1DQE

BOMBYX MORI PHEROMONE BINDING PROTEIN

Summary for 1DQE

• Entry DOI: 10.2210/pdb1dqe/pdb
• Descriptor: PHEROMONE-BINDING PROTEIN, HEXADECA-10,12-DIEN-1-OL (3 entities in total)
• Functional Keywords: helical bundle, transport protein
• Biological source: Bombyx mori (domestic silkworm)
• Total number of polymer chains: 2
• Total formula weight: 31231.81

Authors

Sandler, B.H.,Nikonova, L.,Leal, W.S.,Clardy, J. (deposition date: 2000-01-04, release date: 2001-01-10, Last modification date: 2024-10-16)

Primary citation

Sandler, B.H.,Nikonova, L.,Leal, W.S.,Clardy, J.
Sexual attraction in the silkworm moth: structure of the pheromone-binding-protein-bombykol complex.
Chem.Biol., 7:143-151, 2000

PubMed Abstract: Insects use volatile organic molecules to communicate messages with remarkable sensitivity and specificity. In one of the most studied systems, female silkworm moths (Bombyx mori) attract male mates with the pheromone bombykol, a volatile 16-carbon alcohol. In the male moth's antennae, a pheromone-binding protein conveys bombykol to a membrane-bound receptor on a nerve cell. The structure of the pheromone-binding protein, its binding and recognition of bombykol, and its full role in signal transduction are not known.

PubMed: 10662696
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-5521(00)00078-8

Experimental method

X-RAY DIFFRACTION (1.8 Å)