ArticleInsect molecular biology2026
Transcriptional responses of Aedes aegypti chemosensory tissues in response to volatile DEET and citronella oil.
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- Transcriptional responses of Aedes aegypti chemosensory tissues in response to volatile DEET and citronella oil.Insect molecular biology · 2026Article
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Abstract
DEET and citronella oil are two of the most widely used mosquito repellents; however, their impact on chemosensory tissues is not fully understood. In their vapour phase, the repellency effect involves the olfactory system, with mosquitoes detecting and responding to diverse odorants through their antennae and mouthparts (maxillary palps and proboscis). In this study, we first performed repellency behavioural assays that indicated both DEET and citronella effectively impaired female Aedes aegypti host-seeking capabilities (i.e. landing on a host and taking a blood meal). We next used RNA sequencing to assess global gene expression changes in Ae. aegypti antennae, mouthparts and headless bodies in response to volatile repellent exposure. The resultant transcriptional changes were considerably greater in the mosquito mouthparts than in the other tissues. The most notable responses in olfactory-related genes to both repellents were the suppressed expression of the three subunits comprising the mosquito CO
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