Insights into a receptor that lets insects sense scents

Emily R. Liman ()

Nature, 2021, vol. 597, issue 7874, 37-39

Abstract: In insects, odorant receptor proteins form membrane ion channels that open on binding to an odorant molecule. The structures of an inactive and an active channel lend insights into how insects detect and distinguish between odours.

Keywords: Structural biology; Sensory systems; Neuroscience (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-021-02076-7

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