Wang Zinan, Andika Ignatius P, Chung Henry
Department of Entomology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States; Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States; Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States.
Department of Entomology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States; Department of Biology, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Atma Jaya Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Curr Opin Insect Sci. 2025 Feb;67:101287. doi: 10.1016/j.cois.2024.101287. Epub 2024 Oct 24.
Cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) play pleiotropic roles in insect survival and reproduction. They prevent desiccation and function as pheromones influencing different behaviors. While the genes in the CHC biosynthesis pathway have been extensively studied, the regulatory mechanisms that lead to different CHC compositions received far less attention. In this review, we present an overview of how different hormones and transcriptional factors regulate CHC synthesis genes, leading to different CHC compositions. Future research focusing on the regulatory mechanisms underlying CHC biosynthesis can lead to a better understanding of how insects could produce dynamic chemical profiles in response to different stimuli.
表皮碳氢化合物（CHCs）在昆虫的生存和繁殖中发挥着多方面的作用。它们可防止脱水，并作为信息素影响不同行为。虽然CHC生物合成途径中的基因已得到广泛研究，但导致不同CHC组成的调控机制却很少受到关注。在本综述中，我们概述了不同激素和转录因子如何调节CHC合成基因，从而导致不同的CHC组成。未来聚焦于CHC生物合成潜在调控机制的研究，可能会让我们更好地理解昆虫如何响应不同刺激而产生动态化学特征。
