Neuronal odor coding in the larval sensory cone of Anopheles coluzzii: Complex responses from a simple system

• DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109555
• Publication Date: 2021-08-17T14:47:42Z
• Authors: Huahua Sun; Feng Liu; Adam P. Baker; H. Willi Honegger; Georg Raiser; Laurence J. Zwiebel
• Keywords: Aquatic insect

Anopheles mosquitoes are the sole vectors of malaria. Although adult females directly responsible for disease transmission and accordingly have been extensively studied, survival pre-adult larval stages is vital. Mosquito larvae utilize a spectrum chemosensory other cues to navigate their aquatic habitats avoid predators search food. Here we examine olfactory responses, in which peripheral components associated with antennal sensory cone. Larval behavior cone responses volatile stimuli coluzzii demonstrate particularly tuned alcohols, thiazoles, heterocyclics, these can be assigned discrete groups neurons distinctive profiles. These studies reveal that anopheline actively sample odors above via highly sophisticated system sensitive broad range compounds significant behavioral relevance.