Hajime Ono

Prof. Hajime Ono


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Academic Career Length

27Years (2000-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 December 2007 in Developmental Cell
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ZMZofeyah McBrayer
Zofeyah McBrayer
HOHajime Ono
Hajime Ono
MSMaryJane Shimell
MaryJane Shimell
JPJean-Philippe Parvy
Jean-Philippe Parvy
RBRobert B. Beckstead
Robert B. Beckstead
MOMichael B. O'COnnor
Michael B. O'COnnor

1 October 2006 in Developmental Biology
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HOHajime Ono
Hajime Ono
KRKim F. Rewitz
Kim F. Rewitz
TSTetsuro Shinoda
Tetsuro Shinoda
KIKyo Itoyama
Kyo Itoyama
APAnna Petryk
Anna Petryk
MOMichael B. O'COnnor
Michael B. O'COnnor

28 October 2014 in Systematic Entomology
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MSMark K. Schutze
Mark K. Schutze
NANidchaya Aketarawong
Nidchaya Aketarawong
WAWeerawan Amornsak
Weerawan Amornsak
KAKaren Armstrong
Karen Armstrong
AAAntonis A. Augustinos
Antonis A. Augustinos
ACAnthony Robert Clarke
Anthony Robert Clarke


1 October 2018 in Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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HMHitomi Miyazaki
Hitomi Miyazaki
JOJun Otake
Jun Otake
HMHidefumi Mitsuno
Hidefumi Mitsuno
KOKatsuhisa Ozaki
Katsuhisa Ozaki
RKRyohei Kanzaki
Ryohei Kanzaki
HOHajime Ono
Hajime Ono
The Oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis, is a highly destructive pest of various fruits. The reproductive and host-finding behaviors of this species are affected by several plant semiochemicals that are perceived through chemosensory receptors. However, the chemosensory mechanisms by which this perception occurs have not been fully elucidated. We conducted RNA sequencing analysis of the chemosensory organs of B. dorsalis to identify the genes coding for chemosensory receptors. We identified 60 olfactory receptors (ORs), 17 gustatory receptors and 23 ionotropic receptors-including their homologs and variants-from the transcriptome of male antennae and proboscises. We functionally analyzed ten ORs co-expressed with the obligatory co-receptor ORCO in Xenopus oocytes to identify their ligands. We tested 24 compounds including attractants for several Bactrocera species and volatiles from the host fruits of B. dorsalis. We found that BdorOR13a co-expressed with ORCO responded robustly to 1-octen-3-ol. BdorOR82a co-expressed with ORCO responded significantly to geranyl acetate, but responded weakly to farnesenes (a mixture of isomers) and linalyl acetate. These four compounds were subsequently subjected to behavioral bioassays. When each of the aforementioned compound was presented in combination with a sphere model as a visual cue to adult flies, 1-octen-3-ol, geranyl acetate, and farnesenes significantly enhanced landing behavior in mated females, but not in unmated females or males. These results suggest that the ORs characterized in the present study are involved in the perception of plant volatiles that affect host-finding behavior in B. dorsalis.