O-Acyltransferase Genes Involved in the Production of Volatile Sex Pheromones in Caenorhabditis elegans
Xuan Wan, Sarah M Cohen, Yan Yu, Henry H. Le, Heenam Park, Alessandro Groaz, Rachel Moreno, Minyi Tan, Jessica Schneider, Matthew R. Gronquist, Ryoji Shinya, Frank C. Schroeder, Paul W. Sternberg
The paper identifies four O-acetyltransferase genes in C. elegans essential for synthesizing volatile sex pheromones and reveals their dual role in producing both volatile and non-volatile pheromone components.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Jan 7, 2026Peer-reviewedBiochemistry