A conserved odorant receptor underpins borneol-mediated repellency in culicine mosquitoes
Y. Vainer, Y. Wang, R. M. Huff, D. Perets, E. Sar-Shalom, E. Yakir, M. Ghaninia, I. V. Coutinho-Abreu, C. Ruiz, D. Rajamanickam, A. Warburg, O. Akbari, P. A. Papathanos, R. Ignell, J. A. Riffell, , J. D. Bohbot
This study identifies a conserved odorant receptor involved in borneol-mediated repellency in culicine mosquitoes by mapping the neural pathway activated by borneol.
bioRxiv · Aug 1, 2023 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology