Pheromone biosynthesis in bark beetles.
Curr Opin Insect Sci
; 24: 68-74, 2017 12.
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| ID: mdl-29208225
ABSTRACT
Pine bark beetles rely on aggregation pheromones to coordinate mass attacks and thus reproduce in host trees. The structural similarity between many pheromone components and those of defensive tree resin led to early suggestions that pheromone components are metabolic derivatives of ingested precursors. This model has given way to our current understanding that most pheromone components are synthesized de novo. Their synthesis involves enzymes that modify products from endogenous metabolic pathways; some of these enzymes have been identified and characterized. Pheromone production is regulated in a complex way involving multiple signals, including JH III. This brief review summarizes progress in our understanding of this highly specialized metabolic process.
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Feromônios
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Gorgulhos
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Animals
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En
Ano de publicação:
2017
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Article