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==Bombyx mori pheromone binding protein (PBP)== | ==Bombyx mori pheromone binding protein (PBP)== | ||
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| - | + | The antenna of the male B. mori silkworm moth is exquisitely sensitive to the female sex pheromone bombykol; as little as 3,000 molecules of bombykol per mL of air can evoke a behavioral response. This sensitivity requires the use of the pheromone binding protein (PBP) as a carrier to carry the highly hydrophobic pheromone through the aqueous environment of the sensillary lymph to odorant receptors on the olfactory neuron. | |
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== Function == | == Function == | ||
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== Structural highlights == | == Structural highlights == | ||
Revision as of 14:11, 6 August 2014
Bombyx mori pheromone binding protein (PBP)
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