Olfactory proteins as targets for enhanced codling moth control
Author: Stephen F. Garczynski
Published: 2014
Summary: The objectives of this project were: 1) Express and characterize proteins involved in codlemone detection. 2) Determine which odorant binding proteins, nerve membrane receptors, and odorant degrading enzymes are involved in the codlemone signaling pathway using in vitro protein expression and binding assays. 3) Determine expression of olfactory protein gene transcripts and detect GOBP that are expressed in antennae using immunofluorescent detection methods. 4) Determine if codlemone signaling can be disrupted using various odorant degrading enzyme inhibitors and parapheromones in flight tunnel studies.
