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Articles

2025

Comparative chemosensory mechanisms underlying larval foraging and competitive advantage in Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti
Perets, D., Ke, H., Campli, G., Sar-Shalom, E., Krsticevic, F., Yakir, E., Waterhouse, R.M., Wang, Y., Papathanos, P.A., Bohbot, J.D.
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.06.07.658027v1

Hot Breath, Quick Exit: Aphids Flee Mammalian Heat via TRPA1
Wang, B., Yang, L., Wei, J., Huang, T., Zhang, B., Bohbot, J., Wang, G.
SCIENCE CHINA Life Sciences

2024

The dual coding of a single sex pheromone receptor in Asian honeybee Apis cerana
Ke, H., Bohbot, J.D., Chi, Y., Duan, S., Ma, X., Ren B., Wang, Y.
Communications Biology 7:502

2023

A conserved odorant receptor underpins borneol-mediated repellency in culicine mosquitoes
Vainer, Y.,  Wang, Y., Huff, R.M., Perets, D., Sar-Shalom, E., Yakir, E., Ghaninia, M., Coutinho-Abreu, I.V., Ruiz, C., Rajamanickam, D.,  Warburg, A., Akbari, O., Papathanos, P.A., Ignell, R., Riffell, J.A., Pitts, J., Bohbot, J.D.
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.08.01.548337v3.article-info

A sucrose-specific receptor in Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) and its putative role in phloem-feeding
​Aidlin Harari, O., Dekel, A., Wintraube, D., Vainer, Y., Mozes-Koch, R., Yakir, E., Malka, E., Morin, S., Bohbot, J.D.
iScience 26, 106752

Mosquito bite prevention through self-assembled cellulose nanocrystals
​Voignac, D., Sar-Shalom, Paltiel Y., Shoseyov O., Bohbot, J.D.
PNAS Nexus 2, pgad069  

2022

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The oviposition cue indole inhibits animal-host attraction in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
​Dekel, A., Sar-Shalom, E., Vainer, Y., Yakir, E., Bohbot, J.D.
Parasites & Vectors, 15:422 

2021

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Identification and functional characterization of olfactory indolergic receptors in Musca domestica
​Pitts, R.J., Huff, R.M., Shih, SJ., Bohbot, J.D.
Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 139.

Identification and functional characterization of olfactory indolergic receptors in Drosophila melanogaster
​Ruel, D.M., Vainer, Y., Yakir, E., Bohbot, J.D.
Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 139.

Volatile allosteric antagonists of mosquito odorant receptors inhibit normal odor-dependent behaviors
​Kythreoti, G., Sdralia, N., Tsitoura, P., Papachristos, D.P., Michaelakis, A., Karras, V., Ruel, R.M., Yakir, Y., Bohbot, J.D., Schulz, S., Iatrou, K. 
Journal of Biological Chemistry, Volume 296, 100172

2020

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​The emergence of insect odorant receptor-based biosensors
​Bohbot, J.D. & Vernick, S.
Biosensors, 10(3), 26.

2019

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The sulcatone receptor of the strict nectar-feeding mosquito Toxorhynchites amboinensis
​Dekel, A., Yakir E., Bohbot, J.D.
Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 111.

The evolutionarily conserved Indolergic receptors of the non-hematophagous elephant mosquito Toxorhynchites amboinensis
​Dekel, A., Yakir E., Bohbot, J.D.
Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 110:45-51.
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Supersensitive odorant receptor underscores pleiotropic roles of indoles in mosquito ecology
Ruel, D.M.L., Yakir, E., Bohbot, J.D. 
Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 12:533.

2017

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Chemosensory responses to the repellent nepeta essential oil and Its major component nepetalactone by the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti, a vector of Zika virus
Sparks, J.T., Bohbot, J.D., Ristić, M., Mišić, D., Skorić, M., Mattoo, A., Dickens, J.C. 
​Journal of Medical Entomology. (doi: 10.1093/jme/tjx059)​

2016

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Evolutionarily conserved odorant receptor function questions ecological context of octenol role in mosquitoes
​​​Dekel, A., Pitts, R.J., Yakir E., Bohbot, J.D. 
Scientific Reports. 6:37330

2015

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​​The narrowing olfactory landscape of insect odorant receptors
​Bohbot, J.D. & Pitts, R.J.
​Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 3:39.​

2014

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The genetics of chemoreception in the labella and tarsi of Aedes aegypti
Sparks, J.T., Bohbot, J.D., Dickens, J.C.
Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 48:8-16.

The maxillary palp of Aedes aegypti, a model of multisensory integration
Bohbot, J.D., Sparks, J.T., Dickens, J.C.
Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 48:29-39.

The future of insect repellent discovery and development
Bohbot, J.D., Strickman, D., Zwiebel, L.J.  
Outlook on Pest Management. 25:265.

