Ligand binding and homology modelling of insect odorant‐binding proteins

H Venthur, A Mutis, JJ Zhou… - Physiological …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
This review describes the main characteristics of odorant‐binding proteins (OBP s) for
homology modelling and presents a summary of structure prediction studies on insect OBP …

The Lepidoptera odorant binding protein gene family: gene gain and loss within the GOBP/PBP complex of moths and butterflies

RG Vogt, E Große-Wilde, JJ Zhou - Insect Biochemistry and Molecular …, 2015 - Elsevier
Butterflies and moths differ significantly in their daily activities: butterflies are diurnal while
moths are largely nocturnal or crepuscular. This life history difference is presumably …

Molecular mechanisms of mutualistic and antagonistic interactions in a plant–pollinator association

R Wang, Y Yang, Y Jing, ST Segar, Y Zhang… - Nature Ecology & …, 2021 - nature.com
Many insects metamorphose from antagonistic larvae into mutualistic adult pollinators, with
reciprocal adaptation leading to specialized insect–plant associations. It remains unknown …

[HTML][HTML] Functional Characterizations of Chemosensory Proteins of the Alfalfa Plant Bug Adelphocoris lineolatus Indicate Their Involvement in Host Recognition

SH Gu, SY Wang, XY Zhang, P Ji, JT Liu, GR Wang… - 2012 - journals.plos.org
Insect chemosensory proteins (CSPs) have been proposed to capture and transport
hydrophobic chemicals from air to olfactory receptors in the lymph of antennal …

[HTML][HTML] Distinct Expression Profiles and Different Functions of Odorant Binding Proteins in Nilaparvata lugens Stål

P He, J Zhang, NY Liu, YN Zhang, K Yang, SL Dong - PLoS One, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Background Odorant binding proteins (OBPs) play important roles in insect olfaction. The
brown planthopper (BPH), Nilaparvata lugens Stål (Delphacidae, Auchenorrhyncha …

Antenna-predominant and male-biased CSP19 of Sesamia inferens is able to bind the female sex pheromones and host plant volatiles

YN Zhang, ZF Ye, K Yang, SL Dong - Gene, 2014 - Elsevier
Insect chemosensory proteins (CSPs) are proposed to capture and transport hydrophobic
chemicals across the sensillum lymph to olfactory receptors (ORs), but this has not been …

Sex pheromone recognition and immunolocalization of three pheromone binding proteins in the black cutworm moth Agrotis ipsilon

SH Gu, JJ Zhou, GR Wang, YJ Zhang… - Insect biochemistry and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Insect pheromone binding proteins (PBPs) are believed to solubilize and transport
hydrophobic sex pheromones across sensillum lymph to membrane-associated pheromone …

Evidence for trade‐offs in detoxification and chemosensation gene signatures in Plutella xylostella

MAM Bautista, B Bhandary, AJ Wijeratne… - Pest management …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Detoxification genes have been associated with insecticide adaptation in
the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella. The link between chemosensation genes and …

Expression patterns and binding properties of three pheromone binding proteins in the diamondback moth, Plutella xyllotella

M Sun, Y Liu, G Wang - Journal of insect physiology, 2013 - Elsevier
Pheromone binding proteins (PBPs) play a key role in transporting hydrophobic sex
pheromone components emitted by con-specific female across aqueous sensillar lymph to …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular Characterization and Expression Profiling of Odorant-Binding Proteins in Apolygus lucorum

HB Yuan, YX Ding, SH Gu, L Sun, XQ Zhu, HW Liu… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Apolygus lucorum (Meyer-Dür)(Hemiptera: Miridae) is one of the most important agricultural
pests, with broad host range and cryptic feeding habits in China. Chemosensory behavior …