Epigenetic inheritance is fundamentally important to cellular differentiation and
developmental plasticity. In this review, we provide an introduction to the field of molecular …

Among the many wonders of nature, the sense of smell of the fly Drosophila melanogaster
might seem, at first glance, of esoteric interest. Nevertheless, for over a century, the 'nose'of …

Olfactory systems must detect and discriminate amongst an enormous variety of odorants.
To contend with this challenge, diverse species have converged on a common strategy in …

The olfactory system must recognize and discriminate amongst an enormous variety of
chemicals in the environment. To contend with such diversity, insects have evolved a family …

Life inside ant colonies is orchestrated with diverse pheromones, but it is not clear how ants
perceive these social signals. It has been proposed that pheromone perception in ants …

Ants communicate via large arrays of pheromones and possess expanded, highly complex
olfactory systems, with antennal lobes in the brain comprising up to∼ 500 glomeruli. This …

There are 3559 species of mosquitoes in the world (Harbach 2018) but, so far, only a
handful of them have been a focus of olfactory neuroscience and neurobiology research …

In many mammalian species, the accessory olfactory system plays a central role in guiding
behavioral and physiological responses to social and reproductive interactions. Because of …

General odorant-binding proteins (GOBPs) are long considered responsible for the
perception of plant odorants. In this study with the important noctuid pest Spodoptera litura …

Abstract 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 …