摘要
嗅觉对昆虫的生存、繁殖等起着重要的作用。依据家蚕Bombyxmori全基因组序列设计特异引物,扩增得到了两个信息素结合蛋白BmPBP2和BmPBP3基因的cDNA片段。结合已报道的家蚕信息素结合蛋白BmPBP1和两个普通气味结合蛋白BmGOBP的信息,对其基因结构分析表明,这5个基因均由3个外显子组成,具有保守的外显子/内含子边界和典型的6个Cys残基,且3个PBP基因在基因组上串联分布。序列同源性分析表明,BmPBP2和BmPBP3与烟草天蛾的PBP2和PBP3的同源性高达69%和63%。半定量RT-PCR分析结果显示,BmPBP2和BmPBP3基因在成虫触角中特异表达,且雌雄表达水平相当。这些结果表明BmPBP2和BmPBP3可能起着性信息素识别的作用。
Olfaction plays an important role in insect behaviors for survival and reproduction. In this study, we obtained two eDNA fragments encoding two silkworm pheromone binding proteins, named BmPBP2 and BmPBP3, respectively. Together with already reported silkworm PBP1 and two general odorant-binding proteins （GOBPs）, all these five genes, consisting of three exons, have conserved exon/intron boundary and six characteristic cysteines. Of them, the three PBP genes are present in tandem arrays. Homology analysis showed that the BmPBP2 and BmPBP3 had about 69 % and 63 % identity with PBPs from Manduca sexta, respectively. Semi-quantitative RT-PCR analysis indicated that BmPBP2 and BmPBP3 were specific expressed in female and male antennae with the same level. These results show that BmPBP2 and BmPBP3 are possibly involved in pheromone detection and discrimination.
出处
《昆虫学报》
CAS
CSCD
北大核心
2006年第3期355-362,共8页
Acta Entomologica Sinica
基金
国家重点基础研究发展计划(2005CB121000)
科技部"863"项目(2005BA711A07)
国家自然科学基金资助项目(30571407)
关键词
家蚕
嗅觉
气味结合蛋白
信息素结合蛋白
半定量RT-PCR
Bombyx moti
olfaction
odorant-binding protein
pheromone binding proteins
semi-quantitative RT-PCR
