Beyond chemoreception: diverse tasks of soluble olfactory proteins in insects

P Pelosi, I Iovinella, J Zhu, G Wang… - Biological Reviews, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Odorant‐binding proteins (OBPs) and chemosensory proteins (CSPs) are regarded as
carriers of pheromones and odorants in insect chemoreception. These proteins are typically …

Conducting nanomaterial sensor using natural receptors

OS Kwon, HS Song, TH Park, J Jang - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
One of the recently emerging topics in biotechnology is natural receptors including G protein-
coupled receptors, ligand-gated ion channels, enzyme-linked receptors, and intracellular …

Odorant‐binding proteins of mammals

P Pelosi, W Knoll - Biological Reviews, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Odorant‐binding proteins (OBPs) of vertebrates belong to the lipocalin superfamily and
perform a dual function: solubilizing and ferrying volatile pheromones to the olfactory …

Expression in Antennae and Reproductive Organs Suggests a Dual Role of an Odorant-Binding Protein in Two Sibling Helicoverpa Species

YL Sun, LQ Huang, P Pelosi, CZ Wang - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) mediate both perception and release of semiochemicals in
insects. These proteins are the ideal targets for understanding the olfactory code of insects …

Crystal structure of Apis mellifera OBP14, a C-minus odorant-binding protein, and its complexes with odorant molecules

S Spinelli, A Lagarde, I Iovinella, P Legrand… - Insect biochemistry and …, 2012 - Elsevier
Apis mellifera (Amel) relies on its olfactory system to detect and identify new-sources of floral
food. The Odorant-Binding Proteins (OBPs) are the first proteins involved in odorant …

Coordinative mediation of the response to alarm pheromones by three odorant binding proteins in the green peach aphid Myzus persicae

Q Wang, JT Liu, YJ Zhang, JL Chen, XC Li… - Insect Biochemistry and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Odorant binding proteins (OBPs) play an essential role for insect chemosensation in insect
peripheral nervous systems of antennae. Each antennal sensilla contains more than one …

[HTML][HTML] Chemical communication in the honey bee society

L Bortolotti, C Costa - Neurobiology of chemical communication, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Pheromones are chemical substances secreted by an animal's exocrine glands that elicit a
behavioral or physiological response by another animal of the same species. In honey bees …

Odorant-Binding Proteins and Chemosensory Proteins in Pheromone Detection and Release in the Silkmoth Bombyx mori

FR Dani, E Michelucci, S Francese… - Chemical …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
The genome of the silkmoth Bombyx mori contains 44 genes encoding odorant-binding
proteins (OBPs) and 20 encoding chemosensory proteins (CSPs). In this work, we used a …

Distinct Expression Profiles and Different Functions of Odorant Binding Proteins in Nilaparvata lugens Stål

P He, J Zhang, NY Liu, YN Zhang, K Yang, SL Dong - PLoS One, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Background Odorant binding proteins (OBPs) play important roles in insect olfaction. The
brown planthopper (BPH), Nilaparvata lugens Stål (Delphacidae, Auchenorrhyncha …

Differential expression of odorant-binding proteins in the mandibular glands of the honey bee according to caste and age

I Iovinella, FR Dani, A Niccolini, S Sagona… - Journal of Proteome …, 2011 - ACS Publications
Odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) and chemosensory proteins (CSPs) mediate both
perception and release of chemical stimuli in insects. The genome of the honey bee …