Characterization of odorant binding and chemosensory protein families in the kissing bug Triatoma infestans: comparative analysis among Heteroptera species.

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BACKGROUND: Plasticity in sensory perception and tolerance to xenobiotics contributes to insects' adaptive capacity and evolutionary success, by enabling them to cope with potentially toxic molecules from the environment or internal milieu. Odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) and chemosensory proteins (CSPs) have traditionally been studied in the context of chemoreception. However, accumulating evidence over the past...

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