| Title: | Expression Profiles and Functional Characterization of Chemosensory Protein 15 (HhalCSP15) in the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys |
| Author(s): | Wang Z; Yang F; Sun A; Shan S; Zhang Y; Wang S; |
| Address: | "Beijing Key Laboratory of Environment Friendly Management on Fruit Diseases and Pests in North China, Institute of Plant and Environment Protection, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, China. State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China" |
| DOI: | 10.3389/fphys.2021.721247 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1664-042X (Print) 1664-042X (Electronic) 1664-042X (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Chemosensory proteins (CSPs) have been identified in the sensory tissues of various insect species and are believed to be involved in chemical communication in insects. However, the physiological roles of CSPs in Halyomorpha halys, a highly invasive insect species, are rarely reported. Here, we focused on one of the antennal CSPs (HhalCSP15) and determined whether it was involved in olfactory perception. Reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR) and quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) analysis showed that HhalCSP15 was enriched in nymph and male and female adult antennae, indicating its possible involvement in the chemosensory process. Fluorescence competitive binding assays revealed that three of 43 natural compounds showed binding abilities with HhalCSP15, including beta-ionone (K(i) =11.9+/-0.6muM), cis-3-hexen-1-yl benzoate (K(i) =10.5+/-0.4muM), and methyl (2E,4E,6Z)-decatrienoate (EEZ-MDT; K(i) =9.6+/-0.8muM). Docking analysis supported the experimental affinity for the three ligands. Additionally, the electrophysiological activities of the three ligands were further confirmed using electroantennography (EAG). EEZ-MDT is particularly interesting, as it serves as a kairomone when H. halys forages for host plants. We therefore conclude that HhalCSP15 might be involved in the detection of host-related volatiles. Our data provide a basis for further investigation of the physiological roles of CSPs in H. halys, and extend the olfactory function of CSPs in stink bugs" |
| Keywords: | Halyomorpha halys chemosensory protein electroantennography expression profile fluorescence binding assay molecular docking; |
| Notes: | "PubMed-not-MEDLINEWang, Zehua Yang, Fan Sun, Ang Shan, Shuang Zhang, Yongjun Wang, Shanning eng Switzerland 2021/09/24 Front Physiol. 2021 Sep 6; 12:721247. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2021.721247. eCollection 2021" |
