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The Journal of Neuroscience, June 15, 2003, 23(12):5370-5380

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Modulation of Early Olfactory Processing by an Octopaminergic Reinforcement Pathway in the Honeybee

Tahira Farooqui,¹ Kellie Robinson,² Harald Vaessin,³ and Brian H. Smith¹

Departments of ¹Entomology, ²Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, and ³Molecular Genetics and Center for Molecular Neurobiology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210

Processing of olfactory information in the antennal lobes of insects and olfactory bulbs of vertebrates is modulated by centrifugal inputs that represent reinforcing events. Octopamine release by one such pathway in the honeybee antennal lobe modulates olfactory processing in relation to nectar (sucrose) reinforcement. To test more specifically what role octopamine plays in the antennal lobe, we used two treatments to disrupt an octopamine receptor from Apis mellifera brain (AmOAR) function: (1) an OAR antagonist, mianserin, was used to block receptor function, and (2) AmOAR double-stranded RNA was used to silence receptor expression. Both treatments inhibited olfactory acquisition and recall, but they did not disrupt odor discrimination. These results suggest that octopamine mediates consolidation of a component of olfactory memory at this early processing stage in the antennal lobe. Furthermore, after consolidation, octopamine release becomes essential for recall, which suggests that the modulatory circuits become incorporated as essential components of neural representations that activate odor memory.

Key words: antennal lobe; octopamine neurotransmission; AmOAR; RNAi; proboscis extension reflex; olfactory memory consolidation; VUMmx1; Apis mellifera

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Received Jan. 31, 2003; revised Mar. 27, 2003; accepted Apr. 8, 2003.

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