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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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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spelling doaj-de11e498dd9649d69fdbd1a55ba7215a2020-11-25T00:02:47ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience1662-51022018-04-011210.3389/fncel.2018.00094333084Tuning Insect Odorant ReceptorsDieter WicherAmong 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.http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fncel.2018.00094/fullchemoreceptionolfactionionotropic receptorodorant receptorreceptor kinaseGPCR
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Tuning Insect Odorant Receptors
Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
chemoreception
olfaction
ionotropic receptor
odorant receptor
receptor kinase
GPCR
author_facet Dieter Wicher
author_sort Dieter Wicher
title Tuning Insect Odorant Receptors
title_short Tuning Insect Odorant Receptors
title_full Tuning Insect Odorant Receptors
title_fullStr Tuning Insect Odorant Receptors
title_full_unstemmed Tuning Insect Odorant Receptors
title_sort tuning insect odorant receptors
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
series Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
issn 1662-5102
publishDate 2018-04-01
description 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.
topic chemoreception
olfaction
ionotropic receptor
odorant receptor
receptor kinase
GPCR
url http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fncel.2018.00094/full
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