Diversity of Odorant-binding Proteins and Chemosensory Proteins in Insects

Abstract

Odour and pheromone perception occurs through a complex series of events, many aspects of which have been elucidated in the most recent years. The discovery of membrane-bound olfactory receptors, both in vertebrates and in insects, and their functional expression in heterologous systems have shown that they can be directly activated by odorant and pheromone molecules.