Sensory Biology: Structure of an Insect Chemoreceptor

Yichen Luo; John R Carlson

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2018.09.002

Sensory Biology: Structure of an Insect Chemoreceptor

Curr Biol. 2018 Oct 22;28(20):R1202-R1205. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.09.002.

Authors

Yichen Luo¹, John R Carlson²

Affiliations

¹ Dept. of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520-8103, USA.
² Dept. of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520-8103, USA. Electronic address: john.carlson@yale.edu.

PMID: 30352191
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.09.002

Abstract

Odorant receptors detect a vast diversity of chemical compounds and underlie many aspects of life. The structure of insect odorant receptors, however, has remained unknown. A cryo-EM study now reveals an intriguing architecture.

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MeSH terms

Animals
Chemoreceptor Cells
Cryoelectron Microscopy
Insecta
Olfactory Receptor Neurons*
Receptors, Odorant*

Substances

Receptors, Odorant

Grants and funding

R01 DC004729/DC/NIDCD NIH HHS/United States