Evidence for Bxy-npr-21 on controlling juveniles’ growth and modulating male sexual arousal: from molecules to behaviors

Abstract

Bursaphelenchus xylophilus is considered a quarantine plant nematode species, that causes major damage to pine ecosystems globally. However, there are few reports on the identification and function of the sex pheromone receptors involved in mating. The function of Bxy-npr-21 as a potential sex pheromone receptor gene was verified from molecules to behaviors in this study.