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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
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Voignac, D., Sar-Shalom, Paltiel Y., Shoseyov O., Bohbot, J.D.

PNAS Nexus 2, pgad069  
2022

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

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

​The emergence of insect odorant receptor-based biosensors
​Bohbot, J.D. & Vernick, S.
Biosensors, 10(3), 26.
2019

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

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. 
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Journal of Medical Entomology. (doi: 10.1093/jme/tjx059)​
2016

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

​​The narrowing olfactory landscape of insect odorant receptors
​Bohbot, J.D. & Pitts, R.J.
​Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 3:39.
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2014

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

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

Selectivity of olfactory receptors in insects
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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

Conservation of indole responsive odorant receptors in mosquitoes reveals an ancient olfactory trait
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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.
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2010

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

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

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

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

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

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.​

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.​
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