Odorant-binding proteins

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

J. Fan, Francis, F., Liu, Y., Chen, J. L., and Cheng, D. F., An overview of odorant-binding protein functions in insect peripheral olfactory reception, vol. 10. pp. 3056-3069, 2011.

Insect olfactory perception involves many aspects of insect life, and can directly or indirectly evoke either individual or group behaviors. Insect olfactory receptors and odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) are considered to be crucial to insect-specific and -sensitive olfaction. Although the mechanisms of interaction between OBPs or OBP/ligand complex with olfactory receptors are still not well understood, it has been shown that many OBPs contribute to insect olfactory perception at various levels.

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