Mosquito receptor for human-sweat odorant

摘要: Female Anopheles mosquitoes, the world's most important vector of Plasmodium falciparum malaria, locate their human hosts primarily through olfactory cues1, but molecular mechanisms that underlie this recognition are a mystery. Here we show gambiae protein AgOr1, female-specific member family putative odorant receptors2,3, responds to component sweat. Compounds designed activate or block receptors type could function as attractants for trapping mosquitoes insect repellents in helping control and other pests.