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Scientific Reports, 2020 The binding pockets of odorant binding proteins from Anopheles gambiae (OBP1 and OBP47) were analysed using in silico modelling. The feasibility of creating mutant proteins to achieve a protein array capable of detecting drugs of abuse in solution or in ...
Khasim Cali, K. Persaud
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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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Characterization and Functional Analysis of OcomOBP7 in Ophraella communa Lesage
Insects, 2023 The olfactory system plays a key role in various insect behaviors, and odorant-binding proteins participate in the first step of the olfactory process. Ophraella communa Lesage is an oligophagous phytophagous insect that is a specific biological control ...
Yang Yue +6 more
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Frontiers in Physiology, 2020 Insect Odorant-Binding Proteins (OBPs) play crucial roles in the discrimination, binding and transportation of odorants. Herein, the full-length cDNA sequence of Minus-C OBP1 (MaltOBP1) from the Japanese pine sawyer beetle, Monochamus alternatus, was ...
Fangmei Zhang +8 more
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An Antennae-Specific Odorant-Binding Protein Is Involved in Bactrocera dorsalis Olfaction
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Insect antennae are important olfactory organs that house high concentrations of odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) in the sensillum lymph. Previous studies in other insects have shown that OBPs play important roles in transporting odorants and enhancing ...
Zhao Liu +6 more
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Frontiers in Physiology, 2018 The chemosensory gene families of insects encode proteins that are crucial for host location, mate finding, oviposition, and avoidance behaviors. The insect peripheral chemosensory system comprises odorant receptors (ORs), gustatory receptors (GRs ...
Jothi Kumar Yuvaraj +3 more
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ACS Omega, 2020 Bitter taste substances commonly represent a signal of toxicity. Fast and reliable detection of bitter molecules improves the safety of foods and beverages. Here, we report a biosensor using an easily accessible and cost-effective odorant-binding protein
Zetao Chen +4 more
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Subversion of Atypical Mucin Traps by a Spore‐Coat Effector Blocks Cellular Immunity in Drosophila
Advanced Science, EarlyView.While the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium robertsii can evade insect humoral immunity, its subversion of cellular defenses is still elusive. We identify Eac1 as a spore‐coat protein essential for infecting drosophilids by targeting atypical mucins (Sgf1 and Sgf2), which can entrap spores in a gel matrix and thereby facilitate hemocyte encapsulation.
Shiqin Li +7 more
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BMC Genomics, 2019 Background Olfaction and gustation underlie behaviors that are crucial for insect fitness, such as host and mate selection. The detection of semiochemicals is mediated via proteins from large and rapidly evolving chemosensory gene families; however, the ...
Martin N. Andersson +2 more
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Can trigeminal sensations impact saltiness perception? A mini‐review
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.Abstract Many food companies have begun to reduce the salt content in their products due to health concerns; however, this reduction in salt content can affect the food's sensory appeal and flavour complexity. Flavour is defined as a combination of odour (i.e., smell), taste (i.e., gustation) and trigeminal sensations (i.e., chemesthesis).
Emily Dolan +2 more
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