Odorant‐binding proteins (OBPs) and chemosensory proteins (CSPs) are regarded as
carriers of pheromones and odorants in insect chemoreception. These proteins are typically …

Detection of chemical signals both in insects and in vertebrates is mediated by soluble
proteins, highly concentrated in olfactory organs, which bind semiochemicals and activate …

Pyrethroid-impregnated bed nets have driven considerable reductions in malaria-associated
morbidity and mortality in Africa since the beginning of the century. The intense selection …

Recently, two alternative targets in insect periphery nerve system have been explored for
environmentally-friendly approaches in insect pest management, namely odorant-binding …

Chemosensory proteins (CSPs) are believed to play a key role in the chemosensory process
in insects. Sequencing genomic DNA and RNA encoding CSP1, CSP2 and CSP3 in the …

Background Deciphering the molecular mechanisms mediating the chemical senses, taste,
and smell has been of vital importance for understanding the nature of how insects interact …

This review summarizes our present knowledge of chemoreceptor proteins in crustaceans,
using a comparative perspective to review these molecules in crustaceans relative to other …

We analyzed 20 chemosensory protein (CSP) genes of the silkworm Bombyx mori. We
found a high number of retrotransposons inserted in introns. We then analyzed expression …

BACKGROUND Odorant‐binding proteins (OBPs) and chemosensory proteins (CSPs) are
two families of small water‐soluble proteins involved in odor detection and subsequent …

Chemosensory proteins (CSPs) are soluble proteins found only in arthropods. Some of them
fill the lumen of chemosensilla and are believed to play a role similar to that of odorant …