Phenylthiophenecarboxamide antagonists of the olfactory receptor co-receptor subunit from a mosquito.

Insects detect environmental chemicals using chemosensory receptors, such as the ORs, a family of odorant-gated ion channels. Insect ORs are multimeric complexes of unknown stoichiometry, formed by a common subunit (the odorant receptor co-receptor subunit, Orco) and one of many variable subunits th...

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Main Authors: Sisi Chen, Charles W Luetje
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3866151?pdf=render