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Title:		Molecular and neural mechanisms of sex pheromone reception and processing in the silkmoth Bombyx mori
Author(s):		Sakurai T; Namiki S; Kanzaki R;
Address:		"Intelligent Cooperative Systems, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo Meguro-ku, Japan"
Journal Title:		Front Physiol
Year:		2014
Volume:		20140331
Issue:
Page Number:		125 -
DOI:		10.3389/fphys.2014.00125
ISSN/ISBN:		1664-042X (Print) 1664-042X (Electronic) 1664-042X (Linking)
Abstract:		"Male moths locate their mates using species-specific sex pheromones emitted by conspecific females. One striking feature of sex pheromone recognition in males is the high degree of specificity and sensitivity at all levels, from the primary sensory processes to behavior. The silkmoth Bombyx mori is an excellent model insect in which to decipher the underlying mechanisms of sex pheromone recognition due to its simple sex pheromone communication system, where a single pheromone component, bombykol, elicits the full sexual behavior of male moths. Various technical advancements that cover all levels of analysis from molecular to behavioral also allow the systematic analysis of pheromone recognition mechanisms. Sex pheromone signals are detected by pheromone receptors expressed in olfactory receptor neurons in the pheromone-sensitive sensilla trichodea on male antennae. The signals are transmitted to the first olfactory processing center, the antennal lobe (AL), and then are processed further in the higher centers (mushroom body and lateral protocerebrum) to elicit orientation behavior toward females. In recent years, significant progress has been made elucidating the molecular mechanisms underlying the detection of sex pheromones. In addition, extensive studies of the AL and higher centers have provided insights into the neural basis of pheromone processing in the silkmoth brain. This review describes these latest advances, and discusses what these advances have revealed about the mechanisms underlying the specific and sensitive recognition of sex pheromones in the silkmoth"
Keywords:		insect olfaction pheromone-source searching behavior sex pheromone silkmoth;
Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINESakurai, Takeshi Namiki, Shigehiro Kanzaki, Ryohei eng Review Switzerland 2014/04/20 Front Physiol. 2014 Mar 31; 5:125. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2014.00125. eCollection 2014"