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ArticleNeotropical entomology2014

Molecular Characterization and In Silico Analysis of the Pheromone-Binding Protein of the European Grapevine Moth Lobesia botrana (Denis & Schiffermüller) (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae).

A Mutis, R Palma, H Venthur, P Iturriaga-Vásquez, M Faundez-Parraguez, R Mella-Herrera, D Kontodimas, C Lobos, A Quiroz

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Article in Neotropical entomology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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9 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

A MutisLab de Química Ecológica, Depto de Ciencias Químicas y Recursos Naturales, Univ de La Frontera, Temuco, Araucanía, Chile. ana.mutis@ufrontera.cl.
R PalmaLab Interacciones Insecto-Planta, Instituto de Biología Vegetal y Biotecnología, Univ de Talca, Talca, Chile.
H VenthurLab de Química Ecológica, Depto de Ciencias Químicas y Recursos Naturales, Univ de La Frontera, Temuco, Araucanía, Chile.
P Iturriaga-VásquezLab de Síntesis Orgánica, Depto de Química, Fac de Ciencias, Univ de Chile, Las Palmeras, Santiago, Chile.
M Faundez-ParraguezLab de Síntesis Orgánica, Depto de Química, Fac de Ciencias, Univ de Chile, Las Palmeras, Santiago, Chile.
R Mella-HerreraCenter of Waste Management and Bioenergy, Scientific and Technological Bioresource Nucleus, Univ de La Frontera, Temuco, Araucanía, Chile.
D KontodimasLab of Agricultural Entomology, Dept of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, Kifissia, Greece.
C LobosPrograma Moscas de la Fruta, División de Protección Agrícola y Forestal, Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero (SAG), Santiago, Chile.
A QuirozLab de Química Ecológica, Depto de Ciencias Químicas y Recursos Naturales, Univ de La Frontera, Temuco, Araucanía, Chile.
Universidad de La Frontera · CLUniversity of Chile · CLAgriaquaculture Nutritional Genomic Center · CLBenaki Phytopathological Institute · GRUniversity of Talca · CL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The European grapevine moth Lobesia botrana (Denis & Schiffermüller) is an economically important insect in Europe. The species invaded vineyards in Chile, Argentina, and California during 2008-2010 causing severe problems. A major component of the sex pheromone, (E,Z)-7,9-dodecadienyl acetate (E7,Z9-12:Ac), is used in a mating disruption technique when grapevine moth populations are low or to monitor pest numbers. It is thought that these sexual pheromones are blends of volatiles that typically are specific to a species and are transported in the insect antenna by pheromone-binding proteins (PBPs) across the sensillar lymph to the olfactory receptors. Currently, an increasing number of Lepidopteran PBPs are being identified and cloned. However, there are no studies of the olfactory system and of proteins involved in the olfactory perception of L. botrana at the molecular level. In the present study, we report, for the first time, the sequence of a PBP from L. botrana (LbotPBP), which was determined using reverse transcription technology. Homology modeling was used to generate the three-dimensional protein structure. The model suggests that PBP consists of six α-helices as follows: Lys2-Met23 (α1), Thr28-Phe36 (α2), Arg46-Leu59 (α3), His70-Asn80 (α4), Glu84-Asn100 (α5), and Cys108-Lys125 (α6), held together by three disulfide bridges, Cys19-Cys54, Cys50-Cys108, and Cys97-Cys117. Docking simulations based on this model suggested that Trp114 is a key residue in the recognition of acetate pheromones, such as E7,Z9-12:Ac. In silico results in this study are consistent with previous findings in which E7,Z9-12:Ac acts as the most active compound in behavioral and electroantennographic assays.

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AnimalsArgentinaCarrier ProteinsChileComputer SimulationInsect ProteinsMothsPheromonesCarrier ProteinsInsect ProteinsPheromonesAcetate binding site(E,Z)-7,9-dodecadienyl acetatemolecular dockingmolecular modelingpheromone-binding protein

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