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Pheromone binding proteins (PBPs) are specialized members of the insect odorant-binding protein (OBP) super-family.

The main purpose in the dult moth's short life is reproduction. In fact, the male and female moth invest all of theire energy and resourses hoping to reach to the ultimate goal- mating. This long journey begins when the female moth releases a sex pheromone, usualy in specific hours in the night <ref>doi: 10.1007/BF01946910</ref>.

BmorPBP was first identified in the ''B. mori'' male antennae by Krieger et al. in 1996 <ref>doi: 10.1016/0965-1748(95)00096-8</ref>, as the PBP of the first sex pheromone discovered ((E,Z)-10,12-hexadecadienol, or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombykol Bombykol]). The male moth needs to detect minute amount of the pheromone in the air, while following turbulent wind-born pheromone trail and response fast (experimental evidence shows a response time of 0.5 seconds<ref>doi: 10.1038/293161a0</ref>). ~~As the electrical signal transduction after the activation of the odorant receptor are too fast, Kaissling <ref name="Kaissling 2009">doi: 10.1007/s00359-009-0461-4</ref>have suggested that the~~

BmorPBP was first identified in the ''B. mori'' male antennae by Krieger et al. in 1996 <ref>doi: 10.1016/0965-1748(95)00096-8</ref>, as the PBP of the first sex pheromone discovered ((E,Z)-10,12-hexadecadienol, or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombykol Bombykol]). The male moth needs to detect minute amount of the pheromone in the air, while following turbulent wind-born pheromone trail and response fast (experimental evidence shows a response time of 0.5 seconds<ref>doi: 10.1038/293161a0</ref>).

====BmorPBP structure and function====

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 Pheromone binding proteins (PBPs) are specialized members of the insect odorant-binding protein (OBP) super-family.
 The main purpose in the dult moth's short life is reproduction. In fact, the male and female moth invest all of theire energy and resourses hoping to reach to the ultimate goal-  mating. This long journey begins when the female moth releases a sex pheromone, usualy in specific hours in the night <ref>doi: 10.1007/BF01946910</ref>.
-BmorPBP was first identified in the ''B. mori'' male antennae by Krieger et al. in 1996 <ref>doi: 10.1016/0965-1748(95)00096-8</ref>, as the PBP of the first sex pheromone discovered ((E,Z)-10,12-hexadecadienol, or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombykol Bombykol]). The male moth needs to detect minute amount of the pheromone in the air, while following turbulent wind-born pheromone trail and response fast (experimental evidence shows a response time of 0.5 seconds<ref>doi: 10.1038/293161a0</ref>). As the electrical signal transduction after the activation of the odorant receptor are too fast, Kaissling <ref name="Kaissling 2009">doi: 10.1007/s00359-009-0461-4</ref>have suggested that the
+BmorPBP was first identified in the ''B. mori'' male antennae by Krieger et al. in 1996 <ref>doi: 10.1016/0965-1748(95)00096-8</ref>, as the PBP of the first sex pheromone discovered ((E,Z)-10,12-hexadecadienol, or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombykol Bombykol]). The male moth needs to detect minute amount of the pheromone in the air, while following turbulent wind-born pheromone trail and response fast (experimental evidence shows a response time of 0.5 seconds<ref>doi: 10.1038/293161a0</ref>).
 ====BmorPBP structure and function====