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Title:		"Genome-Wide Identification of the Gustatory Receptor Gene Family of the Invasive Pest, Red Palm Weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier, 1790)"
Author(s):		Engsontia P; Satasook C;
Address:		"Division of Biological Science, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla 90110, Thailand. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Natural History Museum, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla 90110, Thailand"
Journal Title:		Insects
Year:		2021
Volume:		20210705
Issue:		7
Page Number:		-
DOI:		10.3390/insects12070611
ISSN/ISBN:		2075-4450 (Print) 2075-4450 (Electronic) 2075-4450 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The red palm weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) is a highly destructive pest of oil palm, date, and coconut in many parts of Asia, Europe, and Africa. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has called for international collaboration to develop a multidisciplinary strategy to control this invasive pest. Previous research focused on the molecular basis of chemoreception in this species, particularly olfaction, to develop biosensors for early detection and more effective bait traps for mass trapping. However, the molecular basis of gustation, which plays an essential role in discriminating food and egg-laying sites and chemical communication in this species, is limited because its complete gustatory receptor gene family still has not been characterized. We manually annotated the gene family from the recently available genome and transcriptome data and reported 50 gustatory receptor genes encoding 65 gustatory receptors, including 7 carbon dioxide, 9 sugar, and 49 bitter receptors. This study provides a platform for future functional analysis and comparative chemosensory study. A better understanding of gustation will improve our understanding of this species' complex chemoreception, which is an important step toward developing more effective control methods"
Keywords:		chemoreception gene annotation gustation insect taste receptor oil palm pest;
Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINEEngsontia, Patamarerk Satasook, Chutamas eng SCI601267S/Prince of Songkla University/ SCI590806S/Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University/ Switzerland 2021/08/07 Insects. 2021 Jul 5; 12(7):611. doi: 10.3390/insects12070611"