A cDNA isolated from female adult heads of Maruca vitrata encodes 197 amino acids including PBAN. Synthetic Mav-PBAN induced pheromone production in the pheromone gland, indicating that this synthetic peptide was biologically functional. Expression of Mav-PBAN cDNA was found in all examined body parts whereas PBAN receptor only in the pheromone gland. Transcriptomic analysis revealed that 191 contigs involved in the pheromone biosynthesis such as PBAN receptor, PBAN, fatty acid transport proteins, acetyl-CoA carboxylases, fatty acid synthases, desaturases (FAD), β-oxidation enzymes, and fatty acyl-CoA reductases (FARs) were identified.

• Wook Hyun Cha(Department of Biology, Kyungsung Universuty)
• Dae-Weon Lee(Department of Biology, Kyungsung Universuty)