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Probing the optimal architecture and molecular mechanism of insect odorant receptor heteromeric channels. [PDF]
Commun BiolInsects have a powerful olfactory system that is far more selective and sensitive than artificial detectors. Insect odorant receptors (ORs) are key components of the system, which are ligand-gated ion channels comprising a specific odorant-sensing OR and
Xue W +7 more
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An odorant receptor for a key odor constituent of ambergris. [PDF]
Commun BiolAmbergris, a substance derived from the digestive system of sperm whales, has been valued for centuries for its unique aromatic properties. However, historical accounts indicate that certain human populations, particularly in East Asia, utilized ambergris without regard for its odor quality.
Takase D +4 more
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Elucidation of the structural basis for ligand binding and translocation in conserved insect odorant receptor co-receptors. [PDF]
Nat Commun, 2023 In numerous insects, the olfactory receptor family forms a unique class of heteromeric cation channels. Recent progress in resolving the odorant receptor structures offers unprecedented opportunities for deciphering their molecular mechanisms of ligand ...
Pacalon J +6 more
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First Contact to Odors: Our Current Knowledge about Odorant Receptor [PDF]
Sensors, 2008 Chemical senses – especially smell – are known to be important for the fundamental life events such as sensing predators, selecting mates, as well as finding food.
Cheil Moon +4 more
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2015 The behavior of female malaria mosquitoes, Anopheles gambiae, especially seeking out blood hosts or selecting oviposition sites, highly depends on the detection of relevant odorants by their sense of smell.
Tim eKarner +5 more
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Identification of male- and female-specific olfaction genes in antennae of the oriental fruit fly (Bactrocera dorsalis) [PDF]
, 2016 The oriental fruit fly (Bactrocera dorsalis) is a species of tephritid fruit fly, endemic to Southeast Asia but also introduced to many regions of the US, and it is one of the major pest species with a broad host range of cultivated and wild fruits ...
Lei, Zhongren +3 more
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BMC Biology, 2022 Background Odorant receptors (ORs) as odorant-gated ion channels play a crucial role in insect olfaction. They are formed by a heteromultimeric complex of the odorant receptor co-receptor (Orco) and a ligand-selective Or.
Xiao-Bin Fan +6 more
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2021 Significance Expression and function of odorant receptors (ORs) are being increasingly reported in nonolfactory sites. However, ORs that can be targeted by drugs to treat diseases remain poorly identified.
Sri Murugan Poongkavithai Vadevoo +8 more
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Ectopic Odorant Receptor Responding to Flavor Compounds: Versatile Roles in Health and Disease
Pharmaceutics, 2021 Prompted by the ground-breaking discovery of the rodent odorant receptor (OR) gene family within the olfactory epithelium nearly 30 years ago, followed by that of OR genes in cells of the mammalian germ line, and potentiated by the identification of ORs ...
T. Tong +3 more
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Odor sampling strategies in mice with genetically altered olfactory responses.
PLoS ONE, 2021 Peripheral sensory cells and the central neuronal circuits that monitor environmental changes to drive behaviors should be adapted to match the behaviorally relevant kinetics of incoming stimuli, be it the detection of sound frequencies, the speed of ...
Johannes Reisert +3 more
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