The evolutionary origins of the three major families of chemoreceptors in arthropods—the
odorant receptor (OR), gustatory receptor (GR), and ionotropic receptor (IR) families …

Sleeping sickness, also known as human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), is a neglected
disease that impacts 70 million people living in 1.55 million km2 in sub-Saharan Africa …

Abstract Background Tsetse flies (Glossina sp.) are the vectors of human and animal
trypanosomiasis throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Tsetse flies are distinguished from other …

Ionotropic receptors (IRs) are a highly divergent subfamily of ionotropic glutamate receptors
(iGluR) and are conserved across Protostomia, a major branch of the animal kingdom that …

Background Drosophila suzukii differs from other melanogaster group members in their
proclivity for laying eggs in fresh fruit rather than in fermenting fruits. Olfaction and gustation …

The oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae), is one of the most destructive
pests throughout tropical and subtropical regions in Asia. This insect displays remarkable …

Background Chemoreception is crucial for insect fitness, underlying for instance food-, host-,
and mate finding. Chemicals in the environment are detected by receptors from three …

Tsetse fly exhibit species-specific olfactory uniqueness potentially underpinned by
differences in their chemosensory protein repertoire. We assessed 1) expansions of …

Three Tomicus bark beetles (T. yunnanensis, T. brevipilosus and T. minor) coexist in the
trunks of Pinus yunnanensis but possess relatively independent spatio-temporal ecological …

Olfaction is orchestrated at different stages and involves various proteins at each step. For
example, odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) are soluble proteins found in sensillum lymph …