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J Chem Ecol

Title:		"Genetic basis to divergence of sex pheromones in two closely related moths, Ostrinia scapulalis and O. zealis"
Author(s):		Tabata J; Ishikawa Y;
Address:		"Laboratory of Applied Entomology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan. jtabata@affrc.go.jp"
Journal Title:		J Chem Ecol
Year:		2005
Volume:		31
Issue:		5
Page Number:		1111 - 1124
DOI:		10.1007/s10886-005-4251-3
ISSN/ISBN:		0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Crossing experiments between two closely related moths, Ostrinia scapulalis and O. zealis, were conducted to gain insight into the genetic basis of the divergence of female sex pheromones. The sex pheromone of O. scapulalis comprises (E)-11- and (Z)-11-tetradecenyl acetates (E11 and Z11), and distinct genetic variation is found in the blend of components. This variation is largely controlled by a single autosomal locus with two alleles, AE(sca) and AZ(sca). E-type (AE(sca)AE(sca)) females produce a pheromone with a mean E11:Z11 ratio of 99:1, whereas Z-type (AZ(sca)AZ(sca)) and 1-type (AE(sca)AZ(sca)) females produce a pheromone with a mean of 3:97 and 64:36, respectively. O. zealis is distinctive in that it has a third pheromone component, (Z)-9-tetradecenyl acetate (Z9), in addition to E11 and Z11, and the typical blend ratio is 60:35:5 (Z9:E11:Z11). Our study revealed that Z9 production in O. zealis is mainly regulated by an autosomal recessive gene phr(zea), which is suggested to be involved in the chain-shortening of a pheromone precursor fatty acid, and linked to AE(zea), a gene corresponding to AE(sca) in O. scapulalis. A few mutations in a gene involved in pheromone production could explain the dramatic shift between a two-component pheromone communication system in O. scapulalis and a three-component system in O. zealis"
Keywords:		"Acetates/chemistry Animal Communication Animals *Evolution, Molecular Female Male Moths/*genetics/*physiology Mutation Sex Attractants/*chemistry/*genetics;"
Notes:		"MedlineTabata, Jun Ishikawa, Yukio eng 2005/08/30 J Chem Ecol. 2005 May; 31(5):1111-24. doi: 10.1007/s10886-005-4251-3"