| Insect chemosensory proteins are small soluble proteins expressed in various insect species, which are
believed to be involved in chemosensory communication. In this study, based on the successful transcriptome
sequencing in Phenacoccus solenopsis, we identified 12 putative chemosensory protein (CSPs) genes namely
PsolCSP1-PsolCSP12, respectively. With 10%-50% similarities to Lepidoptera, Hymenoptera and Hemiptera, these
genes had high homology with the reported CSPs in other insects, which demonstrated the highly conservative of
CSPs different species. The results are helpful for further research on molecular structure and function of CSPs in P.
solenopsis. |
