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The B. mori PBP contains an interior, hydrophobic pocket into which the pheromone ligand binds. A conserved residue, | 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 | + | <scene name='59/596450/Bmori_pbp_ser56/1'>serine 56,</scene> forms a hydrogen bond 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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| - | <scene name='59/596450/Bmori_pbp/1'>TextToBeDisplayed</scene> | ||
| - | == Structural highlights == | ||
| - | This is a sample scene created with SAT to <scene name="/12/3456/Sample/1">color</scene> by Group, and another to make <scene name="/12/3456/Sample/2">a transparent representation</scene> of the protein. You can make your own scenes on SAT starting from scratch or loading and editing one of these sample scenes. | ||
</StructureSection> | </StructureSection> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
Revision as of 14:40, 6 August 2014
Bombyx mori pheromone binding protein (PBP)
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