Walter S. Leal

Department of Entomology, University of California, Davis

Affiliated withUniversity of California, Davis

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JoVE Journal Publications

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Article	Year
Identification and cloning of a female antenna-specific odorant-binding protein in the mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus. Journal of chemical ecology\| PubMed ID: 12035932	2002
Peripheral coding of sex pheromone and a behavioral antagonist in the Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica. Journal of chemical ecology\| PubMed ID: 12049228	2002
NMR structure of the unliganded Bombyx mori pheromone-binding protein at physiological pH. FEBS letters\| PubMed ID: 12417333	2002
Cloning of putative odorant-degrading enzyme and integumental esterase cDNAs from the wild silkmoth, Antheraea polyphemus. Insect biochemistry and molecular biology\| PubMed ID: 12429129	2002
Odorant-binding proteins from a primitive termite. Journal of chemical ecology\| PubMed ID: 12449514	2002
Protein that makes sense in the Argentine ant. Die Naturwissenschaften\| PubMed ID: 12451452	2002
Sex pheromone of the scarab beetle Phyllophaga elenans and some intriguing minor components. Journal of chemical ecology\| PubMed ID: 12647850	2003
Trapping of Phyllophaga elenans with a female-produced pheromone. Journal of chemical ecology\| PubMed ID: 12647851	2003
Behavioral and electrophysiological responses of the brownbanded cockroach, Supella longipalpa, to stereoisomers of its sex pheromone, supellapyrone. Journal of chemical ecology\| PubMed ID: 12956508	2003
Pheromone anosmia in a scarab beetle induced by in vivo inhibition of a pheromone-degrading enzyme. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America\| PubMed ID: 15277687	2004
Pheromone unwrapping by pH flip-flopping. Chemistry & biology\| PubMed ID: 15324801	2004
Intriguing olfactory proteins from the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti. Die Naturwissenschaften\| PubMed ID: 15338030	2004
Behavioral activity of stereoisomers and a new component of the contact sex pheromone of female German cockroach, Blattella germanica. Journal of chemical ecology\| PubMed ID: 15586678	2004
Assignments for the Bombyx mori pheromone-binding protein fragment BmPBP(1-128) at pH 6.5. Journal of biomolecular NMR\| PubMed ID: 15692741	2005
Kinetics and molecular properties of pheromone binding and release. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America\| PubMed ID: 15784736	2005
Coil-to-helix transition and ligand release of Bombyx mori pheromone-binding protein. Biochemical and biophysical research communications\| PubMed ID: 16111659	2005
Selective and pH-dependent binding of a moth pheromone to a pheromone-binding protein. Journal of chemical ecology\| PubMed ID: 16132337	2005
Rapid inactivation of a moth pheromone. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America\| PubMed ID: 16172410	2005
The crystal structure of an odorant binding protein from Anopheles gambiae: evidence for a common ligand release mechanism. Biochemical and biophysical research communications\| PubMed ID: 16300742	2006
Identification, synthesis, and field evaluation of the sex pheromone from the citrus leafminer, Phyllocnistis citrella. Journal of chemical ecology\| PubMed ID: 16525876	2006
Pheromone reception in fruit flies expressing a moth's odorant receptor. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America\| PubMed ID: 17060610	2006
Oviposition responses of gravid female Culex quinquefasciatus to egg rafts and low doses of oviposition pheromone under semifield conditions. Journal of chemical ecology\| PubMed ID: 17252215	2007
Sexual behavior of the navel orangeworm, Amyelois transitella (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Neotropical entomology\| PubMed ID: 17273707	2006
Towards the identification and synthesis of the sex pheromone of the citrus leafminer, Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). Neotropical entomology\| PubMed ID: 17352064	2006
Maxillary palps are broad spectrum odorant detectors in Culex quinquefasciatus. Chemical senses\| PubMed ID: 17569743	2007
Bombyx mori pheromone-binding protein binding nonpheromone ligands: implications for pheromone recognition. Structure (London, England : 1993)\| PubMed ID: 17850754	2007
Structural basis of ligand binding and release in insect pheromone-binding proteins: NMR structure of Antheraea polyphemus PBP1 at pH 4.5. Journal of molecular biology\| PubMed ID: 17884092	2007
Molecular switches for pheromone release from a moth pheromone-binding protein. Biochemical and biophysical research communications\| PubMed ID: 18503757	2008
