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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The 40-Year Mystery of Insect Odorant-Binding Proteins [PDF]
Biomolecules, 2021 The survival of insects depends on their ability to detect molecules present in their environment. Odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) form a family of proteins involved in chemoreception.
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Recent Insights into Insect Olfactory Receptors and Odorant-Binding Proteins [PDF]
Insects, 2022 Human and insect olfaction share many general features, but insects differ from mammalian systems in important ways. Mammalian olfactory neurons share the same overlying fluid layer in the nose, and neuronal tuning entirely depends upon receptor ...
Tal Soo Ha, Dean P. Smith
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New insights on repellent recognition by Anopheles gambiae odorant-binding protein 1. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 It is generally recognized that insect odorant binding proteins (OBPs) mediate the solubilisation and transport of hydrophobic odorant molecules and contribute to the sensitivity of the insect olfactory system.
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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.
Jun-Feng Dong +4 more
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Odorant Binding Proteins (OBPs) and Odorant Receptors (ORs) of Anopheles stephensi: Identification and comparative insights. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2022 Anopheles stephensi is an important vector of malaria in the South Asia, the Middle East, and Eastern Africa. The olfactory system of An. stephensi plays an important role in host-seeking, oviposition, and feeding.
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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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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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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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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
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