title: The genetics of chemoreception in the labella and tarsi of Aedes aegypti.
abstract: The yellow-fever mosquito Aedes aegypti is a major vector of human diseases, such as dengue, yellow fever, chikungunya and West Nile viruses. Chemoreceptor organs on the labella and tarsi are involved in human host evaluation and thus serve as potential foci for the disruption of blood feeding behavior. In addition to host detection, these contact chemoreceptors mediate feeding, oviposition and conspecific recognition; however, the molecular landscape of chemoreception in these tissues remains mostly uncharacterized. Here we report the expression profile of all putative chemoreception genes in the labella and tarsi of both sexes of adult Ae. aegypti and discuss their possible roles in the physiology and behavior of this important disease vector.
authors.affiliation: United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Invasive Insect Biocontrol and Behavior Laboratory, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA.
authors.forename: Jackson T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Sparks
authors.affiliation: United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Invasive Insect Biocontrol and Behavior Laboratory, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA.
authors.forename: Jonathan D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Bohbot
authors.affiliation: United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Invasive Insect Biocontrol and Behavior Laboratory, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA. Electronic address: joseph.dickens@ars.usda.gov.
authors.forename: Joseph C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Dickens
mesh_terms: D000330:Aedes / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D002628:Chemoreceptor Cells; D005121:Extremities; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D015870:Gene Expression; D007303:Insect Vectors; D008297:Male; D012903:Smell / Q000235:genetics*; D013649:Taste / Q000235:genetics*
keywords: Aedes aegypti; Ionotropic receptor; Mosquito; Odorant-binding protein; Olfactory receptor; Taste