Comparative genomic analysis of the odorant-binding protein family in 12 Drosophila genomes: purifying selection and birth-and-death evolution
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- 1 January 2007
- journal article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Genome Biology
- Vol. 8 (11), R235
- https://doi.org/10.1186/gb-2007-8-11-r235
Abstract
Chemoreception is a widespread mechanism that is involved in critical biologic processes, including individual and social behavior. The insect peripheral olfactory system comprises three major multigene families: the olfactory receptor (Or), the gustatory receptor (Gr), and the odorant-binding protein (OBP) families. Members of the latter family establish the first contact with the odorants, and thus constitute the first step in the chemosensory transduction pathway.Keywords
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