Extracellular modulation of the silkmoth sex pheromone receptor activity by cyclic nucleotides.

Odorants and pheromones are essential to insects as chemical cues for finding food or an appropriate mating partner. These volatile compounds bind to olfactory receptors (Ors) expressed by olfactory sensory neurons. Each insect Or functions as a ligand-gated ion channel and is a heteromeric complex...

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Main Authors: Tatsuro Nakagawa, Kazushige Touhara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3670925?pdf=render