Crystal structure of Epiphyas postvittana pheromone binding protein 3.

ABSTRACT: The insect olfactory system operates as a well-choreographed ensemble of molecules which functions to selectively translate volatile chemical messages present in the environment into neuronal impulses that guide insect behaviour. Of these molecules, binding proteins are believed to transport hydrophobic odorant molecules across the aqueous lymph present in antennal sensilla to receptors present in olfactory sensory neurons. Though the exact mechanism through which these proteins operate is still under investigation, these carriers clearly play a critical role in determining what an insect can smell. Binding proteins that transport important sex pheromones are colloquially named pheromone binding proteins (PBPs). Here, we have produced a functional recombinant PBP from the horticultural pes

SUBMITTER: Hamiaux C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7530677 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature