The structure, stability and pheromone binding of the male mouse protein sex pheromone darcin.
Mouse urine contains highly polymorphic major urinary proteins that have multiple functions in scent communication through their abilities to bind, transport and release hydrophobic volatile pheromones. The mouse genome encodes for about 20 of these proteins and are classified, based on amino acid s...
Main Authors: | Marie M Phelan, Lynn McLean, Stuart D Armstrong, Jane L Hurst, Robert J Beynon, Lu-Yun Lian |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4184797?pdf=render |
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