Sensory Biology of Triatomines

TRPA5 encodes a thermosensitive ankyrin ion channel receptor in a triatomine insect

“… 34 , 35 Extensive long-term efforts toward decoding the sensory ecology of triatomines 30 , 36 , 37 have identified olfactory, thermal, and environmentally mediated cues as well as the neuroethology underlying its complex host-seeking behavior. 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 Moreover, the annotated R. prolixus genome 36 and recent transcriptomic studies 45 , 46 , 47 provide detailed profiles of candidate sensory receptor genes, including olfactory, ionotropic, pickpocket, and TRP receptors that can be used to probe the genetic basis of sensory traits. 48 , 49 …”