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Pheromone binding protein
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Chemical communication is crucial in social insects, where a complicated and delicate system of signals must be maintained in order to preserve the fragile equilibrium between the queen and the workers. In the hive of the honey bee [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apis_mellifera ''Apis mellifera''] this equilibrium exists partially due to the extraction of blend of substances called queen mandibular pheromone [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey_bee_pheromones#Queen_mandibular_pheromone (QMP)], by the queen <ref>Winston, M.L., 1987. The Biology of the Honey Bee. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA.</ref>. The three major component of the QMP blend are: 9-keto-2(E)-decenoic acid (9-ODA) and 9-hydroxy-2(E)-decenoic acid (9-HDA R-(−) or S-(+)). | Chemical communication is crucial in social insects, where a complicated and delicate system of signals must be maintained in order to preserve the fragile equilibrium between the queen and the workers. In the hive of the honey bee [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apis_mellifera ''Apis mellifera''] this equilibrium exists partially due to the extraction of blend of substances called queen mandibular pheromone [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey_bee_pheromones#Queen_mandibular_pheromone (QMP)], by the queen <ref>Winston, M.L., 1987. The Biology of the Honey Bee. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA.</ref>. The three major component of the QMP blend are: 9-keto-2(E)-decenoic acid (9-ODA) and 9-hydroxy-2(E)-decenoic acid (9-HDA R-(−) or S-(+)). | ||
| - | Pheromone-binding protein [http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q9U9J6/ | + | Pheromone-binding protein [http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q9U9J6/ ASP1] of the honeybee [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apis_mellifera ''Apis mellifera''] L. (Hymenoptera: Apidea) was first isolated and characterized by Danty ''et al''. (1998)<ref>DOI:10.1016/j.jmb.2008.04.048</ref> from the bee antennae. |
== Structure == | == Structure == | ||
| - | The protein is composed of 144 amino acids, which forms 6 alpha helices. Three <scene name='60/609542/Disulfide_bonds/1'>3 disulfide bonds</scene> tied four helices: disulfide 20–51 between H1 and H3, 47– 98 between H3 and H6, and 107–89 between H6 and H5. | + | The protein is composed of 144 amino acids, which forms 6 alpha helices. Three <scene name='60/609542/Disulfide_bonds/1'>3 disulfide bonds</scene> formed by 6 Cystein residues tied four helices: disulfide 20–51 between H1 and H3, 47– 98 between H3 and H6, and 107–89 between H6 and H5. |
== Interaction with the ligand 9-ODA== | == Interaction with the ligand 9-ODA== | ||
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