Characterization of Localization, Ligand Binding, and pH-dependent Conformational Changes of Two Chemosensory Proteins Expressed in the Antennae of the Japanese Carpenter Ant, Camponotus japonicus

Wen, DRG; Li, X; Geng, X; Hirai, M; Ajito, S; Takahashi, K; Ozaki, M; Hojo, MK; Uebi, T; Iwasa, T

Iwasa, T (corresponding author), Muroran Inst Technol, Div Engn, Muroran, Hokkaido 0508585, Japan.; Iwasa, T (corresponding author), Kogakuin Univ, Acad Support Ctr, 2665-1 Nakano, Hachioji, Tokyo 1920015, Japan.

ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE, 2020; 37 (4): 371

Abstract

Camponotus japonicus uses basiconic antennal sensilla (s. basiconica) to sense a colony-specific blend of species-specific cuticular hydrocarbons (CHC......

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