An odorant receptor from the southern house mosquito Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus sensitive to oviposition attractants.

Insect odorant receptors (ORs) are heteromers comprised of highly variable odorant-binding subunits associated with one conserved co-receptor. They are potential molecular targets for the development of novel mosquito attractants and repellents. ORs have been identified in the malaria mosquito, Anop...

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Main Authors: Julien Pelletier, David T Hughes, Charles W Luetje, Walter S Leal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-04-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2851645?pdf=render