Tuning Insect Odorant Receptors

Tuning Insect Odorant Receptors

Among the insect olfactory receptors the odorant receptors (ORs) evolved in parallel to the onset of insect flight. A special property of this receptor type is the capability to adjust sensitivity of odor detection according to previous odor contacts. This article presents a current view on regulato...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dieter Wicher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
Subjects:
chemoreception
olfaction
ionotropic receptor
odorant receptor
receptor kinase
GPCR
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fncel.2018.00094/full
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Summary:Among the insect olfactory receptors the odorant receptors (ORs) evolved in parallel to the onset of insect flight. A special property of this receptor type is the capability to adjust sensitivity of odor detection according to previous odor contacts. This article presents a current view on regulatory processes affecting the performance of ORs and proposes a model of mechanisms contributing to OR sensitization.
ISSN:1662-5102

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