ODORANT-BINDING PROTEINS IN INSECTS
ODORANT-BINDING PROTEINS IN INSECTS
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DOI：
10.1016/0305-0491(95)00019-5
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发表时间：
1995-07-01
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
MAIDA, R
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作者：
PELOSI, P;MAIDA, R
本文综述了昆虫信息素和气味结合蛋白（OBP）的特性，并以鳞翅目昆虫为重点。它们是小的（15 kDa）可溶性蛋白，非常集中在化学感受器的淋巴中，属于两个主要类别，信息素结合蛋白（PBP）和一般气味结合蛋白。它们代表了脊椎动物OBP的昆虫等价物。昆虫和脊椎动物OBP的主要未解决的问题是其在嗅觉传导中的生理作用。最近在同一种动物中发现了几种OBP，这表明这些蛋白可能参与了气味的辨别。
This paper reviews the characteristics of pheromone and odorant-binding proteins (OBP) in insects, with particular reference to Lepidoptera. They are small (15 kDa) soluble proteins, very concentrated in the lymph of chemosensory sensilla and belonging to two major classes, pheromone-binding proteins (PBP) and general odorant-binding proteins. They represent the insect equivalent of vertebrate OBP. The main unsolved question with OBP of insects and vertebrates regards their physiological role in olfactory transduction. The recent discovery of several types of OBP in the same animal species suggests that these proteins may be involved in the discrimination of odours.