Chemical Recognition Cues in Ant-Aphid Mutualism: Differentiating, Sharing, and Modifying Cuticular Components.

IF 2.2 3区环境科学与生态学 Q4 BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Journal of Chemical Ecology Pub Date : 2025-05-09 DOI:10.1007/s10886-025-01562-w

Jesús Foronda, Laurence Berville, Estefania Rodríguez, Aránzazu Peña, Elfie Perdereau, Mar Montoro, Christophe Lucas, Francisca Ruano

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Aphid-tending ants form mutualistic associations with aphids. During their interactions, aphids and ants use both tactile stimuli and chemical cues to communicate. Recent studies suggest that ants modify the cuticular hydrocarbons of mutualistic aphids they attend, but it is unclear which compounds are implicated in recognition. Thus, we investigated the chemical basis for the discrimination between attended and unattended aphids, Aphis gossypii Glover (Hemiptera: Aphididae), by the ant Tapinoma ibericum (Santschi, 1925) including cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs and non-CHCs) compounds in the analysis. Chemical profiles of 14 colonies of A. gossypii attended by ants for three days were significantly different from those of unattended aphids. These results show that contact with T. ibericum rapidly induces modification of the cuticular profiles of the aphids on which they feed. Moreover, the compounds of unattended aphid A. gossypii also change over time but differ from those of attended aphids. The main compound of the ant cuticle (3,15-di-MeC27), which is highly abundant in attended aphids, was identified as a possible recognition marker, but without forgetting other identified compounds that may also play a predominant role in the ant-aphid mutualistic interactions. These promising compounds represent opportunities for pest control strategies using chemical manipulations.

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蚜虫共生中的化学识别线索：表皮成分的分化、共享和修改。

照料蚜虫的蚂蚁与蚜虫形成共生关系。在它们的相互作用中，蚜虫和蚂蚁使用触觉刺激和化学线索进行交流。最近的研究表明，蚂蚁对它们参与的共生蚜虫的表皮碳氢化合物进行修饰，但尚不清楚哪些化合物与识别有关。因此，我们研究了蚂蚁Tapinoma ibericum （Santschi, 1925）对棉蚜（Aphis gossypii Glover）（半翅目：蚜虫科）进行识别的化学基础，包括对表皮碳氢化合物（CHCs和非CHCs）的分析。有蚂蚁照料3 d的14个棉蚜群落的化学特征与无蚂蚁照料的有显著差异。这些结果表明，与伊比蝇接触会迅速引起其所食蚜虫表皮轮廓的改变。此外，棉蚜的化合物也随时间的变化而变化，但与有照管的蚜虫有所不同。蚂蚁角质层的主要化合物（3,15-di- mec27）在被寄生的蚜虫中含量很高，被确定为可能的识别标记，但也没有忘记其他已确定的化合物，这些化合物也可能在蚜虫的互惠相互作用中发挥主导作用。这些有前景的化合物为利用化学操作控制害虫的策略提供了机会。

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Journal of Chemical Ecology 环境科学-生化与分子生物学

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5.10

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4.30%

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审稿时长

4 months

期刊介绍： Journal of Chemical Ecology is devoted to promoting an ecological understanding of the origin, function, and significance of natural chemicals that mediate interactions within and between organisms. Such relationships, often adaptively important, comprise the oldest of communication systems in terrestrial and aquatic environments. With recent advances in methodology for elucidating structures of the chemical compounds involved, a strong interdisciplinary association has developed between chemists and biologists which should accelerate understanding of these interactions in nature. Scientific contributions, including review articles, are welcome from either members or nonmembers of the International Society of Chemical Ecology. Manuscripts must be in English and may include original research in biological and/or chemical aspects of chemical ecology. They may include substantive observations of interactions in nature, the elucidation of the chemical compounds involved, the mechanisms of their production and reception, and the translation of such basic information into survey and control protocols. Sufficient biological and chemical detail should be given to substantiate conclusions and to permit results to be evaluated and reproduced.