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Title:A mannitol/sorbitol receptor stimulates dietary intake in Tribolium castaneum
Author(s):Takada T; Sato R; Kikuta S;
Address:"Graduate School of Bio-Applications and Systems Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan"
Journal Title:PLoS One
Year:2017
Volume:20171012
Issue:10
Page Number:e0186420 -
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186420
ISSN/ISBN:1932-6203 (Electronic) 1932-6203 (Linking)
Abstract:"In insects, perception of chemical stimuli is involved in the acceptance or rejection of food. Gustatory receptors (Grs) that regulate external signals in chemosensory organs have been found in many insects. Tribolium castaneum, a major pest of stored products, possesses over 200 Gr genes. An expanded repertoire of Gr genes appears to be required for diet recognition in species that are generalist feeders; however, it remains unclear whether T. castaneum recognizes a suite of chemicals common to many products or whether its feeding is activated by specific chemicals, and whether its Grs are involved in feeding behavior. It is difficult to determine the food preferences of T. castaneum based on dietary intake due to a lack of appropriate methodology. This study established a novel dietary intake estimation method using gypsum, designated the TribUTE (Tribolium Urges To Eat) assay. For this assay, T. castaneum adults were fed a gypsum block without added organic compounds. Sweet preference was determined by adding sweeteners and measuring the amount of gypsum in the excreta. Mannitol was the strongest activator of T. castaneum dietary intake. In a Xenopus oocyte expression, TcGr20 was found to be responsible for mannitol and sorbitol responses, but not for responses to other tested non-volatile compounds. The EC50 values of TcGr20 for mannitol and sorbitol were 72.6 mM and 90.6 mM, respectively, suggesting that TcGr20 is a feasible receptor for the recognition of mannitol at lower concentrations. We used RNAi and the TribUTE assay to examine whether TcGr20 expression was involved in mannitol recognition. The amounts of excreta in TcGr20 dsRNA-injected adults decreased significantly, despite the presence of mannitol, compared to control adults. Taken together, our results indicate that T. castaneum adults recognized mannitol/sorbitol using the TcGr20 receptor, thereby facilitating the dietary intake of these compounds"
Keywords:"Animals *Diet Gene Expression/drug effects Insect Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors/classification/genetics/*metabolism Mannitol/pharmacology Oocytes/drug effects/physiology Patch-Clamp Techniques Phylogeny RNA Interference RNA, Double-Stranded/metabolism;"
Notes:"MedlineTakada, Tomoyuki Sato, Ryoichi Kikuta, Shingo eng 2017/10/13 PLoS One. 2017 Oct 12; 12(10):e0186420. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186420. eCollection 2017"

 
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