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Genet Mol Res

Title:		An overview of odorant-binding protein functions in insect peripheral olfactory reception
Author(s):		Fan J; Francis F; Liu Y; Chen JL; Cheng DF;
Address:		"State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China"
Journal Title:		Genet Mol Res
Year:		2011
Volume:		20111208
Issue:		4
Page Number:		3056 - 3069
DOI:		10.4238/2011.December.8.2
ISSN/ISBN:		1676-5680 (Electronic) 1676-5680 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Insect olfactory perception involves many aspects of insect life, and can directly or indirectly evoke either individual or group behaviors. Insect olfactory receptors and odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) are considered to be crucial to insect-specific and -sensitive olfaction. Although the mechanisms of interaction between OBPs or OBP/ligand complex with olfactory receptors are still not well understood, it has been shown that many OBPs contribute to insect olfactory perception at various levels. Some of these are numerous and divergent members in OBP family; expression in the olfactory organ at high concentration; a variety of combinational patterns between different OBPs and ligands, but exclusive affinity for one OBP to specific binding ligands; complicated interactions between OBP/ligand complex and transmembrane proteins (olfactory receptors or sensory neuron membrane proteins). First, we review OBPs' ligand-binding property based on OBP structural research and ligand-binding test; then, we review current progress around the points cited above to show the role of such proteins in insect olfactory signal transmission; finally, we discuss applications based on insect OBP research"
Keywords:		"Animals Female Insecta/*physiology Ligands Male Olfactory Perception/physiology Olfactory Receptor Neurons/physiology Pheromones/physiology Receptors, Odorant/*genetics/metabolism Signal Transduction/physiology Smell/*physiology;"
Notes:		"MedlineFan, J Francis, F Liu, Y Chen, J L Cheng, D F eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Review Brazil 2011/12/20 Genet Mol Res. 2011 Dec 8; 10(4):3056-69. doi: 10.4238/2011.December.8.2"