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Walter S Leal

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1 Mosquitoes smell and avoid the insect repellent DEET. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2008 2.55
2 Acute olfactory response of Culex mosquitoes to a human- and bird-derived attractant. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009 2.15
3 Pheromone reception in fruit flies expressing a moth's odorant receptor. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2006 2.00
4 Maxillary palps are broad spectrum odorant detectors in Culex quinquefasciatus. Chem Senses 2007 1.66
5 Rapid inactivation of a moth pheromone. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2005 1.56
6 An odorant receptor from the southern house mosquito Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus sensitive to oviposition attractants. PLoS One 2010 1.54
7 NMR structure of the unliganded Bombyx mori pheromone-binding protein at physiological pH. FEBS Lett 2002 1.49
8 Pheromone anosmia in a scarab beetle induced by in vivo inhibition of a pheromone-degrading enzyme. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2004 1.48
9 Genome analysis and expression patterns of odorant-binding proteins from the Southern House mosquito Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus. PLoS One 2009 1.44
10 The crystal structure of an odorant binding protein from Anopheles gambiae: evidence for a common ligand release mechanism. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005 1.42
11 Knockdown of a mosquito odorant-binding protein involved in the sensitive detection of oviposition attractants. J Chem Ecol 2010 1.41
12 Structural basis of ligand binding and release in insect pheromone-binding proteins: NMR structure of Antheraea polyphemus PBP1 at pH 4.5. J Mol Biol 2007 1.35
13 Crystal and solution structures of an odorant-binding protein from the southern house mosquito complexed with an oviposition pheromone. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2010 1.28
14 Cloning of putative odorant-degrading enzyme and integumental esterase cDNAs from the wild silkmoth, Antheraea polyphemus. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2002 1.27
15 Identification and cloning of a female antenna-specific odorant-binding protein in the mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus. J Chem Ecol 2002 1.20
16 Structure of an odorant-binding protein from the mosquito Aedes aegypti suggests a binding pocket covered by a pH-sensitive "Lid". PLoS One 2009 1.18
17 Odorant receptor from the southern house mosquito narrowly tuned to the oviposition attractant skatole. J Chem Ecol 2010 1.17
18 Bombyx mori pheromone-binding protein binding nonpheromone ligands: implications for pheromone recognition. Structure 2007 1.14
19 Coil-to-helix transition and ligand release of Bombyx mori pheromone-binding protein. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005 1.13
20 Chiral discrimination of the Japanese beetle sex pheromone and a behavioral antagonist by a pheromone-degrading enzyme. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2008 1.08
21 Peripheral coding of sex pheromone and a behavioral antagonist in the Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica. J Chem Ecol 2002 1.08
22 Protein that makes sense in the Argentine ant. Naturwissenschaften 2002 1.05
23 Bombykol receptors in the silkworm moth and the fruit fly. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2010 1.02
24 Molecular switches for pheromone release from a moth pheromone-binding protein. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2008 1.01
25 Characterization of olfactory genes in the antennae of the Southern house mosquito, Culex quinquefasciatus. J Insect Physiol 2011 1.00
26 Sexual behavior of the navel orangeworm, Amyelois transitella (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Neotrop Entomol 2007 0.98
27 NMR structure of navel orangeworm moth pheromone-binding protein (AtraPBP1): implications for pH-sensitive pheromone detection. Biochemistry 2010 0.97
28 Chemical ecology of animal and human pathogen vectors in a changing global climate. J Chem Ecol 2010 0.96
29 Intriguing olfactory proteins from the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti. Naturwissenschaften 2004 0.96
30 Silent, generic and plant kairomone sensitive odorant receptors from the Southern house mosquito. J Insect Physiol 2013 0.96
31 Culex mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) egg laying in traps loaded with Bacillus thuringiensis variety israelensis and baited with skatole. J Med Entomol 2010 0.92
32 RNAi-based demonstration of direct link between specific odorant receptors and mosquito oviposition behavior. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2013 0.92
33 Electrophysiological measurements from a moth olfactory system. J Vis Exp 2011 0.91
34 Moth sex pheromone receptors and deceitful parapheromones. PLoS One 2012 0.91
35 Conserved odorant-binding proteins from aphids and eavesdropping predators. PLoS One 2011 0.91
36 Odorant-binding proteins of the malaria mosquito Anopheles funestus sensu stricto. PLoS One 2010 0.91
37 Oviposition responses of gravid female Culex quinquefasciatus to egg rafts and low doses of oviposition pheromone under semifield conditions. J Chem Ecol 2007 0.91
38 Probing insect odorant receptors with their cognate ligands: insights into structural features. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2013 0.89
39 Behavioural neurobiology: The treacherous scent of a human. Nature 2010 0.88
40 Pheromone discrimination by a pH-tuned polymorphism of the Bombyx mori pheromone-binding protein. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2013 0.87
41 Generic insect repellent detector from the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. PLoS One 2011 0.86
42 Specificity determinants of the silkworm moth sex pheromone. PLoS One 2012 0.85
43 Extrusion of the C-terminal helix in navel orangeworm moth pheromone-binding protein (AtraPBP1) controls pheromone binding. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2010 0.84
44 Pheromone binding to general odorant-binding proteins from the navel orangeworm. J Chem Ecol 2010 0.83
45 Dynamic conformational equilibria in the physiological function of the Bombyx mori pheromone-binding protein. J Mol Biol 2011 0.83
46 Evaluation of an oviposition-stimulating kairomone for the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti, in Recife, Brazil. J Vector Ecol 2010 0.83
47 Fatty acid solubilizer from the oral disk of the blowfly. PLoS One 2013 0.82
48 Behavioral and electrophysiological responses of the brownbanded cockroach, Supella longipalpa, to stereoisomers of its sex pheromone, supellapyrone. J Chem Ecol 2003 0.81
49 Identification and characterization of an antennae-specific aldehyde oxidase from the navel orangeworm. PLoS One 2013 0.81
50 Crystallographic observation of pH-induced conformational changes in the Amyelois transitella pheromone-binding protein AtraPBP1. PLoS One 2013 0.81
51 Behavioral activity of stereoisomers and a new component of the contact sex pheromone of female German cockroach, Blattella germanica. J Chem Ecol 2004 0.80
52 (1)H, (15)N, and (13)C chemical shift assignments of the mosquito odorant binding protein-1 (CquiOBP1) bound to the mosquito oviposition pheromone. Biomol NMR Assign 2009 0.80
53 Unusual macrocyclic lactone sex pheromone of Parcoblatta lata, a primary food source of the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2011 0.79
54 Specificity of the receptor for the major sex pheromone component in Heliothis virescens. J Insect Sci 2013 0.78
55 Synthesis of an immobilized Bombyx mori pheromone-binding protein liquid chromatography stationary phase. Talanta 2006 0.78
56 Odorant-binding proteins from a primitive termite. J Chem Ecol 2002 0.76
57 Facile functional analysis of insect odorant receptors expressed in the fruit fly: validation with receptors from taxonomically distant and closely related species. Cell Mol Life Sci 2014 0.76
58 Assignments for the Bombyx mori pheromone-binding protein fragment BmPBP(1-128) at pH 6.5. J Biomol NMR 2005 0.75
59 Potentially hygroreceptive sensilla on the anal stylus of the glassy-winged sharpshooter, Homalodisca vitripennis. J Insect Sci 2008 0.75
60 Trapping of Phyllophaga elenans with a female-produced pheromone. J Chem Ecol 2003 0.75
61 Towards the identification and synthesis of the sex pheromone of the citrus leafminer, Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). Neotrop Entomol 2007 0.75