Biotechnology Research Center, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan 250100, China.
Institute of Computer Science, University of Tartu, Tartu 50090, Estonia.
Genes (Basel). 2020 Apr 10;11(4):413. doi: 10.3390/genes11040413.
In this review we present the developmental, histological, evolutionary and functional properties of insect chemosensory proteins (CSPs) in insect species. CSPs are small globular proteins folded like a prism and notoriously known for their complex and arguably obscure function(s), particularly in pheromone olfaction. Here, we focus on direct functional consequences on protein function depending on duplication, expression and RNA editing. The result of our analysis is important for understanding the significance of RNA-editing on functionality of genes, particularly in the brain tissue.
在这篇综述中,我们介绍了昆虫化学感受蛋白(CSPs)在昆虫物种中的发育、组织学、进化和功能特性。CSPs 是一种折叠成棱镜状的小球形蛋白质,以其复杂且可以说是模糊的功能而闻名,特别是在信息素嗅觉中。在这里,我们专注于依赖于重复、表达和 RNA 编辑的蛋白质功能的直接功能后果。我们分析的结果对于理解 RNA 编辑对基因功能的重要性很重要,特别是在脑组织中。