RRC ID 72309
著者 Pang L, Liu Z, Chen J, Dong Z, Zhou S, Zhang Q, Lu Y, Sheng Y, Chen X, Huang J.
タイトル Search performance and octopamine neuronal signaling mediate parasitoid induced changes in Drosophila oviposition behavior.
ジャーナル Nat Commun
Abstract Making the appropriate responses to predation risk is essential for the survival of an organism; however, the underlying mechanisms are still largely unknown. Here, we find that Drosophila has evolved an adaptive strategy to manage the threat from its parasitoid wasp by manipulating the oviposition behavior. Through perception of the differences in host search performance of wasps, Drosophila is able to recognize younger wasps as a higher level of threat and consequently depress the oviposition. We further show that this antiparasitoid behavior is mediated by the regulation of the expression of Tdc2 and Tβh in the ventral nerve cord via LC4 visual projection neurons, which in turn leads to the dramatic reduction in octopamine and the resulting dysfunction of mature follicle trimming and rupture. Our study uncovers a detailed mechanism underlying the defensive behavior in insects that may advance our understanding of predator avoidance in animals.
巻・号 13(1)
ページ 4476
公開日 2022-8-2
DOI 10.1038/s41467-022-32203-5
PII 10.1038/s41467-022-32203-5
PMID 35918358
PMC PMC9345866
MeSH Animals Drosophila* Female Host-Parasite Interactions Neurons Octopamine Oviposition / physiology Wasps* / physiology
IF 12.121
リソース情報
ショウジョウバエ 31348R-4