On the ORigin of smell: Odorant receptors in insects

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 1579-1585

  Benton, R ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; GPCR; Insect; Mammal; Neuron; Odorant receptor; Olfaction; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA; INSECT; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NERVE CELL; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; ODOR; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMELLING; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; AXONS; DENDRITES; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; EVOLUTION; FEEDBACK, BIOCHEMICAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; HUMANS; INSECT PROTEINS; INSECTS; MAMMALS; MICE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; ODORS; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; RECEPTORS, ODORANT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMELL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33747430863     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 15691632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-006-6130-7     Document Type: Review

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