期刊
JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY
卷 56, 期 8, 页码 854-867出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2010.05.018
关键词
Insect; Biogenic amine; Behaviour; Schistocerca gregaria; Phase transition
资金
- German Research Foundation [GRK837]
- Belgian Science Policy [P6/14]
- Research Foundation of Flanders (FWO-Flanders)
- K.U. Leuven Research Foundation [GOA 2005/09]
- IWT (Instituut voor de aanmoediging van Innovatie door wetenschap en technologie in Vlaanderen)
The biogenic amine octopamine and its biological precursor tyramine are thought to be the invertebrate functional homologues of the vertebrate adrenergic transmitters. Octopamine functions as a neuromodulator, neurotransmitter and neurohormone in insect nervous systems and prompts the whole organism to dynamic action. A growing number of studies suggest a prominent role for octopamine in modulating multiple physiological and behavioural processes in invertebrates, as for example the phase transition in Schistocerca gregaria. Both octopamine and tyramine exert their effects by binding to specific receptor proteins that belong to the superfamily of G protein-coupled receptors. Since these receptors do not appear to be present in vertebrates, they may present very suitable and specific insecticide and acaricide targets. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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