Kamikouchi lab (Group of Neural Circuit) published a paper in iScience

The neurotransmitters and intracellular signals are the key to control mosquito hearing

Our G30 student in Group of Neural Circuit, YiFeng Xu as well as four other students, published a paper entitled "cAMP-related second messenger pathways modulate hearing function in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes" in iScience on July 24th, 2025 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2025.113202).

They found that receptors of octopamine are found in mosquito ears, and octopamine signaling mediated by a second messenger cAMP modulates hearing function. Since ear frequency tuning is important for mosquito mating, blocking octopamine signaling should interfere with mosquito mating. These findings can contribute to finding new ways to control mosquito-borne diseases. 

You can also see the press release of this work on the Nagoya University Website below (in Japanese only).

https://www.nagoya-u.ac.jp/researchinfo/result/2025/08/post-857.html