The 40-Year Mystery of Insect Odorant-Binding Proteins [PDF]
Biomolecules, 2021 The survival of insects depends on their ability to detect molecules present in their environment. Odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) form a family of proteins involved in chemoreception.
Karen Rihani +2 more
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Recent Insights into Insect Olfactory Receptors and Odorant-Binding Proteins [PDF]
Insects, 2022 Human and insect olfaction share many general features, but insects differ from mammalian systems in important ways. Mammalian olfactory neurons share the same overlying fluid layer in the nose, and neuronal tuning entirely depends upon receptor ...
Tal Soo Ha, Dean P. Smith
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Odorant Binding Proteins (OBPs) and Odorant Receptors (ORs) of Anopheles stephensi: Identification and comparative insights. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2022 Anopheles stephensi is an important vector of malaria in the South Asia, the Middle East, and Eastern Africa. The olfactory system of An. stephensi plays an important role in host-seeking, oviposition, and feeding.
Zeeshan Zafar +5 more
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Roles of insect odorant binding proteins in communication and xenobiotic adaptation. [PDF]
Front Insect Sci, 2023 Odorant binding proteins (OBPs) are small water-soluble proteins mainly associated with olfaction, facilitating the transport of odorant molecules to their relevant receptors in the sensillum lymph. While traditionally considered essential for olfaction,
Abendroth JA, Moural TW, Wei H, Zhu F.
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iOBPdb A Database for Experimentally Determined Functional Characterization of Insect Odorant Binding Proteins. [PDF]
Sci Data, 2023 Odorant binding proteins (OBPs) are extra-cellular proteins that solubilize and transport volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Thousands of OBPs have been identified through genome sequencing, and hundreds have been characterized by fluorescence ligand ...
Shukla S +4 more
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Antennal Transcriptome Analysis of Olfactory Genes and Characterization of Odorant Binding Proteins in Odontothrips loti (Thysanoptera: Thripidae). [PDF]
Int J Mol Sci, 2023 To identify odors in complex environments accurately, insects have evolved multiple olfactory proteins. In our study, various olfactory proteins of Odontothrips loti Haliday, an oligophagous pest that primarily affects Medicago sativa (alfalfa), were ...
Liu Y, Luo Y, Du L, Ban L.
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Two Antenna-Enriched Odorant Binding Proteins in Dioryctria abietella Tuned to General Odorants and Insecticides [PDF]
Insects, 2022 Simple Summary Dioryctria abietella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) is a destructive forest pest that feeds on the shoots and cones of Pinaceae plants. The reception of host volatiles and toxic compounds can be mediated via odorant binding proteins (OBPs ...
Wu C, Yin N, Guo Y, Wang Z, Liu N.
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Genome-Wide Analysis of Odorant-Binding Proteins and Chemosensory Proteins in the Bean bug Riptortus pedestris. [PDF]
Front Physiol, 2022 Insects have sensitive olfactory systems to interact with environment and respond to the change in host plant conditions. Key genes in the system can be potential targets for developing new and efficient pest behaviour control methods.
Li JB +9 more
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Odorant-Binding Proteins and Chemosensory Proteins in Spodoptera frugiperda: From Genome-Wide Identification and Developmental Stage-Related Expression Analysis to the Perception of Host Plant Odors, Sex Pheromones, and Insecticides. [PDF]
Int J Mol Sci, 2023 Spodoptera frugiperda is a worldwide generalist pest with remarkable adaptations to environments and stresses, including developmental stage-related behavioral and physiological adaptations, such as diverse feeding preferences, mate seeking, and ...
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Binding Affinity Characterization of Four Antennae-Enriched Odorant-Binding Proteins From Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). [PDF]
Front Physiol, 2022 Harmonia axyridis is an important natural enemy that consumes many agricultural and forestry pests. It relies on a sensitive olfactory system to find prey and mates.
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