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| - | The B. mori PBP contains an interior, hydrophobic pocket into which the pheromone ligand binds. A conserved serine forms hydrogen bonds with the hydroxyl functional group of the pheromone; this is mutated to alanine in lepidopteran species which use acetyl esters as pheromones. Some species with multiple pheromone components possess multiple PBP isoforms, suggesting a role in odorant discrimination as well. | + | The B. mori PBP contains an interior, hydrophobic pocket into which the pheromone ligand binds. A conserved residue, |
| + | <scene name='59/596450/Bmori_pbp_ser56/1'>serine 56,</scene> forms hydrogen bonds with the hydroxyl functional group of the pheromone; this is mutated to alanine in lepidopteran species which use acetyl esters as pheromones. Some species with multiple pheromone components possess multiple PBP isoforms, suggesting a role in odorant discrimination as well. | ||
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Revision as of 14:38, 6 August 2014
Bombyx mori pheromone binding protein (PBP)
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