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| DOI | 10.1111/PHEN.12066 | ||||
| Año | 2014 | ||||
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This review describes the main characteristics of odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) for homology modelling and presents a summary of structure prediction studies on insect OBPs, along with the steps involved and some limitations and improvements. The technique involves a computing approach to model protein structures and is based on a comparison between a target (unknown structure) and one or more templates (experimentally determined structures). As targets for structure prediction, OBPs are considered to play a functional role for recognition, desorption, scavenging, protection and transportation of hydrophobic molecules (odourants) across an aqueous environment (lymph) to olfactory receptor neurones (ORNs) located in sensilla, the main olfactory units of insect antennae. Lepidopteran pheromone-binding proteins, a subgroup of OBPs, are characterized by remarkable structural features, in which high sequence identities (approximately 30%) among these OBPs and a large number of available templates can facilitate the prediction of precise homology models. Approximately 30 studies have been performed on insect OBPs using homology modelling as a tool to predict their structures. Although some of the studies have assessed ligand-binding affinity using structural information and biochemical measurements, few have performed docking and molecular dynamic (MD) simulations as a virtual method to predict best ligands. Docking and MD simulations are discussed in the context of discovery of novel semiochemicals (super-ligands) using homology modelling to conceive further strategies in insect management.
| Ord. | Autor | Género | Institución - País |
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| 1 | Venthur, Herbert | Hombre |
Universidad de La Frontera - Chile
Rothamsted Res - Reino Unido Rothamsted Research - Reino Unido |
| 2 | MUTIS-TEJOS, ANA ALICIA | Mujer |
Universidad de La Frontera - Chile
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| 3 | Zhou, Jing-Jiang | - |
Rothamsted Res - Reino Unido
Rothamsted Research - Reino Unido |
| 4 | QUIROZ-CORTEZ, ANDRES EDUARDO | Hombre |
Universidad de La Frontera - Chile
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| Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council |
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| Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) of the U.K. |
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| We would like to thank Dr Andres Avila for valuable and helpful comments on an earlier version of the manuscript. This work was supported by CONICYT (21110933). We also thank two reviewers and the Editor, Dr Rob Weaver, for their professional and valuable comments that improved this work. Rothamsted Research receives grant-aided support from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) of the U.K. |