Functional evolution of Lepidoptera olfactory receptors revealed by deorphanization of a moth repertoire
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60460709%3A41320%2F17%3A76017" target="_blank" >RIV/60460709:41320/17:76017 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15709" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15709</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15709" target="_blank" >10.1038/ncomms15709</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Functional evolution of Lepidoptera olfactory receptors revealed by deorphanization of a moth repertoire
Original language description
Insects detect their hosts or mates primarily through olfaction, and olfactory receptors (ORs) are at the core of odorant detection. Each species has evolved a unique repertoire of ORs whose functional properties are expected to meet its ecological needs, though little is known about the molecular basis of olfaction outside Diptera. Here we report a pioneer functional analysis of a large array of ORs in a lepidopteran, the herbivorous pest Spodoptera littoralis. We demonstrate that most ORs are narrowly tuned to ubiquitous plant volatiles at low, relevant odorant titres. Our phylogenetic analysis highlights a basic conservation of function within the receptor repertoire of Lepidoptera, across the expansive evolutionary radiation of different major clades. Our study provides a reference for further studies of olfactory mechanisms in Lepidoptera, a historically crucial insect order in olfactory research.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10608 - Biochemistry and molecular biology
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2017
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Nature Communications
ISSN
2041-1723
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
8
Issue of the periodical within the volume
15709
Country of publishing house
CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC
Number of pages
11
Pages from-to
1-11
UT code for WoS article
000402756000001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85020401705