The Structure, Stability and Pheromone Binding of the Male Mouse Protein Sex Pheromone Darcin

Mouse urine contains highly polymorphic major urinary proteins that have multiple functions in scent communication through their abilities to bind, transport and release hydrophobic volatile pheromones. The mouse genome encodes for about 20 of these proteins and are classified, based on amino acid s...

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Main Authors: Phelan, Marie M., McLean, Lynn, Armstrong, Stuart D., Hurst, Jane L., Beynon, Robert J., Lian, Lu-Yun
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4184797/