Complex evolutionary dynamics of massively expanded chemosensory receptor families in an extreme generalist chelicerate herbivore [PDF]
While mechanisms to detoxify plant produced, anti-herbivore compounds have been associated with plant host use by herbivores, less is known about the role of chemosensory perception in their life histories.
Bajda-Wybouw, Sabina +10 more
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Purification and functional reconstitution of human olfactory receptor expressed in Escherichia coli [PDF]
Olfactory receptors (ORs), belonging to the Gprotein coupled receptor (GPCR) family, are very difficult to be overexpressed, purified and reconstituted because of their hydrophobicity and complicated structure.
Ahn, Sae Ryun +3 more
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Background Plasticity in sensory perception and tolerance to xenobiotics contributes to insects’ adaptive capacity and evolutionary success, by enabling them to cope with potentially toxic molecules from the environment or internal milieu.
Mariano Volonté +5 more
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The genomes of two key bumblebee species with primitive eusocial organization [PDF]
Background: The shift from solitary to social behavior is one of the major evolutionary transitions. Primitively eusocial bumblebees are uniquely placed to illuminate the evolution of highly eusocial insect societies.
Amdam, Gro V. +143 more
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Lutzomyia longipalpis s.l. is the main vector of American visceral leishmaniasis (AVL) and occurs as a species complex. DNA samples from two Brazilian sympatric species that differ in pheromone and courtship song production were used to analyse molecular
Ana Karina Kerche Dias +3 more
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Insects recognize odorous compounds using sensory neurons organized in olfactory sensilla. The process odor detection in insects requires an ensemble of proteins, including odorant binding proteins, olfactory receptors, and odor degrading enzymes; each ...
Dapeng Jing +6 more
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Roles of insect odorant binding proteins in communication and xenobiotic adaptation. [PDF]
Abendroth JA, Moural TW, Wei H, Zhu F.
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The antennal transcriptome analysis and characterizations of odorant-binding proteins in Megachile saussurei (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae). [PDF]
Li WZ +4 more
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Wormwholes: A Commentary On K.F. Schaffer\u27s Genes, Behavior, And Developmental Emergentism [PDF]
Although Caenorhabditis elegans was chosen and modified to be an organism that would facilitate a reductionist program for neurogenetics, recent research has provided evidence for properties that are emergent from the neurons. While neurogenetic advances
Gilbert, Scott F., Jorgensen, E. M.
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Editorial: Insect Olfactory Proteins (From Gene Identification to Functional Characterization)
Peng He, Nicolas Durand, Shuang-Lin Dong
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