Functional Characterization of Odorant Binding Protein 27 (RproOBP27) From Rhodnius prolixus Antennae.

ABSTRACT: Olfactory proteins mediate a wide range of essential behaviors for insect survival. Odorant binding proteins (OBPs) are small soluble olfactory proteins involved in the transport of odor molecules (=odorants) through the sensillum lymph to odorant receptors, which are housed on the dendritic membrane of olfactory sensory neurons also known as olfactory receptor neurons. Thus, a better understanding of the role(s) of OBPs from Rhodnius prolixus, one of the main vectors of Chagas disease, may ultimately lead to new strategies for vector management. Here we aimed at functionally characterize OBPs from R. prolixus. Genes of interest were selected using conventional bioinformatics approaches and subsequent quantification by qPCR. We screened and estimated expression in different t

SUBMITTER: Oliveira DS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6119777 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature