Cassie Sims , Michael A. Birkett , Neil J. Oldham , Robert A. Stockman , David M. Withall
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Abstract
Olfactory perception of pheromones in insects involves odorant-binding proteins (OBPs), relatively small proteins (ca.110-240 amino acid residues) that can bind reversibly to behaviourally active olfactory ligands. In this study, we investigated the binding in silico and in vitro of the aphid sex pheromone components (1R,4aS,7S,7aR)-nepetalactol and (4aS,7S,7aR)-nepetalactone and the aphid alarm pheromone (E)-β-farnesene by OBPs from the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum. Screening of protein models of ApisOBPs1-11 with the aphid sex pheromone components suggested that ApisOPB6 was a candidate. Fluorescence assays using ApisOBP6 suggested that ApisOBP6 was able to bind both sex pheromone components and discriminate from the aphid alarm pheromone and the generic plant compound (R/S)-linalool. Saturation transfer difference NMR experiments with ApisOBP6 yielded results consistent to those from the fluorescence experiments, with a clear interaction between ApisOBP6 and (4aS,7S,7aR)-nepetalactone. These results describe a novel interaction and potential function for ApisOBP6, point to pre-receptor odorant discrimination by OBPs, and provide a platform for investigating the function of other aphid olfactory proteins involved in aphid chemical ecology.
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This international journal publishes original contributions and mini-reviews in the fields of insect biochemistry and insect molecular biology. Main areas of interest are neurochemistry, hormone and pheromone biochemistry, enzymes and metabolism, hormone action and gene regulation, gene characterization and structure, pharmacology, immunology and cell and tissue culture. Papers on the biochemistry and molecular biology of other groups of arthropods are published if of general interest to the readership. Technique papers will be considered for publication if they significantly advance the field of insect biochemistry and molecular biology in the opinion of the Editors and Editorial Board.