Olfactory perception and sex determination of vector mosquitoes

doi:10.12140/j.issn.1000-7423.2021.01.001

Abstract

Abstract:

Mosquitoe is a type of important vector organism. Female mosquitoes can transmit various infectious diseases such as malaria, dengue fever, and epidemic encephalitis B, through sucking blood. Mosquito olfactory perception and sex determination are essential for reproducing and transmitting pathogens and often critical for control of mosquito population density and mosquito-borne diseases. Herein, we review the basic functions, mechanisms, and research advances on olfactory perception and sex determination of vector mosquitoes, in order to provide reference for controlling mosquito population density and mosquito-borne diseases.

Key words: Mosquito, Olfactory perception, Sex determination, Vector control

CLC Number:

R384.11

LIU Tong, WU Yang, LIU Pei-wen, YANG Wen-qiang, JIN Bin-bin, GU Jin-bao, CHEN Xiao-guang. Olfactory perception and sex determination of vector mosquitoes[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY AND PARASITIC DISEASES, 2021, 39(1): 1-7.

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蚊种	基因家族	基因名称	相关行为	参考文献
冈比亚按蚊	ORs	Or1	人体气味	[33]
	IRs	Ir75k	含羧酸的化合物	[34]
	IRs	Ir76b	丁胺探测	[34]
	OBPs	Obp1	驱避剂	[35]
	OBPs	Obp1、3、4、5、20、47	植物驱避剂	[36]
白纹伊蚊	ORs	Or7、Or10、Or88	宿主偏好性	[28]
	OBPs	Obp37、39	气味分子转导	[37]
埃及伊蚊	ORs	Or4	宿主偏好性	[38]
	IRs	Ir8a	乳酸探测	[32]
致倦库蚊	ORs	Or114、117	吸血行为	[39]
	ORs	Or136	驱避剂DEET与茉莉酸甲酯探测	[29]
	OBPs	Obp1	产卵地选择	[40]
	OBPs	Obp5	产卵信息素	[41]

物种	性别决定系统（雌性/雄性）	雄性决定因子	参考文献
冈比亚按蚊	XX/XY	gYG2/Yob^a	[51-52]
斯氏按蚊	XX/XY	Guy1^a	[53-54]
埃及伊蚊	mm/Mm	Nix	[55-56]
白纹伊蚊	mm/Mm	Nix^a	[57-58]
致倦库蚊	mm/Mm	未知	[59]
三带喙库蚊	mm/Mm	未知	[60]
骚扰阿蚊	mm/Mm	未知	[61]