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Signal transduction in the stimulation of sex pheromone biosynthesis in moths
Author(s) -
Jurenka Russell A.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
archives of insect biochemistry and physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.576
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1520-6327
pISSN - 0739-4462
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1520-6327(1996)33:3/4<245::aid-arch6>3.0.co;2-r
Subject(s) - pheromone , biology , signal transduction , stimulation , biosynthesis , transduction (biophysics) , sex pheromone , neuropeptide , microbiology and biotechnology , mode of action , neuroscience , biochemistry , enzyme , receptor , botany
Abstract Pheromone production in most moths is regulated by pheromone biosynthesis activating neuropeptides (PBAN) produced in the subesophageal ganglion. This paper will review the current concepts related to how PBAN stimulates the pheromone biosynthetic pathway at the level of the pheromone gland cell. Data will be presented using pharmacological compounds that help determine the mode of action of PBAN at the cellular level. Current concepts on the signal transduction pathways involved in PBAN mode of action will be discussed. © 1996 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.