Fig. 9
From: Dop1 enhances conspecific olfactory attraction by inhibiting miR-9a maturation in locusts
A model for Dop1 modulating AC2 expression through mediating the maturation of miR-9a. After binding to dopamine, Dop1 induces the disassociation of the La protein from pre-miR-9a and then the decrease in miR-9a expression. The downregulation of miR-9a abolishes its inhibiting effects on ac2 and upregulates AC2 expression. The increase in AC2 finally induces locust olfactory preference for gregarious volatiles
