Characterisation of Bombyx mori odorant-binding proteins reveals that a general odorant-binding protein discriminates between sex pheromone components [PDF]
Journal of Molecular Biology, 2009 In many insect species, odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) are thought to be responsible for the transport of pheromones and other semiochemicals across the sensillum lymph to the olfactory receptors (ORs) within the antennal sensilla.
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The diverse small proteins called odorant-binding proteins [PDF]
Open Biology, 2018 The term ‘odorant-binding proteins (Obps)’ is used to refer to a large family of insect proteins that are exceptional in their number, abundance and diversity. The name derives from the expression of many family members in the olfactory system of insects
Jennifer S. Sun +2 more
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Organization and function of Drosophila odorant binding proteins
eLife, 2016 Odorant binding proteins (Obps) are remarkable in their number, diversity, and abundance, yet their role in olfactory coding remains unclear. They are widely believed to be required for transporting hydrophobic odorants through an aqueous lymph to ...
Nikki K Larter +2 more
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Proteome response of Tribolium castaneum larvae to Bacillus thuringiensis toxin producing strains. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Susceptibility of Tribolium castaneum (Tc) larvae was determined against spore-crystal mixtures of five coleopteran specific and one lepidopteran specific Bacillus thuringiensis Cry toxin producing strains and those containing the structurally unrelated ...
Estefanía Contreras +2 more
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Operating mechanism and molecular dynamics of pheromone-binding protein ASP1 as influenced by pH. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Odorant binding protein (OBP) is a vital component of the olfactory sensation system. It performs the specific role of ferrying odorant molecules to odorant receptors.
Lei Han +6 more
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Kinetics of Odorant Recognition with a Graphene-Based Olfactory Receptor Mimicry
Chemosensors, 2022 Malaria vector mosquito species rely on a handful of specific pheromones for mating; one of them, sulcatone (6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one), is also found in human exudation.
Caroline Bonazza, Klaus Bonazza
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Odorant Binding and Conformational Dynamics in the Odorant-binding Protein [PDF]
Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2006 In mammals, the olfactory epithelium secretes odorant-binding proteins (OBPs), which are lipocalins found freely dissolved in the mucus layer protecting the olfactory neurons. OBPs may act as passive transporters of predominantly hydrophobic odorant molecules across the aqueous mucus layer, or they may play a more active role in which the olfactory ...
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Biotechnological applications of mammalian odorant-binding proteins [PDF]
Critical Reviews in Biotechnology, 2021 The olfactory system of mammals allows the detection and discrimination of thousands of odors from the environment. In mammals, odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) are considered responsible to carry odorant molecules across the aqueous nasal mucus to the olfactory receptors (ORs).
Filipa Gonçalves +3 more
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Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView., 2023 Abstract Representational drift is a phenomenon of increasing interest in the cognitive and neural sciences. While investigations are ongoing for other sensory cortices, recent research has demonstrated the pervasiveness in which it occurs in the piriform cortex for olfaction.
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Functional analysis of general odorant binding protein 2 from the meadow moth, Loxostege sticticalis L. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Odorant binding proteins play a crucial role in transporting semiochemicals across the sensillum lymph to olfactory receptors within the insect antennal sensilla.
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