{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Zhang F"],"funding":["the Project of Science and Technology Innovation Team, Xinyang Agriculture and Forestry University, P.R. China","Key research and development program of Dabie Mountain Laboratory","the National Natural Science Foundation of China"],"pagination":["4568"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12110804"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["26(10)"],"pubmed_abstract":["Insect odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) are promising molecular targets for developing novel pest management strategies by modulating chemoreception-driven behaviors. The tea gray geometrid <i>Ectropis grisescens</i> (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) is a major pest in tea plantations, causing substantial economic losses in China. In this study, we identified 18 OBPs from <i>E. grisescens</i> antennal transcriptome. All of the encoded proteins possessed N-terminal signal peptides and conserved cysteine residues, behaviors which are characteristic of insect OBPs. Phylogenetic analysis categorized these proteins into plus-C, minus-C, and classic OBP subfamilies. MEME motif analysis identified conserved sequence features potentially involved in odor detection. Tissue- and sex-specific expression prof"],"journal":["International journal of molecular sciences"],"pubmed_title":["Molecular Characterization and Functional Analysis of Odorant-Binding Proteins in &lt;i&gt;Ectropis grisescens&lt;/i&gt;."],"pmcid":["PMC12110804"],"funding_grant_id":["KJCXTD-202003 and KJCXTD-202203","32402364","DMLP006"],"pubmed_authors":["Geng S","Zhang F","Li X","Guo S","Sun H","Zhou X","Shi H","Zhou Z"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Molecular Characterization and Functional Analysis of Odorant-Binding Proteins in &lt;i&gt;Ectropis grisescens&lt;/i&gt;.","description":"Insect odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) are promising molecular targets for developing novel pest management strategies by modulating chemoreception-driven behaviors. The tea gray geometrid <i>Ectropis grisescens</i> (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) is a major pest in tea plantations, causing substantial economic losses in China. In this study, we identified 18 OBPs from <i>E. grisescens</i> antennal transcriptome. All of the encoded proteins possessed N-terminal signal peptides and conserved cysteine residues, behaviors which are characteristic of insect OBPs. Phylogenetic analysis categorized these proteins into plus-C, minus-C, and classic OBP subfamilies. MEME motif analysis identified conserved sequence features potentially involved in odor detection. Tissue- and sex-specific expression prof","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025 May","modification":"2026-05-23T03:08:30.067Z","creation":"2026-05-23T03:07:08.951Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12110804","cross_references":{"pubmed":["40429713"],"doi":["10.3390/ijms26104568"]}}