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Characterisation of Bombyx mori odorant-binding proteins reveals that a general odorant-binding protein discriminates between sex pheromone components [PDF]

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.
Adams, Antony M. Hooper, Benton, Breer, Butenandt, Callahan, Damberger, Dobritsa, Emsley, Forstner, Forêt, Giles Robertson, Grosse-Wilde, Gräter, Gräter, Györgyi, Ha, Horst, Ishida, Jing-Jiang Zhou, John A. Pickett, Kaissling, Kajiya, Keegan, Krieger, Krieger, Krieger, Krieger, Krieger, Laue, Laughlin, Lautenschlager, Lautenschlager, Leal, Leal, Leal, Leal, Lee, Li, Linda M. Field, Maida, Maida, Maida, Malnic, McCoy, Murshudov, Nakagawa, Nicholas H. Keep, Oldham, Oldham, Pelosi, Pesenti, Pfaffl, Picimbon, Pikielny, Pophof, Ramakers, Robertson, Saitou, Samuel Dufour, Sandler, Scaloni, Shanbhag, Steinbrecht, Steinbrecht, Syed, Tamura, Thompson, Vogt, Vogt, Vogt, Vogt, Wojtasek, Xiaoli He, Xu, Zhou, Zhou, Zhou, Zhou, Zubkov   +79 more
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Enzymatic Basis for the Oxidative Branch of Aromatic Amino Acid Fermentation Leading to p‐cresol Formation

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
In anaerobic bacteria, tyrosine serves as an electron donor in the oxidative Stickland fermentation branch, generating p‐hydroxyphenylacetate, ATP and reduced ferredoxin for decarboxylation into p‐cresol. ABSTRACT The phenolic metabolite p‐cresol is a byproduct of tyrosine fermentation by certain strictly anaerobic bacteria, including the human gut ...
Li Jiang, Yifeng Wei, Xumei Liu, Dazhi Liu, Zhenyu Liu, Yang Tong, Jinyu Yin, Ankanahalli N. Nanjaraj Urs, Meining Xing, Mark A. Harrison, Chuyuan Zhang, Sheng Yang, Yunzi Luo, Ee Lui Ang, Huimin Zhao, Yan Zhang   +15 more
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Genomic content of chemosensory genes correlates with host range in wood-boring beetles (Dendroctonus ponderosae, Agrilus planipennis, and Anoplophora glabripennis)

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, Christopher I. Keeling, Robert F. Mitchell   +2 more
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Microbial Odorant Detection Guides Drosophila Parasitoids Seeking Hosts in Fermenting Fruits

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Yeast microbes in fermenting fruits attract both host flies and their parasitoid wasps. Female Leptopilina boulardi detect yeast‐emitted ethyl esters via two olfactory receptors, LbouOR167 and LbouOR136. A conserved residue, Leu159, is critical for binding these compounds, enabling female wasps to locate host‐rich habitats.
Yueqi Lu, Lan Pang, Wenqi Shi, Ting Feng, Zhi Dong, Yifeng Sheng, Sicong Zhou, Longtao Yu, Hao Guo, Ying Wang, Jiani Chen, Jianhua Huang   +11 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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Identification of novel post-transcriptional features in olfactory receptor family mRNAs. [PDF]

Olfactory receptor (Olfr) genes comprise the largest gene family in mice. Despite their importance in olfaction, how most Olfr mRNAs are regulated remains unexplored.
Espinoza, Josh L, Ramaiah, Madhuvanthi, Shum, Eleen Y, Wilkinson, Miles F   +3 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, Nicoletta Faraone, Matthew B McSweeney   +2 more
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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
Jennifer S. Sun, Shuke Xiao, John R. Carlson   +2 more
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Virtual Screening of Plant Volatile Compounds Reveals a High Affinity of Hylamorpha elegans (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Odorant-Binding Proteins for Sesquiterpenes From Its Native Host [PDF]

Indexación: Web of ScienceHylamorpha elegans (Burmeister) is a native Chilean scarab beetle considered to be a relevant agricultural pest to pasture and cereal and small fruit crops.
Ana Mutis, Andrés Quiroz, Angélica González-González, Choo, Claudio C. Ramírez, Durán, Durán, Herbert Venthur, Ju, Leal, Lefort, Maximiliano Rojas, Osvaldo Yáñez, Rodríguez, Rubén Palma-Millanao, Sanner, Trott, Vergara-Jaque, Zhuang   +18 more
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Implantable Brain–Machine Interface for Olfactory Neural Regulation in Bioelectronic Nose: A Review

Sensory Neuroscience, EarlyView.
The olfactory Brain‐Machine Interface described in this paper bypasses damaged peripheral olfactory pathways by implanting stimulation electrodes in the olfactory bulb or higher‐order olfactory cortex, thereby forming a closed‐loop system that integrates signal acquisition, information decoding, and cortical integration.
Chen Wang, Chunmei Tu, Jian Liu, Fangyuan Zhu, Hongjie Du, Zhaoze Yang, Chengcheng Liu, Xuening Zhao   +7 more
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