College of Plant Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, PR China.
College of Plant Protection, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, PR China.
J Agric Food Chem. 2023 May 3;71(17):6541-6551. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c07963. Epub 2023 Apr 14.
The rice water weevil (RWW), Kuschel (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), is a destructive rice pest that threatens the rice industry worldwide. Odorant receptors (ORs) and odorant receptor coreceptors (Orcos) play an important role in the process of insects' whole life activities; however, there are no related functional studies on RWW. On this basis, a heterologous study of LoryOR20/LoryOrco in oocytes was performed to detect the effects of certain natural compounds on RWWs and four active compounds were found. Electroantennogram (EAG) recordings and a behavior test showed that RWWs exhibited a significant response to phenylacetaldehyde (PAA) and an EAG measurement of dsRNA-LoryOR20-treated RWWs revealed a significant decrease in response to PAA. Our results revealed an olfactory molecular mechanism for the recognition of PAA by RWWs, thus providing a potential genetic target at the peripheral olfactory sensing level, contributing to the development of novel control strategies for pest management.
稻水象甲(RWW),Kuschel(鞘翅目:象甲科),是一种破坏性的水稻害虫,威胁着全球的水稻产业。气味受体(ORs)和气味受体共受体(Orcos)在昆虫的整个生命活动过程中起着重要的作用;然而,在 RWW 中还没有相关的功能研究。在此基础上,在卵母细胞中对 LoryOR20/LoryOrco 进行了异源研究,以检测某些天然化合物对 RWW 的影响,发现了四种活性化合物。触角电位(EAG)记录和行为测试表明,RWW 对苯乙醛(PAA)表现出显著的反应,而 EAG 测量表明 dsRNA-LoryOR20 处理的 RWW 对 PAA 的反应显著降低。我们的研究结果揭示了 RWW 识别 PAA 的嗅觉分子机制,从而为周边嗅觉感应水平的害虫管理提供了潜在的遗传靶标,有助于开发新的控制策略。