Pheromonal receptor of spodoptera littoralis and identification of natural ligand of said receptor and uses thereof
AssigneesInstitut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Sorbonne Universite, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
InventorsEmmanuelle Jacquin-Joly, Arthur De Fouchier, Nicolas Montagne
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Abstract
The invention relates to a novel olfactory/pheromonal receptor (SlitOR5) of Spodoptera littoralis (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) and the identification of the natural ligand of Slit OR5 and uses thereof.
Claims10
A method for determining whether a candidate agent is a ligand of an isolated polypeptide which comprises an amino acid sequence having more than 60%, preferably more than 80%, identity with the amino acid sequence of SlitOR5 from Spodoptera littoralis defined in SEQ ID NO:1, said method comprising the steps of:
- contacting a host cell genetically engineered with an isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding said polypeptide or with a vector comprising said isolated nucleic acid molecule or cell extract from said cells or insect organisms genetically engineered to express said isolated polypeptide with the candidate agent under conditions permitting binding of said candidate agent to said SlitOR5 polypeptide, in the presence or in the absence of Z9,E11-14:Oac,
- detecting the presence of any such ligand bound specifically to said SlitOR5 polypeptide
- and measuring if this binding is a competitive binding, an uncompetitive binding or a non-competitive binding.
A method of identifying an antagonist or inverse agonist of the signaling activity of an isolated polypeptide which comprises an amino acid sequence having more than 60%, preferably more than 80%, identity with the amino acid sequence of SlitOR5 from Spodoptera littoralis defined in SEQ ID NO:1, comprising:
- a) contacting said SlitOR5 polypeptide with Z9,E11-14:OAc in the presence or in the absence of a candidate agent or a sample containing a candidate agent under conditions permitting the binding of said Z9,E11-14:OAc to said SlitOR5 polypeptide;
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- b) measuring the binding of said SlitOR5 polypeptide to said Z9,E11-14:OAc or a signaling activity of said SlitOR5 polypeptide,
- c) comparing the binding or the signaling activity in the presence of said candidate agent or sample with the binding, respectively the signaling activity, in the absence of said agent or sample.
A method of identifying an agonist of the signaling activity of a an isolated polypeptide which comprises an amino acid sequence having more than 60%, preferably more than 80%, identity with the amino acid sequence of SlitOR5 from Spodoptera littoralis defined in SEQ ID NO:1, said method comprising:
- a) contacting said SlitOR5 polypeptide with a candidate agent or a sample containing a candidate agent;
- b) measuring a signaling activity of said SlitOR5 polypeptide in the presence of said agent or sample;
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- c) comparing said activity measured in the presence of said agent or sample to said activity measured in a reaction in which said SlitOR5 polypeptide is contacted with Z9,E11-14:OAc.
A kit comprising an isolated SlitOR5 polypeptide which comprises an amino acid sequence having more than 60%, preferably more than 80%, identity with the amino acid sequence of SlitOR5 from Spodoptera littoralis defined in SEQ ID NO:1 or an isolated polynucleotide encoding said SlitOR5 polypeptide or a cell genetically engineered with an isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding said polypeptide or with a vector comprising said isolated nucleic acid molecule, with or without Z9,E11-14:OAc, and packaging materials therefore.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.