Tuning insect odorant receptors

Wicher, Dieter

doi:10.3389/fncel.2018.00094

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Tuning insect odorant receptors

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Wicher, Dieter
Department of Evolutionary Neuroethology, Prof. B. S. Hansson, MPI for Chemical Ecology, Max Planck Society;

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Wicher, D. (2018). Tuning insect odorant receptors. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 12: 94. doi:10.3389/fncel.2018.00094.

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Abstract

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.