Gustatory receptors interact with the serotonin pathway to regulate silkmoth stereotyped courtship behavior
The current study provides the first genetic and phenotypic evidence that GRs modulate male-female courtship in B. mori. Furthermore, the results revealed for the first time that the serotonin pathway is associated with GR regulation of courtship behavior in insects.
Authors
- Mengdan Chen
- Qi He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7336-8418)
- Anjiang Tan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2431-6168)
- Xiaojing Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1723-3292)
- Jialong Lei
- Qi Yan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0400-5293)
- Zhongjie Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1331-6624)
- Dalin Zhu
- Chenxin Sun
- Shuanglin Dong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3274-3944)
Institutions
- Nanjing Agricultural University (CN)
- Jiangsu University of Science and Technology (CN)
- Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CN)
- Sericultural Research Institute (CN)
- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Biology
- Published
- 2025-08-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-025-02352-2
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.82
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Jiangsu University
- Government of Jiangsu Province
- Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province
- Jiangsu University of Science and Technology
- Jiangsu Association for Science and Technology