Functional analysis of pheromone receptor repertoire in the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda
Functional analysis of pheromone receptor repertoire in the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda
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DOI:
10.1002/ps.6831
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发表时间:
2022-02-24
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4.1
通讯作者:
Wang,Chen-Zhu
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作者:
Guo,Hao;Gong,Xin-Lin;Wang,Chen-Zhu
BACKGROUNDThe fall armyworm,Spodoptera frugiperda(J. E. Smith), is a polyphagous moth species that is spreading all around the globe. It uses (Z)‐9‐tetradecenyl acetate (Z9‐14:Ac) and (Z)‐7‐dodecenyl acetate (Z7‐12:Ac) (100:3.9) as essential sex pheromone components. However, our understanding of the molecular basis of pheromone detection ofS. frugiperdais still incomplete.RESULTSHerein, we identified sixPRs, i.e.SfruOR6,11,13,16,56, and62, by transcriptome sequencing. Subsequently, we heterologously expressed them inDrosophilaOR67d neurons and determined their response spectra with a large panel of sex pheromones and analogs. Among them, SfruOR13‐expressing neurons strongly respond to the major sex pheromone component Z9‐14:Ac, but also comparably to (Z,E)‐9,12‐tetradecadienyl acetate (Z9,E12‐14:Ac) and weakly to (Z)‐9‐dodecenyl acetate (Z9‐12:Ac). Both SfruOR56 and SfruOR62 are specifically tuned to the minor sex pheromone component Z7‐12:Ac with varying intensities and sensitivities. In addition, SfruOR6 is activated only by Z9,E12‐14:Ac, and SfruOR16 by both (Z)‐9‐tetradecenol (Z9‐14:OH) and (Z)‐9‐tetradecenal (Z9‐14:Ald). However, the OR67d neurons expressing SfruOR11 remain silent to all compounds tested, a phenomenon commonly found in the OR11 clade of Noctuidae species. Next, using single sensillum recording, we characterized four sensilla types on the antennae of males, namely A, B, C and D types that are tuned to the ligands of PRs, thereby confirming thatS. frugiperdauses both SfruOR56 and SfruOR62 to detect Z7‐12:Ac. Finally, using wind tunnel assay, we demonstrate that both Z9,E12‐14:Ac and Z9‐14:OH act as antagonists to the sex pheromone.CONCLUSIONWe have deorphanized five PRs and characterized four types of sensilla responsible for the detection of pheromone compounds, providing insights into the peripheral encoding of sex pheromones inS. frugiperda.