Wu Qi, Zhou Xiang, Xu Zheyuan, Zhang Xufeng, Yuan Hongchao, Guo Jixing
Key Laboratory of Green Prevention and Control of Tropical Plant Diseases and Pests, Ministry of Education, Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China.
Insects. 2025 May 7;16(5):504. doi: 10.3390/insects16050504.
is a polyphagous pest capable of harming multiple plant species. Adult beetles invade tree trunks by boring holes, which negatively impacts the trees' growth and may result in tree death. depends on plant volatiles to identify and locate appropriate hosts for feeding or reproduction, with its olfactory system playing a vital role in volatile detection. In this work, we applied transcriptomics, phylogenetic analysis, and expression analysis to investigate four chemosensory membrane protein gene families that play a role in olfaction in . Based on the annotation analysis, 41 odorant receptors (ORs), 12 gustatory receptors (GRs), 14 ionotropic receptors (IRs), and 4 sensory neuron membrane proteins (SNMPs) were identified in the head. We used differential gene expression (DGE) and fragments per kilobase per million (FPKM) values to compare the transcription levels of chemosensory membrane protein gene families between males and females. The data indicate that the chemosensory membrane protein gene families in exhibit different expression levels in male and female heads, with some genes showing significant differences and displaying sex-biased expression. These results offer a basis for future exploration of the functions of chemosensory membrane protein gene families in and offer a theoretical framework for designing innovative eco-friendly control technologies.
是一种多食性害虫,能够危害多种植物物种。成年甲虫通过钻孔侵入树干,这对树木的生长产生负面影响,并可能导致树木死亡。依靠植物挥发物来识别和定位合适的寄主进行取食或繁殖,其嗅觉系统在挥发物检测中起着至关重要的作用。在这项工作中,我们应用转录组学、系统发育分析和表达分析来研究在中参与嗅觉的四个化学感受膜蛋白基因家族。基于注释分析,在头部鉴定出41个气味受体(OR)、12个味觉受体(GR)、14个离子型受体(IR)和4个感觉神经元膜蛋白(SNMP)。我们使用差异基因表达(DGE)和每百万碱基中每千碱基的片段数(FPKM)值来比较化学感受膜蛋白基因家族在雄性和雌性之间的转录水平。数据表明,中的化学感受膜蛋白基因家族在雄性和雌性头部表现出不同的表达水平,一些基因存在显著差异并表现出性别偏向性表达。这些结果为未来探索中化学感受膜蛋白基因家族的功能提供了基础,并为设计创新的生态友好型控制技术提供了理论框架。