Jothi Kumar Yuvaraj

This study functionally characterizes odorant receptor orthologues in three conifer-feeding beetle species, finding conserved responses to ecologically relevant odors.

The paper functionally characterizes odorant receptors in bark beetles, revealing their specific responses to monoterpenoids from different ecological sources and suggesting neofunctionalization after gene duplication.

The paper identifies and characterizes two odorant receptors in bark beetles, predicting their ligand binding sites and highlighting key residues involved in pheromone recognition.