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 …
chemicals in their environment originating from prey, host plants and conspecifics. These …
Plant-based insect repellents: a review of their efficacy, development and testing
Plant-based repellents have been used for generations in traditional practice as a personal
protection measure against host-seeking mosquitoes. Knowledge on traditional repellent …
protection measure against host-seeking mosquitoes. Knowledge on traditional repellent …
Or83b encodes a broadly expressed odorant receptor essential for Drosophila olfaction
Fruit flies are attracted by a diversity of odors that signal the presence of food, potential
mates, or attractive egg-laying sites. Most Drosophila olfactory neurons express two types of …
mates, or attractive egg-laying sites. Most Drosophila olfactory neurons express two types of …
Insect olfactory receptors are heteromeric ligand-gated ion channels
K Sato, M Pellegrino, T Nakagawa, T Nakagawa… - Nature, 2008 - nature.com
In insects, each olfactory sensory neuron expresses between one and three ligand-binding
members of the olfactory receptor (OR) gene family, along with the highly conserved and …
members of the olfactory receptor (OR) gene family, along with the highly conserved and …
Orco mutagenesis causes loss of antennal lobe glomeruli and impaired social behavior in ants
Life inside ant colonies is orchestrated with diverse pheromones, but it is not clear how ants
perceive these social signals. It has been proposed that pheromone perception in ants …
perceive these social signals. It has been proposed that pheromone perception in ants …
Atypical Membrane Topology and Heteromeric Function of Drosophila Odorant Receptors In Vivo
Drosophila olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs) each express two odorant receptors (ORs): a
divergent member of the OR family and the highly conserved, broadly expressed receptor …
divergent member of the OR family and the highly conserved, broadly expressed receptor …
Evolution of insect olfactory receptors
The olfactory sense detects a plethora of behaviorally relevant odor molecules; gene
families involved in olfaction exhibit high diversity in different animal phyla. Insects detect …
families involved in olfaction exhibit high diversity in different animal phyla. Insects detect …
The chemoreceptor superfamily in the honey bee, Apis mellifera: expansion of the odorant, but not gustatory, receptor family
The honey bee genome sequence reveals a remarkable expansion of the insect odorant
receptor (Or) family relative to the repertoires of the flies Drosophila melanogaster and …
receptor (Or) family relative to the repertoires of the flies Drosophila melanogaster and …
Peripheral olfactory signaling in insects
Highlights•Olfactory signal transduction occurs in sensillar odorant receptor
neurons.•Distinct chemical space is covered by specific chemoreceptor families.•Olfactory …
neurons.•Distinct chemical space is covered by specific chemoreceptor families.•Olfactory …
Insect odor and taste receptors
EA Hallem, A Dahanukar… - Annual review of …, 2006 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Insect odor and taste receptors are highly sensitive detectors of food, mates, and
oviposition sites. Following the identification of the first insect odor and taste receptors in …
oviposition sites. Following the identification of the first insect odor and taste receptors in …