title: Pheromone reception in moths: from molecules to behaviors.
abstract: Male moths detect and find their mates using species-specific sex pheromones emitted by conspecific females. Olfaction plays a vital role in this behavior. Since the first discovery of an insect sex pheromone from the silkmoth Bombyx mori, great efforts have been spent on understanding the sensing of the pheromones in vivo. Much progress has been made in elucidating the molecular mechanisms that mediate chemoreception in insects in the past few decades. In this review, we focus on pheromone reception and detection in moths, from the molecular to the behavioral level. We trace the information pathway from the capture of pheromone by male antennae, binding and transportation to olfactory receptor neurons, receptor activation, signal transduction, molecule inactivation, through brain processing and behavioral response. We highlight the impact of recent studies and also provide our insights into pheromone processing.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, PR China.
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Chemical Ecology Research Group, Department of Plant Protection Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden.
authors.forename: William B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, PR China. Electronic address: grwang@ippcaas.cn.
authors.forename: Guirong
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009036:Moths / Q000502:physiology*; D018034:Olfactory Receptor Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D010675:Pheromones / Q000502:physiology*; D018035:Receptors, Odorant / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D010675:Pheromones; D018035:Receptors, Odorant
keywords: General odorant receptor; Macroglomerular complex; Olfactory receptor neuron; Pheromone receptor; Pheromone-binding protein; Sensory neuron membrane protein