An overview of odorant-binding protein functions in insect peripheral olfactory reception

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 3056-3069

  Fan, J ^a,b   Francis, F ^b   Liu, Y ^c   Chen, J L ^a   Cheng, D F ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Insect olfaction; OBP ligand complex; Odorant binding proteins; Olfactory signal transmission

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; ODORANT BINDING PROTEIN; PHEROMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; LIGAND; ODORANT-BINDING PROTEIN;

ALPHA HELIX; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION; INSECT; LIGAND BINDING; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR; PH; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMELLING; ANIMAL; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; ODOR; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; INSECTS; LIGANDS; MALE; OLFACTORY PERCEPTION; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR NEURONS; PHEROMONES; RECEPTORS, ODORANT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMELL;

EID: 84861830129     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4238/2011.December.8.2     Document Type: Review

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