title: Aversive odorant causing appetite decrease downregulates tyrosine decarboxylase gene expression in the olfactory receptor neuron of the blowfly, Phormia regina.
abstract: In the blowfly Phormia regina, exposure to d-limonene for 5 days during feeding inhibits proboscis extension reflex behavior due to decreasing tyramine (TA) titer in the brain. TA is synthesized by tyrosine decarboxylase (Tdc) and catalyzed into octopamine (OA) by TA ß-hydroxylase (Tbh). To address the mechanisms of TA titer regulation in the blowfly, we cloned Tdc and Tbh cDNAs from P. regina (PregTdc and PregTbh). The deduced amino acid sequences of both proteins showed high identity to those of the corresponding proteins from Drosophila melanogaster at the amino acid level. PregTdc was expressed in the antenna, labellum, and tarsus whereas PregTbh was expressed in the head, indicating that TA is mainly synthesized in the sensory organs whereas OA is primarily synthesized in the brain. d-Limonene exposure significantly decreased PregTdc expression in the antenna but not in the labellum and the tarsus, indicating that PregTdc expressed in the antenna is responsible for decreasing TA titer. PregTdc-like immunoreactive material was localized in the thin-walled sensillum. In contrast, the OA/TA receptor (PregOAR/TAR) was localized to the thick-walled sensillum. The results indicated that d-limonene inhibits PregTdc expression in the olfactory receptor neurons in the thin-walled sensilla, likely resulting in reduced TA levels in the receptor neurons in the antenna. TA may be transferred from the receptor neuron to the specific synaptic junction in the antennal lobe of the brain through the projection neurons and play a role in conveying the aversive odorant information to the projection and local neurons.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Graduate School of Science, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe, 657-8501, Japan. yishida@eagle.kobe-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ishida
authors.forename: Mamiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ozaki
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D053138:Cyclohexenes / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004175:Diptera / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics*; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic / Q000187:drug effects*; D000077222:Limonene; D018034:Olfactory Receptor Neurons / Q000201:enzymology; D013729:Terpenes / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014445:Tyrosine Decarboxylase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D053138:Cyclohexenes; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D013729:Terpenes; D000077222:Limonene; D014445:Tyrosine Decarboxylase
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