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SUBMITTER: Luo M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6488165 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Luo Mei M Zhou Xiao-Cao XC Wang Zinan Z Chen Jun-Xian JX Chung Henry H Wei Hong-Yi HY
Journal of insect science (Online) 20190301 2
Pheromonal communication is important in insect mate finding and reproduction. Identifying components of pest insect pheromone system is a first step to disrupt pest insect reproduction. In this study, we identified and cloned the pheromone biosynthesis activating neuropeptide receptor (PBANR) from the Asian corn borer, Ostrinia furnacalis (Guenée) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), which is one of the most damaging pests of corn and other crops in parts of Asia and Australia. The O. furnacalis PBANR (Os ...[more]