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Heterogeneous expression of the ammonium transporter AgAmt in chemosensory appendages of the malaria vector, Anopheles gambiae.
Ye, Zi; Liu, Feng; Sun, Huahua; Barker, Mackenzie; Pitts, R Jason; Zwiebel, Laurence J.
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  • Ye Z; Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37235, USA.
  • Liu F; Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37235, USA.
  • Sun H; Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37235, USA.
  • Barker M; Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, 23507, USA.
  • Pitts RJ; Department of Biology, Baylor University, Waco, TX, 76706, USA.
  • Zwiebel LJ; Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37235, USA. Electronic address: l.zwiebel@vanderbilt.edu.
Insect Biochem Mol Biol ; 120: 103360, 2020 05.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32126276
Ammonia is one of the principal kairomones originating from human and other animal emanations and in that context, plays an essential role in the host-seeking behaviors of the malaria vector mosquito Anopheles gambiae. Nevertheless, despite its importance in directing host-seeking, the mechanisms underlying ammonia detection in the mosquito olfactory system remains largely unknown. In addition to ongoing efforts to identify and characterize the molecular receptors that underlie ammonia sensitivity, previous studies have revealed a prominent role for ammonium transporters (Amt) in modulating antennal and behavioral responses in Drosophila melanogaster and An. gambiae. In the former, localization of DmAmt in antennal sensilla to auxiliary cells surrounding the ammonia sensory neurons led to the hypothesis that its role was to clear excess ammonium ions in the sensillar lymph. In the latter, RT-PCR and heterologous expression have been used to examine the expression and functional characteristics of the An. gambiae ammonium transporter, AgAmt. We now employ advanced transgenic tools to comprehensively examine AgAmt spatial localization across the peripheral chemosensory appendages in larvae and adult female An. gambiae. In the larval antennae, AgAmt appears localized in both neuronal and auxiliary cells. In contrast to D. melanogaster, in the adult antennae, AgAmt-derived signals are observed in both non-neuronal auxiliary cells and in sensory neurons in ammonia-responsive basiconic and coeloconic sensilla. In the maxillary palps, labella, and tarsi, AgAmt appears restricted to sensory neurons. We have also characterized the responses to ammonia of adult antennal coeloconic sensilla and maxillary palp capitate pegs revealing a correlation between sensillar AgAmt expression and ammonia sensitivity. Taken together, these data suggest that AgAmt may play heterogeneous roles in the adult and larval chemosensory apparatus and potentially broad utility as a supra-receptor target in mosquito control.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Proteínas de Insectos / Proteínas de Transporte de Catión / Compuestos de Amonio / Anopheles Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies Límite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: Insect Biochem Mol Biol Asunto de la revista: BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR / BIOQUIMICA Año: 2020 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Reino Unido

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Proteínas de Insectos / Proteínas de Transporte de Catión / Compuestos de Amonio / Anopheles Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies Límite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: Insect Biochem Mol Biol Asunto de la revista: BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR / BIOQUIMICA Año: 2020 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Reino Unido