Odorant receptors and odorant-binding proteins as insect pest control targets: a comparative analysis

H Venthur, JJ Zhou - Frontiers in physiology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Recently, two alternative targets in insect periphery nerve system have been explored for
environmentally-friendly approaches in insect pest management, namely odorant-binding …

Hermetia illucens (L.) (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) Odorant Binding Proteins and Their Interactions with Selected Volatile Organic Compounds: An In Silico Approach

C Scieuzo, M Nardiello, D Farina, A Scala… - Insects, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The black soldier fly (BSF) is a saprophagous insect that is an efficient
bioconverter of organic waste because of its extreme voracity and fast larval development …

Expression and functional characterization of odorant‐binding protein genes in the endoparasitic wasp Cotesia vestalis

YN Zhou, S Xie, JN Chen, ZH Wang, P Yang… - Insect …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Odorant‐binding proteins (OBPs) are crucial in insect's olfactory perception, which
participate in the initial step of odorant molecules transporting from the external environment …

Plant volatile ligands for male-biased MmedOBP14 stimulate orientation behavior of the parasitoid wasp Microplitis mediator

R Li, S Shan, X Song, A Khashaveh, S Wang… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
As an important class of chemosensory-associated proteins, odorant binding proteins
(OBPs) play a key role in the perception of olfactory signals for insects. Parasitoid wasp …

Identification of odorant binding proteins and chemosensory proteins in Microplitis mediator as well as functional characterization of chemosensory protein 3

Y Peng, SN Wang, KM Li, JT Liu, Y Zheng, S Shan… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Odorant binding proteins (OBPs) and chemosensory proteins (CSPs) play important roles in
transporting semiochemicals through the sensillar lymph to olfactory receptors in insect …

Volatiles from Cotton Plants Infested by Agrotis segetum (Lep.: Noctuidae) Attract the Larval Parasitoid Microplitis mediator (Hym.: Braconidae)

M Li, S Xia, T Zhang, L Williams III, H Xiao, Y Lu - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Herbivore-induced plant volatiles (HIPVs), chemicals produced by plants infested by
herbivorous insects, can act as kairomones that recruit natural enemies of the pest …

An Antennae-Enriched Odorant-Binding Protein EonuOBP43 Mediate the Behavioral Response of the Tea Green Leafhopper, Empoasca onukii Matsuda to the Host …

X Lun, X Xu, Y Zhang, R Zhang, Y Cao… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Olfaction is crucial for Empoasca onukii Matsuda to recognize odors from the host and
nonhost plants, and it has been proposed that odorant binding proteins are directly required …

Data-driven design of a multiplexed, peptide-sensitized transistor to detect breath VOC markers of COVID-19

O Nakano-Baker, H Fong, S Shukla, RV Lee… - Biosensors and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Exhaled human breath contains a rich mixture of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) whose
concentration can vary in response to disease or other stressors. Using simulated odorant …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of the antennal transcriptome and odorant-binding protein expression profiles of the parasitoid wasp Encarsia formosa

Y He, K Wang, Y Zeng, Z Guo, Y Zhang, Q Wu, S Wang - Genomics, 2020 - Elsevier
The parasitoid of whiteflies Encarsia formosa has been widely applied to reduce whitefly-
mediated damage on vegetables and ornamental plants grown in greenhouses. Although its …

Molecular characterization and expression of sensory neuron membrane proteins in the parasitoid Microplitis mediator (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

S Shan, SN Wang, X Song, A Khashaveh, ZY Lu… - Insect …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Sensory neuron membrane proteins (SNMPs), homologs of the human fatty acid transport
protein CD36 family, are observed to play a significant role in chemoreception, especially in …