Molecular mechanisms underlying pheromonogenesis linked to bombykol production

虽然已经确定飞蛾的性信息素是通过脂肪酸生物合成途径在信息素腺中重新合成的，但对性信息素产生的分子机制仍然知之甚少。为了解决这个问题，我们对家蚕性信息素生物合成中涉及的一些关键分子进行了表征。这些分子的特征有助于我们理解鳞翅目性信息素产生的精确机制。

While it is well established that moth sex pheromones are de novo synthesized in the pheromone gland through modifications of fatty acid biosynthetic pathways, molecular mechanisms underlying sex pheromone production remained poorly understood. To address this, we have characterized some of the key molecules involved in the biosynthesis of the sex pheromone bombykol in the silkmoth, Bombyx mori. Characterization of these molecules has facilitated our understanding of the precise mechanisms underlying lepidopteran sex pheromone production.