Peripheral olfactory signaling in insects
Suh, E., Bohbot, J.D., Zwiebel, L.J. 
Current Opinion in Insect Science. 6:86-92.

2013

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Mini review: mode of action of mosquito repellents
Dickens, J.C. & Bohbot, J.D.
Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 106:3.

Functional development of the octenol response in Aedes aegypti
Bohbot, J.D., Durand, N.F., Vinyard, B.T., Dickens, J.C.
Frontiers in Invertebrate Physiology. 4:39.

2012

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Selectivity of olfactory receptors in insects
​Bohbot, J.D. & Dickens, J.C.
Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 6:29.

Odorant receptor modulation: ternary paradigm for mode of action of insect repellents
​Bohbot, J.D. & Dickens, J.C.
Neuropharmacology. 62:5-6.

2011

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Conservation of indole responsive odorant receptors in mosquitoes reveals an ancient olfactory trait
​Bohbot, J.D., Jones, P.L., Wang, G., Pitts, R.J., Pask, G.M., Zwiebel, L.J.
Chemical Senses. 36:149-160.

Multiple activities of insect repellents on odorant receptors in mosquitoes
​Bohbot, J.D., Fu, L., Le, T.C., Chauhan, K.R., Cantrell, C.L., Dickens, J.C.
Medical and Veterinary Entomology. 25:4.​

2010

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Distinct olfactory signaling mechanisms in the malaria vector mosquito Anopheles gambiae
Liu, C., Pitts, R.J., Bohbot, J.D., Jones, P.L., Zwiebel, L.J. 
PLoS Biology. 8:8.

Insect repellents: modulators of mosquito odorant receptor activity
Bohbot, J.D. & Dickens, J.C. 
PLoS ONE. 5:8 e12138.

2009

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Characterization of an enantioselective odorant receptor in the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti
Bohbot, J.D. & Dickens, J.C.
PLoS ONE. 4:9 e7032.

2007

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Sensory cell proliferation within the olfactory epithelium of developing adult Manduca sexta (Lepidoptera)
Franco, M.D., Bohbot, J., Fernandez, K., Hanna, J., Poppy, J., Vogt, R.G.
PLoS ONE. 2(2): e215.

Molecular characterization of the Aedes aegypti odorant receptor gene family
Bohbot, J., Pitts, J.R., Kwon, H.K., Rützler, M., Robertson, H.M., Zwiebel, L.J.
Insect Molecular Biology. 16(5), 525–537

2005

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Antennal expressed genes of the yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti L.); Characterization of odorant binding protein 10 and Takeout
​Bohbot, J. & Vogt, R.G.
Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 35:9.​

2000

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Characterization of the general odorant-binding protein 2 in Mamestra brassicae
Jacquin-Joly, E., Bohbot, J., Francois, M.C., Cain, A.H., Nagnan-Le Meillour, P.
European Journal of Biochemistry. 267:22.

1998

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Functional characterization of a new class of odorant-binding proteins in the moth Mamestra brassicae
Bohbot, J., Sobrio, F., Lucas, P., Nagnan-Le Meillour, P.
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 253:2.​

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Book chapters

• Ruel, D.M. & Bohbot, J.D. (2022) The molecular and neural determinants of olfactory behaviour in mosquitoes.  In: Sensory ecology of disease vectors. Edited by Sharon Hill, Rickard Ignell, Claudio Lazzari, Marcelo Lorenzo, Wageningen Academic Publishers. 
• Sparks, J.T., Bohbot, J.D. & Dickens, J.C. (2014) Olfactory disruption: toward controlling important insect vectors of disease. In: Molecular Basis of Olfaction. Edited by Richard Glatz. Prog. Mol. Biol. Transl. Sci. 130:37.
• Dickens, J.C. & Bohbot, J.D. (2014) Neuromolecular basis of repellent action. In: Insects Repellents Handbook”, 2nd Edition. Edited by Debboun, M., Frances, S.P., Strickman, D. CRC Press. Boca Raton, USA.
• Dickens, J.C., Bohbot, J.D. & Grant, A. (2013) Analysis of Odorant Receptor Protein Function in the Yellow Fever Mosquito, Aedes aegypti. In: Basic Methods in Protein Purification and analysis. iConcept Press.
• Bohbot, J.D., Lu, T., Zwiebel, L.J. (2010) Molecular Regulation of Olfaction in Mosquitoes. In: Ecology and Control of Vector-Borne Diseases. In Volume II. Olfaction in Vector Host Interactions. Wageningen Academic Publishers, The Netherlands.
• Bohbot, J.D., Pitts, R.J. & Zwiebel, L.J. (2008) Genomics of Invertebrate Olfaction. In: The Senses: A Comprehensive Reference. Elsevier Academic Press, San Diego, USA.​