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Cellular and Molecular Roles of Human Odorant-Binding Proteins and Related Lipocalins in Olfaction and Neuroinflammation [PDF]
CellsOlfactory perception depends on soluble proteins in the perireceptor environment that support odorant transport, mucosal protection, and tissue homeostasis.
Juchan Ha +3 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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Frontiers in Physiology, 2018 Recently, two alternative targets in insect periphery nerve system have been explored for environmentally-friendly approaches in insect pest management, namely odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) and odorant receptors (ORs).
Herbert Venthur +3 more
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Odorant-Binding Proteins as Sensing Elements for Odour Monitoring
Sensors, 2018 Odour perception has been the object of fast growing research interest in the last three decades. Parallel to the study of the corresponding biological systems, attempts are being made to model the olfactory system with electronic devices.
Paolo Pelosi, Jiao Zhu, Wolfgang Knoll
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The whole body transcriptome of Coleophora obducta reveals important olfactory proteins [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 Background The tiny casebearer moth Coleophora obducta, an important defoliator of Larix spp., is a major threat to ecological security in north China. Studies have shown that C. obducta is strongly specific to host plants; it is unable complete its life
Dongbai Wang +4 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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Insects, 2021 In predatory ladybirds (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), antennae are important for chemosensory reception used during food and mate location, and for finding a suitable oviposition habitat.
Gabriele Rondoni +5 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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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 ...
Hajjar, Eric +4 more
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Enantiomeric Discrimination in Insects: The Role of OBPs and ORs
Insects, 2022 Olfaction is a complex recognition process that is critical for chemical communication in insects. Though some insect species are capable of discrimination between compounds that are structurally similar, little is understood about how this high level of
Cassie Sims +2 more
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