Insect gustatory system plays a central role in guiding insect feeding behaviors, insect–plant interactions and coevolutions. Gustatory receptors (GRs) form the interface between the insect taste system and their environment. Previously, most studies on insect GRs are focused on Drosophila; much less attention has been paid to Lepidoptera species, which consist of a large number of serious agricultural crop pests. With the exceptional advances in the next generation sequencing (NGS), cellular biology, RNA interference (RNAi), and clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) technologies in recent years, extraordinary progresses have been achieved elucidating the molecular mechanisms of Lepidopteran GRs. In this review, we highlighted these advances, discussed what these advances have revealed and provide our new insights into this field.

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飞蛾和蝴蝶的味道如何？- 鳞翅目味觉受体的分子基础

昆虫味觉系统在指导昆虫摄食行为、昆虫-植物相互作用和协同进化方面起着核心作用。味觉受体 (GRs) 形成昆虫味觉系统与其环境之间的界面。以前，大多数关于昆虫遗传资源的研究都集中在果蝇上。鳞翅目物种由大量严重的农作物害虫组成，但很少受到关注。近年来，随着下一代测序 (NGS)、细胞生物学、RNA 干扰 (RNAi) 和成簇规则间隔短回文重复序列 (CRISPR) 技术的非凡进步，在阐明鳞翅目遗传资源的分子机制方面取得了非凡的进展。在这篇评论中，我们强调了这些进步，