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
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Antennal transcriptome analysis of odorant-binding proteins and characterization of GOBP2 in the variegated cutworm Peridroma saucia [PDF]
Frontiers in Physiology, 2023 Odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) are expressed at extremely high concentrations in the chemo-sensilla lymph of insects and have long been thought to be crucial for delivering the semiochemicals to the odorant receptors.
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The Odorant-Binding Proteins of the Spider Mite Tetranychus urticae. [PDF]
Int J Mol Sci, 2021 Spider mites are one of the major agricultural pests, feeding on a large variety of plants. As a contribution to understanding chemical communication in these arthropods, we have characterized a recently discovered class of odorant-binding proteins (OBPs)
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Pleiotropic Odorant-Binding Proteins Promote Aedes aegypti Reproduction and Flavivirus Transmission. [PDF]
mBio, 2021 Aedes aegypti is the major vector for many arthropod-borne viral diseases, such as dengue, Zika, and chikungunya viruses. Previous studies suggested that odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) may have diverse physiological functions beyond the olfactory system
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Antennal Enriched Odorant Binding Proteins Are Required for Odor Communication in Glossina f. fuscipes. [PDF]
Biomolecules, 2021 Olfaction is orchestrated at different stages and involves various proteins at each step. For example, odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) are soluble proteins found in sensillum lymph that might encounter odorants before reaching the odorant receptors.
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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 ...
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Identification and functional characterization of odorant-binding proteins 69a and 76a of Drosophila suzukii [PDF]
Heliyon, 2021 The fruit fly Drosophila suzukii is a fruit crop pest that causes a severe economic threat to soft summer fruit worldwide. The male sex pheromone, cis-vaccenyl acetate (cVA) has multiple functions in intra-species communication in Drosophila melanogaster,
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Robust olfactory responses in the absence of odorant binding proteins
eLife, 2019 Odorant binding proteins (Obps) are expressed at extremely high levels in the antennae of insects, and have long been believed essential for carrying hydrophobic odorants to odor receptors.
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Evolutionarily conserved odorant-binding proteins participate in establishing tritrophic interactions [PDF]
iScience, 2022 Summary: Attracting herbivores and their natural enemies is a standard method where plant volatiles mediate tritrophic interactions. However, it remains unknown whether the shared attraction has a shared chemosensory basis.
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Symbiont-induced odorant binding proteins mediate insect host hematopoiesis
eLife, 2017 Symbiotic bacteria assist in maintaining homeostasis of the animal immune system. However, the molecular mechanisms that underlie symbiont-mediated host immunity are largely unknown.
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