Mutually Exclusive Expression of Closely Related Odorant-Binding Proteins 9A and 9B in the Antenna of the Red Flour Beetle <i>Tribolium castaneum</i>

Mutually Exclusive Expression of Closely Related Odorant-Binding Proteins 9A and 9B in the Antenna of the Red Flour Beetle <i>Tribolium castaneum</i>

Olfaction is crucial for insects to find food sources, mates, and oviposition sites. One of the initial steps in olfaction is facilitated by odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) that translocate hydrophobic odorants through the aqueous olfactory sensilla lymph to the odorant receptor complexes embedded i...

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Main Authors: Alice Montino, Karthi Balakrishnan, Stefan Dippel, Björn Trebels, Piotr Neumann, Ernst A. Wimmer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Series:Biomolecules
Subjects:
beetle
chemosensation
Coleoptera
insect
olfaction
protein interaction
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/11/10/1502

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