Organization and function of Drosophila odorant binding proteins
eLife, 2016 Odorant binding proteins (Obps) are remarkable in their number, diversity, and abundance, yet their role in olfactory coding remains unclear. They are widely believed to be required for transporting hydrophobic odorants through an aqueous lymph to ...
Nikki K Larter +2 more
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The antenna-specific odorant-binding protein AlinOBP13 of the alfalfa plant bug Adelphocoris lineolatus is expressed specifically in basiconic sensilla and has high binding affinity to terpenoids [PDF]
, 2014 Odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) are crucial in the olfactory pathway of insects. In the present study, the antenna-enriched OBP AlinOBP13 was investigated because of its potential contribution to the peripheral olfactory perception in the alfalfa plant ...
Liu, Z-W. +6 more
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InsectsThe red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren, is a eusocial insect that relies on a sophisticated chemical communication system for colony organization and function.
Yuzhe Du, Jian Chen
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Immunolocalization of pheromone-binding protein and general odorant-binding protein in olfactory sensilla of the silk moths Antheraea and Bombyx [PDF]
, 1995 The distribution of odorant-binding proteins among olfactory sensilla of three moth species was studied by immuno-electron microscopy. Two polyclonal antisera were used in a post-embedding labelling protocol on sections of cryo-substituted antennae.
Ziegelberger, G. +2 more
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Bolletino di zoologia, 1989 Abstract Morphological observations by means of scanning electron mi croscopy and electrophysiological tests consisting of electroanten nogram recordings (EAGs) were performed on the third antennal segment (flagellum) of female and male Ceratitis capitata Wied.
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Dynamics of feeding responses in Pieris brassicae Linn. as a function of chemosensory input : a behavioural, ultrastructural and electrophysiological study [PDF]
, 1972 The present study of contact chemoreception in Pieris brassicae L. is divided into three major parts, viz. 1. behavioural analyses, 2. the identification and description of sense organs and 3. investigations concerning the sensory physiology.
Ma Wei Chun, Ma, W.C.
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Fine structure of antennal sensilla of the female sphinx moth, Manduca sexta (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae). I. Trichoid and basiconic sensilla [PDF]
, 1999 Olfaction is the principal sensory modality through which insects locate their food sources, mates, and oviposition sites. Insects offer certain advantages as experimental models for the study of mechanisms of olfaction, and a thorough knowledge of the ...
VDC Shields, J G Hildebrand
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Annals of Agricultural Sciences, 2018 The red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum, is an invasive pest of a variety of stored products that is found in most tropical and subtropical countries.
Mervat A. Seada, Amal M. Hamza
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Protocol for heterologous expression of insect odourant receptors in Drosophila
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2016 Insect olfactory receptors (ORs) are tuned to volatile chemicals, they are expressed in the membrane of olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs), housed in sensilla on the antenna.
Francisco eGonzalez +3 more
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InsectsThe pale grass blue, Pseudozizeeria maha, is a small lycaenid butterfly widely distributed across Asia. Due to its exclusively diurnal lifestyle and conspicuous sexual dimorphism in wing coloration, vision has traditionally been regarded as the primary ...
Qing-Xiao Chen, Ying Han, Ya-Fei Li
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