Amino acid residues contributing to function of the heteromeric insect olfactory receptor complex.

Olfactory receptors (Ors) convert chemical signals--the binding of odors and pheromones--to electrical signals through the depolarization of olfactory sensory neurons. Vertebrates Ors are G-protein-coupled receptors, stimulated by odors to produce intracellular second messengers that gate ion channe...

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Main Authors: Tatsuro Nakagawa, Maurizio Pellegrino, Koji Sato, Leslie B Vosshall, Kazushige Touhara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3293798?pdf=render