Olfactory Genes in Mosquitoes

Biessmann, Harald

Abstract

Funding Agency

• Agency: National Institute of Health (NIH)
• Institute: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
• Type: Research Project (R01)
• Project #: 5R01AI051485-02
• Application #: 6765786
• Study Section: Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1-TMP (99))
• Program Officer: Costero, Adriana
• Project Start: 2003-07-01
• Project End: 2007-12-31
• Budget Start: 2004-01-01
• Budget End: 2004-12-31
• Support Year: 2
• Fiscal Year: 2004
• Total Cost: $315,125

Institution

• Name: University of California Irvine
• Department: Anatomy/Cell Biology
• Type: Organized Research Units
• DUNS #: 046705849
• City: Irvine
• State: CA
• Country: United States
• Zip Code: 92697

Publications

Rusconi, B; Maranhao, A C; Fuhrer, J P et al. (2012) Mapping the Anopheles gambiae odorant binding protein 1 (AgamOBP1) using modeling techniques, site directed mutagenesis, circular dichroism and ligand binding assays. Biochim Biophys Acta 1824:947-53

Biessmann, Harald; Andronopoulou, Evi; Biessmann, Max R et al. (2010) The Anopheles gambiae odorant binding protein 1 (AgamOBP1) mediates indole recognition in the antennae of female mosquitoes. PLoS One 5:e9471

Iatrou, Kostas; Biessmann, Harald (2008) Sex-biased expression of odorant receptors in antennae and palps of the African malaria vector Anopheles gambiae. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 38:268-74

Andronopoulou, E; Labropoulou, V; Douris, V et al. (2006) Specific interactions among odorant-binding proteins of the African malaria vector Anopheles gambiae. Insect Mol Biol 15:797-811