An Or83b-like receptor gene was cloned from antennae of Helicoverpa assulta（Guenée） by using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction（RT-PCR） and rapid amplification of cDNA ends（RACE）.Sequence analy...An Or83b-like receptor gene was cloned from antennae of Helicoverpa assulta（Guenée） by using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction（RT-PCR） and rapid amplification of cDNA ends（RACE）.Sequence analysis revealed that the transcript of the Or83b-like receptor gene from H.assulta consists of 1 946 nucleotides and the open reading frame（ORF） encodes a peptide of 473 amino acids with 7 putative transmembrane domains.Alignment analysis suggested that amino acid sequence of Or83b-like receptor from H.assulta shares high identity with other Or83b family receptors and this gene was hence named as HassOr83b.Tissues expression analysis showed that the HassOr83b transcript is clearly observed in the antennae,labial palps and proboscises,but not in bodies,wings and legs.The further development expression analysis suggested HassOr83b is also expressed in several preadult stages,including early-stage larvae,late-stage larvae and pupae,but not in embryos.Locked nucleic acid（LNA）-based in situ hybridization of antennal section indicated that HassOr83b is expressed in a very large number of antennal cells,which suggests that HassOr83b may play a special role in olfaction in H.assulta.展开更多
The endosymbiotic bacterium Wolbachia infects various insects and is primarily known for its ability to manipulate host reproduction.Recent investigations reveal that Wolbachia also affects the activity of somatic cel...The endosymbiotic bacterium Wolbachia infects various insects and is primarily known for its ability to manipulate host reproduction.Recent investigations reveal that Wolbachia also affects the activity of somatic cells.We here demonstrated by trap method and T-maze that Wolbachia infection had signifi-cant impact on the olfactory response of Drosophila simulans.Wolbachia-infected flies took shorter time to enter the food trap and were more sensitive to odorant in T-maze than those uninfected controls.The time of olfactory response was relative to Wolbachia density in flies.Wolbachia density in 15-day-old flies that were caught in a shorter time(less than 60 min) by food trap was significantly higher than those taken in a longer time(more than 100 min).Quantitative RT-PCR showed that the transcript of an important odorant receptor gene or83b in flies with fast olfactory response was significantly more than those with slow olfactory response.These results suggest that Wolbachia might increase olfactory response of flies by regulating the expression of olfaction-related genes in hosts.展开更多
基金supported by the Excellent Youth Foundation of Henan Province of China (074100510013)the Science and Technology Innovation Foundation of Henan Agricultural University of China (2007-CX-014)
文摘An Or83b-like receptor gene was cloned from antennae of Helicoverpa assulta（Guenée） by using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction（RT-PCR） and rapid amplification of cDNA ends（RACE）.Sequence analysis revealed that the transcript of the Or83b-like receptor gene from H.assulta consists of 1 946 nucleotides and the open reading frame（ORF） encodes a peptide of 473 amino acids with 7 putative transmembrane domains.Alignment analysis suggested that amino acid sequence of Or83b-like receptor from H.assulta shares high identity with other Or83b family receptors and this gene was hence named as HassOr83b.Tissues expression analysis showed that the HassOr83b transcript is clearly observed in the antennae,labial palps and proboscises,but not in bodies,wings and legs.The further development expression analysis suggested HassOr83b is also expressed in several preadult stages,including early-stage larvae,late-stage larvae and pupae,but not in embryos.Locked nucleic acid（LNA）-based in situ hybridization of antennal section indicated that HassOr83b is expressed in a very large number of antennal cells,which suggests that HassOr83b may play a special role in olfaction in H.assulta.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.30870284)
文摘The endosymbiotic bacterium Wolbachia infects various insects and is primarily known for its ability to manipulate host reproduction.Recent investigations reveal that Wolbachia also affects the activity of somatic cells.We here demonstrated by trap method and T-maze that Wolbachia infection had signifi-cant impact on the olfactory response of Drosophila simulans.Wolbachia-infected flies took shorter time to enter the food trap and were more sensitive to odorant in T-maze than those uninfected controls.The time of olfactory response was relative to Wolbachia density in flies.Wolbachia density in 15-day-old flies that were caught in a shorter time(less than 60 min) by food trap was significantly higher than those taken in a longer time(more than 100 min).Quantitative RT-PCR showed that the transcript of an important odorant receptor gene or83b in flies with fast olfactory response was significantly more than those with slow olfactory response.These results suggest that Wolbachia might increase olfactory response of flies by regulating the expression of olfaction-related genes in hosts.
