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J Insect Physiol

Title:		Morphology and physiology of antennal lobe projection neurons in the hawkmoth Agrius convolvuli
Author(s):		Nirazawa T; Fujii T; Seki Y; Namiki S; Kazawa T; Kanzaki R; Ishikawa Y;
Address:		"Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro, Tokyo 153-8904, Japan; Agricultural and Environmental Biology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8567, Japan. Agricultural and Environmental Biology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8567, Japan. Electronic address: takeshi.f0405@gmail.com. Laboratory of Cellular Neurobiology, School of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, 1432-1 Horinouchi, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0392, Japan. Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro, Tokyo 153-8904, Japan. Agricultural and Environmental Biology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8567, Japan"
Journal Title:		J Insect Physiol
Year:		2017
Volume:		20170121
Issue:
Page Number:		214 - 222
DOI:		10.1016/j.jinsphys.2017.01.010
ISSN/ISBN:		1879-1611 (Electronic) 0022-1910 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The neuronal pathways involved in the processing of sex pheromone information were investigated in the hawkmoth Agrius convolvuli (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae), which uses (E,E)-11,13-hexadecadienal (E11,E13-16:Ald) as the single sex pheromone component. We first clarified the anatomical organization of the antennal lobe of A. convolvuli. Subsequently, central neurons in the antennal lobe that responded to E11,E13-16:Ald were identified. The dendritic processes of these neurons were confined within a specific glomerulus (cumulus) in the antennal lobe. The axons of these neurons projected to the inferior lateral protocerebrum and mushroom body calyx. Although the anatomical organization and morphology of individual neurons in A. convolvuli were similar to other species in the superfamily Bombycoidea, the use of cumulus as the single pathway for sex pheromone information processing was characteristic to this species"
Keywords:		"Animals Arthropod Antennae/anatomy & histology/*physiology *Chemotaxis Microscopy, Confocal Moths/anatomy & histology/*physiology Mushroom Bodies/anatomy & histology/*physiology Neurons/cytology/physiology Olfactory Pathways/anatomy & histology/physiology;"
Notes:		"MedlineNirazawa, Takuya Fujii, Takeshi Seki, Yoichi Namiki, Shigehiro Kazawa, Tomoki Kanzaki, Ryohei Ishikawa, Yukio eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2017/01/26 J Insect Physiol. 2017 Apr; 98:214-222. doi: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2017.01.010. Epub 2017 Jan 21"