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Research Project: Integrated Approach to Manage the Pest Complex on Temperate Tree Fruits

Location: Temperate Tree Fruit and Vegetable Research

Title: Editorial: chemosensory receptor systems of invertebrates, from expression to function: protein targeting, interactions with ligands, pharmacology, and pest management strategies

Author
item CATTANEO, ALBERTO - Swedish University Of Agricultural Sciences
item Walker, William

Submitted to: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Publication Type: Literature Review
Publication Acceptance Date: 2/13/2024
Publication Date: 2/23/2024
Citation: Cattaneo, A.M., Walker Iii, W.B. 2024. Editorial: chemosensory receptor systems of invertebrates, from expression to function: protein targeting, interactions with ligands, pharmacology, and pest management strategies. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2024.1382933.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2024.1382933

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: The concept of chemical sensing by organisms describes the process of multiple mechanisms based on the binomial compound-receptor interaction, involved in complex interconnections: from the opening of ligand-gated ion channels to triggering molecular signaling interactions on the plasma membrane and the cytoplasm. Among the protostome invertebrates, it is still common to distinguish taste from olfaction; however, in reality, it is more appropriate to break this distinction considering various lines of evidence for adaptation of the receptors involved in these "two senses" from more-primitive chemical sensors. Despite that some protostomes are bigger and others smaller, they are all complex chemosensory entities: the given abundance and variability among the classes of protostomes’ chemoreceptors make these invertebrates outstanding models to advance evolutionary, physiological and molecular discoveries, to shed light on various functional mechanisms of chemical sensing. In this research topic, we intended to challenge the binomial distinction of “taste” and “olfaction” by proposing a broader "vision" of the chemosensory modalities of the invertebrates, seeking to explore cytological and physiological mechanisms associated with the expression of both odorant and taste chemoreceptors, independent from their expression or interaction with the external environment.