pheromone communication in Campoletis chlorideae (Ichneumonidae), a solitary larval endoparasitoid of over 30 lepidopteran pests. Using coupled gas chromatography-electroantennogram detection, we identified two female-derived pheromone components, tetradecanal (14:Ald) and 2-heptadecanone (2-Hep) (1:4.6), eliciting strong antennal responses from males but weak responses from females. We observed that males but not females were attracted to both single components and the blend. The hexane-washed female cadavers failed to arouse males, and replenishing 14:Ald and 2-Hep could partially restore the sexual attraction of males. We further expressed six C. chlorideae male-biased odorant receptors in Drosophila T1 neurons and found that CchlOR18 and CchlOR47 were selectively tuned to 14:Ald and 2-Hep, respectively. To verify the biological significance of this data, we knocked down CchlOR18 and CchlOR47 individually or together in vivo and show that the attraction of C. chlorideae to their respective ligands was abolished. Moreover, the parasitoids defective in either of the receptors were less likely to court and copulate. Finally, we show that the sex pheromone and (Z)-jasmone, a potent female attractant, can synergistically affect behaviors of virgin males and virgin females and ultimately increase the parasitic efficiency of C. chlorideae. Our study provides new insights into the molecular mechanism of sex pheromone communication in C. chlorideae that may permit manipulation of parasitoid behavior for pest control.
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影响因子:
4.1
作者:
Guo,Hao;Gong,Xin-Lin;Wang,Chen-Zhu
通讯作者:
Wang,Chen-Zhu
影响因子:
2.3
作者:
Boettinger, Lea C.;Hofferberth, John;Stoekl, Johannes
通讯作者:
Stoekl, Johannes
影响因子:
2.3
作者:
Cônsoli, FL;Williams, HJ;Cooperband, MF
通讯作者:
Cooperband, MF
影响因子:
64.8
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通讯作者:
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DOI:
10.1073/pnas.1718284115
发表时间:
2018-01-23
影响因子:
11.1
作者:
Choo YM;Xu P;Hwang JK;Zeng F;Tan K;Bhagavathy G;Chauhan KR;Leal WS
通讯作者:
Leal WS