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CRISPR/Cas9-mediated PBP1 and PBP3 mutagenesis induced significant reduction in electrophysiological response to sex pheromones in male Chilo suppressalis.
Insect science - 1 Jun 2019
Dong Xiao-Tong, Liao Hui, Zhu Guan-Heng, Khuhro Sajjad Ali, Ye Zhan-Feng, Yan Qi, Dong Shuang-Lin
Abstract excerpt
Pheromone-binding proteins (PBPs) are thought to bind and transport sex pheromones onto the olfactory receptors on the dendrite membrane of olfactory neurons, and thus play a vital role in sex pheromone perception. However, the function of PBPs has rarely been demonstrated in vivo. In this study, two PBPs (PBP1 and PBP3) of Chilo suppressalis, one of the most notorious pyralid pests, were in vivo functionally...
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