| Title: | "Evolution of noctuid pheromone binding proteins: identification of PBP in the black cutworm moth, Agrotis ipsilon" |
| Address: | "Institute of Physiology, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstrasse 30, Stuttgart 70593, Germany. jfp@uni-hohenheim.de" |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0965-1748(01)00172-2 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 0965-1748 (Print) 0965-1748 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Male black cutworm moths (Agrotis ipsilon, Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea, Noctuidae), which are attracted by a three-component pheromone blend ((Z)-7-dodecenyl acetate, Z7-12:Ac; (Z)-9-tetradecenyl acetate, Z9-14:Ac; (Z)-11-hexadecenyl acetate, Z11-16:Ac), express diverse antennal pheromone binding proteins (PBPs). Two PBP isoforms (Aips-1 and Aips-2) that show 46% identity were cloned from antennal cDNA of male A. ipsilon. The protein Aips-1 displays a high degree of identity (70-95%) with PBPs of other noctuiids, but shows only 42-65% identity with the PBPs of more phylogenetically distant species. The other protein, Aips-2, represents a distinct group of PBP that includes proteins from Sphingidae and Yponomeutidae. These differences observed suggest that each of the two PBPs may be tuned to a specific pheromone ligand" |
| Keywords: | "Amino Acid Sequence Animals Base Sequence Carrier Proteins/*genetics/metabolism Cloning, Molecular DNA, Complementary/genetics Evolution, Molecular Insect Proteins/*genetics/metabolism Male Molecular Sequence Data Moths/*genetics/metabolism Pheromones/met;" |
| Notes: | "MedlinePicimbon, J F Gadenne, C eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2002/07/12 Insect Biochem Mol Biol. 2002 Aug; 32(8):839-46. doi: 10.1016/s0965-1748(01)00172-2" |
