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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) to carry the highly hydrophobic pheromone through the aqueous environment of the sensillary lymph to odorant receptors on the olfactory neuron. | 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) 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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