In addition to cryptochrome 2, magnetic particles with olfactory co-receptor are important for magnetic orientation in termites

Yongyong Gao; Ping Wen; Ring T. Cardé; Huan Xu; Qiuying Huang

doi:10.1038/s42003-021-02661-6

Communications Biology (Sep 2021)

In addition to cryptochrome 2, magnetic particles with olfactory co-receptor are important for magnetic orientation in termites

Yongyong Gao,
Ping Wen,
Ring T. Cardé,
Huan Xu,
Qiuying Huang

Affiliations

Yongyong Gao: Hubei Insect Resources Utilization and Sustainable Pest Management Key Laboratory, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University
Ping Wen: CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ring T. Cardé: Department of Entomology, University of California Riverside
Huan Xu: Hubei Insect Resources Utilization and Sustainable Pest Management Key Laboratory, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University
Qiuying Huang: Hubei Insect Resources Utilization and Sustainable Pest Management Key Laboratory, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02661-6
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Gao et al. analyze the role of magnetoreceptor candidates cryptochrome 2 (Cry2), magnetic particles and olfactory coreceptor (Orco) in magnetic orientation in two termite species. They report that termites use Cry2 for directional preference in white light, magnetic particles in darkness, and Orco participates in termite magnetic orientation under both light and darkness.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

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