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Identification of chemosensory genes from the antennal transcriptome of Indian meal moth Plodia interpunctella. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
Olfaction plays an indispensable role in mediating insect behavior, such as locating host plants, mating partners, and avoidance of toxins and predators. Olfactory-related proteins are required for olfactory perception of insects.
Xiaojian Jia, Xiaofang Zhang, Hongmin Liu, Rongyan Wang, Tao Zhang   +4 more
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Exploring the Potentiality of Natural Products from Essential Oils as Inhibitors of Odorant-Binding Proteins: A Structure- and Ligand-Based Virtual Screening Approach To Find Novel Mosquito Repellents

ACS Omega, 2019
Odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) are the main olfactory proteins of mosquitoes, and their structures have been widely explored to develop new repellents. In the present study, we combined ligand- and structure-based virtual screening approaches using as a
K. D. da Costa, J. M. Galúcio, C. H. S. da Costa, Amanda Ruslana Santana, Vitor dos Santos Carvalho, L. D. do Nascimento, A. H. Lima e Lima, Jorddy Neves Cruz, C. Alves, J. Lameira   +9 more
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Genome‐wide and gene‐specific DNA methylation across developmental stages in Pogonomyrmex californicus: A socially polymorphic ant

Insect Molecular Biology, EarlyView.
Comparison between developmental stages (larvae, pupae, worker) in Pogonomyrmex californicus revealed significant stage‐specific differences in Gene Body Methylated frequencies. Methylation sites were highly correlated between WGBS and ONT in P. californicus Genome‐wide methylation was low (~3%) and highly clustered within gene bodies (GBM), especially
Tania Chavarria‐Pizarro, Mohammed Errbii, Janina Rinke, Lukas Schrader, Jürgen Gadau   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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. In the silkworm Bombyx mori, the OBPs are subdivided into three main subfamilies; pheromone-binding proteins (PBPs ...
Zhou, J-J., Robertson, G., He, X., Dufour, S. G. L., Hooper, A. M., Pickett, J. A., Keep, N. H., Field, L. M.   +7 more
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Genome and transcriptome‐based identification and expression profiling of chemosensory gene families across developmental stages and tissues in Sirex noctilio (Hymenoptera: Siricidae)

Insect Molecular Biology, EarlyView.
The first draft genome of Sirex noctilio was produced. Fifteen S. noctilio transcriptomes were sequenced to study chemosensory gene expression patterns. SnocOR16 and SnocSNMP1 displayed tissue‐ and sex‐specific expression patterns. Abstract The Sirex woodwasp (Sirex noctilio; Hymenoptera: Siricidae) is among the most destructive invasive pests ...
Alisa Postma, Leandri Klynsmith, Tuan A. Duong, Jeremy Dean Allison, Werner Smidt, Robert M. Waterhouse, Peter Lesny, Jan Philip Oeyen, Malte Petersen, Sebastian Martin, Shanlin Liu, Xin Zhou, Tanja Ziesmann, Alexander Donath, Christoph Mayer, Bernhard Misof, Oliver Niehuis, Ralph S. Peters, Lars Podsiadlowski, Martin P. A. Coetzee, Fourie Joubert, Bernard Slippers   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identification of Candidate Olfactory Genes in the Antennal Transcriptome of Loxostege sticticalis Trapped by Three Different Sex Pheromone Blends

Insects
Insects sense intraspecific or interspecific information about the chemical substances in the habitat through the sensitive olfactory system to carry out foraging, mating, oviposition, and other activities.
Mengke Zhang, Sumei Zhao, Zhiping Xue, Jiaying Sun, Jiangning Hao, Fengzhi Deng, Junxia Huang, Caroline Du, Yongjun Du   +8 more
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Diversity of Odorant-binding Proteins and Chemosensory Proteins in Insects [PDF]

Chemical Senses, 2005
Odour and pheromone perception occurs through a complex series of events, many aspects of which have been elucidated in the most recent years. The discovery of membrane-bound olfactory receptors, both in vertebrates and in insects, and their functional expression in heterologous systems have shown that they can be directly activated by odorant and ...
PELOSI, PAOLO, Calvello M, Ban LP
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Ligand binding and partial characterization of sex-specifically expressed lipocalins of submandibular and lacrimal glands of Syrian hamsters

Scientific Reports
Lipocalins are abundantly expressed secretory proteins that perform diverse roles such as ligand-transport, immunomodulation, cell-signaling, chemical communication etc.
Ved Prakash Dubey, Prabir Kumar De
doaj   +1 more source

Molecular bases of insect odorant receptor function: specificity and evolution

Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 2, Page 1036-1049, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Insect odorant receptors (ORs) are a class of chemoreceptors that insects use to detect volatile cues in their environment. In recent years, major advances in the field of structural biology have made it possible to obtain the first structures of insect ORs.
Zibo Li, Abhinob Baruah, Sridevi Bhamidipati, Nicolas Montagné, Emmanuelle Jacquin‐Joly, Camille Meslin   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of preclinical antipsychotic models used to support first‐in‐human clinical trials

British Journal of Pharmacology, Volume 183, Issue 7, Page 1364-1389, April 2026.
Abstract Schizophrenia is regarded as a complex and heterogeneous psychiatric disorder, characterised by diverse symptoms and comorbidities, which complicate both clinical management and drug development. Current pharmacological treatment, primarily based on dopamine D2 receptor antagonism or partial agonism, which has not markedly progressed since the
Thi Viet Ha Nguyen, Declan P. McKernan, John P. Kelly   +2 more
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