Understanding mosquito smell system: a new frontier in mosquito control

了解蚊子的气味系统：蚊子控制的新领域

• 批准号: DP240103188
• 负责人: Dr Wei Xu
• 金额: $ 37.59万
• 依托单位: Murdoch University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2024-01-01 至 2026-12-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP240103188
• 关键词: Understanding; mosquito; smell; system; new

This project aims to identify and functionally investigate mosquito smell receptors, which are critical in detecting volatile compounds and locating their hosts from a considerable distance away. Mosquitoes display preferences for certain hosts over others, primarily determined by volatile chemicals produced by hosts. This study builds on recently discovered, novel, host-derived volatile compounds, which can elicit robust responses and attractiveness from mosquitoes. Expected outcomes of the project are enhanced understanding of mosquito smell system and behaviours. This could provide significant benefits to how we can fight mosquitoes and mosquito-transmitted diseases in a more efficient and environmentally responsible way.

该项目旨在识别蚊子气味感受器并对其进行功能研究，这种感受器在检测挥发性化合物和从相当远的距离定位寄主方面至关重要。蚊子对某些宿主的偏好高于其他宿主，这主要是由宿主产生的挥发性化学物质决定的。这项研究建立在最近发现的、新的、宿主衍生的挥发性化合物的基础上，这些挥发性化合物可以引起蚊子的强烈反应和吸引力。该项目的预期成果是加强对蚊子气味系统和行为的了解。这可以为我们如何以更有效和对环境负责的方式抗击蚊子和蚊子传播的疾病提供重大好处。