Access to the odor world: olfactory receptors and their role for signal transduction in insects

J Fleischer, P Pregitzer, H Breer, J Krieger - Cellular and Molecular Life …, 2018 - Springer
The sense of smell enables insects to recognize and discriminate a broad range of volatile
chemicals in their environment originating from prey, host plants and conspecifics. These …

The evolution of animal chemosensory receptor gene repertoires: roles of chance and necessity

M Nei, Y Niimura, M Nozawa - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2008 - nature.com
Chemosensory receptors are essential for the survival of organisms that range from bacteria
to mammals. Recent studies have shown that the numbers of functional chemosensory …

[HTML][HTML] High-quality genome assembly of the silkworm, Bombyx mori

M Kawamoto, A Jouraku, A Toyoda, K Yokoi… - Insect Biochemistry and …, 2019 - Elsevier
In 2008, the genome assembly and gene models for the domestic silkworm, Bombyx mori,
were published by a Japanese and Chinese collaboration group. However, the genome …

Molecular traces of alternative social organization in a termite genome

N Terrapon, C Li, HM Robertson, L Ji, X Meng… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Although eusociality evolved independently within several orders of insects, research into
the molecular underpinnings of the transition towards social complexity has been confined …

Comparative genomics of the odorant-binding and chemosensory protein gene families across the Arthropoda: origin and evolutionary history of the chemosensory …

FG Vieira, J Rozas - Genome biology and evolution, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Chemoreception is a biological process essential for the survival of animals, as it allows the
recognition of important volatile cues for the detection of food, egg-laying substrates, mates …

The genome of a lepidopteran model insect, the silkworm Bombyx mori

International Silkworm Genome Consortium - Insect biochemistry and …, 2008 - Elsevier
Bombyx mori, the domesticated silkworm, is a major insect model for research, and the first
lepidopteran for which draft genome sequences became available in 2004. Two …

Odorant-binding proteins in insects

JJ Zhou - Vitamins & Hormones, 2010 - Elsevier
Our understanding of the molecular and biochemical mechanisms that mediate
chemoreception in insects has been greatly improved after the discovery of olfactory and …

Odor detection in insects: volatile codes

M De Bruyne, TC Baker - Journal of chemical ecology, 2008 - Springer
Insect olfactory systems present models to study interactions between animal genomes and
the environment. They have evolved for fast processing of specific odorant blends and for …

Evolutionary history of chemosensory-related gene families across the Arthropoda

S Eyun, HY Soh, M Posavi, JB Munro… - Molecular biology …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Chemosensory-related gene (CRG) families have been studied extensively in insects, but
their evolutionary history across the Arthropoda had remained relatively unexplored. Here …

Draft genome of the red harvester ant Pogonomyrmex barbatus

CR Smith, CD Smith, HM Robertson… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
We report the draft genome sequence of the red harvester ant, Pogonomyrmex barbatus.
The genome was sequenced using 454 pyrosequencing, and the current assembly and …