| Title: | Wake up and smell the pheromones |
| Author(s): | Vosshall LB; Stensmyr MC; |
| Address: | "Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Behavior, The Rockefeller University, Box 63, New York, NY 10021, USA" |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.neuron.2005.01.001 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 0896-6273 (Print) 0896-6273 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Odorant binding proteins (OBPs) are abundant proteins of unknown function expressed at high levels in insect and vertebrate chemosensory organs. In this issue of Neuron, Xu et al. show that Drosophila OBP76a is necessary for fruit flies to respond to the aggregation pheromone 11-cis vaccenyl acetate. The results suggest a mechanism by which this OBP is intimately involved in pheromone signal transduction" |
| Keywords: | "Animals Drosophila Proteins/physiology Drosophila melanogaster/physiology Pheromones/*physiology Receptors, Odorant/physiology Signal Transduction/*physiology Smell/*physiology;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineVosshall, Leslie B Stensmyr, Marcus C eng Comment Review 2005/01/25 Neuron. 2005 Jan 20; 45(2):179-81. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2005.01.001" |
