Scientia Agricultura Sinica ›› 2015, Vol. 48 ›› Issue (4): 796-803.doi: 10.3864/j.issn.0578-1752.2015.04.17

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Expression and Localization Analysis of the Odorant Receptor Gene Orco in Drones Antennae of Apis cerana cerana

ZHAO Hui-ting1, GAO Peng-fei2, ZHANG Gui-xian2, TIAN Song-hao2, YANG Shan-shan2,  MENG Jiao2, JIANG Yu-suo2   

  1. 1山西农业大学生命科学学院,山西太谷 030801
    2山西农业大学动物科技学院,山西太谷 030801
  • Received:2014-08-27 Online:2015-02-16 Published:2015-02-16

Abstract: 【Objective】 Insect odorant receptors (Ors) adopt a ligand-gated ion channel signal transduction mechanism primarily in olfaction recognition process. This ion channel is formed by a unique Orco protein with a common Ors which are combined to a heterodimer. Odorant receptors coreceptor (Orco) is an unique family, which shares highly conserved gene sequence among different insects and plays a key role in regulating insect behavior. The objective of this study is to research the expression character of Orco in drones of Apis cerana cerana based on the former relevant study in worker bees. 【Method】 Five different tissues of antennae, heads (without antennae), thoraces, abdomens and legs from 1-day-old drones, and the larvae, pupae and antennae of adults at different developmental stages were collected. Total RNA of each sample was extracted, and the expression profiles of the Orco in different tissues and at different developmental stages were examined by real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR). Antennae from 1-day-old drones were dissected and the frozen slides were prepared and the digoxigenin-labelled oligonucleotide probes were synthesized. The cellular localization in antennae was detected by in situ hybridization. 【Result】 qPCR results showed that the expression of Orco mRNA in different tissues were antenna>head>leg>abdomen>thorax, and it was about 100 times more abundant in antenna than in head. Orco transcripts were detected at all development stages of drones. The expression levels were very low in larval and pupal periods, increased after eclosion, then maintained a higher level during and after sexual maturity stage of drones. Combining with the former data got from the qPCR of worker bees, it showed that the expression level of Orco was significantly higher in drones than in workers. Localization test showed that Orco were largely expressed in neuronal cells of sensilla trihodea and sensilla placodea in antennae. 【Conclusion】 This study displayed the odorant receptor gene Orco was predominantly expressed in antennae of drones and the expression reached its peak when drones grow to sexual maturity. In addition, it was speculated combining the results of previous research that Orco expression biased in male sexually of A. cerana cerana.

Key words: Apis cerana cerana, odorant receptor, expression profiling, localization analysis

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