Chiral discrimination of the Japanese beetle sex pheromone and a behavioral antagonist by a pheromone-degrading enzyme. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America\| PubMed ID: 18579770	2008
Mosquitoes smell and avoid the insect repellent DEET. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America\| PubMed ID: 18711137	2008
Reverse and conventional chemical ecology approaches for the development of oviposition attractants for Culex mosquitoes. PloS one\| PubMed ID: 18725946	2008
Synthesis of an immobilized Bombyx mori pheromone-binding protein liquid chromatography stationary phase. Talanta\| PubMed ID: 18970835	2006
GP-9s are ubiquitous proteins unlikely involved in olfactory mediation of social organization in the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta. PloS one\| PubMed ID: 19018280	2008
Genome analysis and expression patterns of odorant-binding proteins from the Southern House mosquito Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus. PloS one\| PubMed ID: 19606229	2009
Olfactory proteins mediating chemical communication in the navel orangeworm moth, Amyelois transitella. PloS one\| PubMed ID: 19789654	2009
Acute olfactory response of Culex mosquitoes to a human- and bird-derived attractant. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America\| PubMed ID: 19858490	2009
(1)H, (15)N, and (13)C chemical shift assignments of the mosquito odorant binding protein-1 (CquiOBP1) bound to the mosquito oviposition pheromone. Biomolecular NMR assignments\| PubMed ID: 19888689	2009
Structure of an odorant-binding protein from the mosquito Aedes aegypti suggests a binding pocket covered by a pH-sensitive "Lid". PloS one\| PubMed ID: 19956631	2009
NMR structure of navel orangeworm moth pheromone-binding protein (AtraPBP1): implications for pH-sensitive pheromone detection. Biochemistry\| PubMed ID: 20088570	2010
Chemical ecology of animal and human pathogen vectors in a changing global climate. Journal of chemical ecology\| PubMed ID: 20119869	2010
Knockdown of a mosquito odorant-binding protein involved in the sensitive detection of oviposition attractants. Journal of chemical ecology\| PubMed ID: 20191395	2010
Behavioural neurobiology: The treacherous scent of a human. Nature\| PubMed ID: 20203594	2010
Potentially hygroreceptive sensilla on the anal stylus of the glassy-winged sharpshooter, Homalodisca vitripennis. Journal of insect science (Online)\| PubMed ID: 20302543	2008
An odorant receptor from the southern house mosquito Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus sensitive to oviposition attractants. PloS one\| PubMed ID: 20386699	2010
Bombykol receptors in the silkworm moth and the fruit fly. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America\| PubMed ID: 20439725	2010
Culex mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) egg laying in traps loaded with Bacillus thuringiensis variety israelensis and baited with skatole. Journal of medical entomology\| PubMed ID: 20496581	2010
Pheromone binding to general odorant-binding proteins from the navel orangeworm. Journal of chemical ecology\| PubMed ID: 20535533	2010
Evaluation of an oviposition-stimulating kairomone for the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti, in Recife, Brazil. Journal of vector ecology : journal of the Society for Vector Ecology\| PubMed ID: 20618668	2010
Odorant receptor from the southern house mosquito narrowly tuned to the oviposition attractant skatole. Journal of chemical ecology\| PubMed ID: 20623327	2010
Crystal and solution structures of an odorant-binding protein from the southern house mosquito complexed with an oviposition pheromone. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America\| PubMed ID: 20956299	2010
Odorant-binding proteins of the malaria mosquito Anopheles funestus sensu stricto. PloS one\| PubMed ID: 21042539	2010
Extrusion of the C-terminal helix in navel orangeworm moth pheromone-binding protein (AtraPBP1) controls pheromone binding. Biochemical and biophysical research communications\| PubMed ID: 21130734	2011
Dynamic conformational equilibria in the physiological function of the Bombyx mori pheromone-binding protein. Journal of molecular biology\| PubMed ID: 21396939	2011
Generic insect repellent detector from the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. PloS one\| PubMed ID: 21436880	2011
Characterization of olfactory genes in the antennae of the Southern house mosquito, Culex quinquefasciatus. Journal of insect physiology\| PubMed ID: 21504749	2011
Conserved odorant-binding proteins from aphids and eavesdropping predators. PloS one\| PubMed ID: 21912599	2011
Unusual macrocyclic lactone sex pheromone of Parcoblatta lata, a primary food source of the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America\| PubMed ID: 22184232	2011