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SUBMITTER: Das T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6188847 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Das T T Alabi I I Colley M M Yan F F Griffith W W Bach S S Weintraub S T ST Renthal R R
Insect molecular biology 20180415 4
Proteins in the venom of the fire ant Solenopsis invicta have been suggested to function in pheromone binding. Venom from queens and workers contains different isoforms of these proteins, consistent with the differing pheromones they secrete, but questions remain about the venom protein composition and glandular source. We found that the queen venom contains a previously uncharacterized pheromone-binding protein paralogue known as Sol i 2X1. Using imaging mass spectrometry, we located the main v ...[more]