Exitron splicing of odor receptor genes in Drosophila
Shang X, Talross G, Carlson J. Exitron splicing of odor receptor genes in Drosophila. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2024, 121: e2320277121. PMID: 38507450, PMCID: PMC10990081, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2320277121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlternative SplicingAnimalsDrosophilaOdorantsProtein IsoformsReceptors, OdorantRNA SplicingConceptsExitron splicingOdorant receptor genesCases of alternative splicingCanonical open reading framesExpression of odorant receptor genesFunction of olfactory systemReceptor geneProtein-coding exonsOpen reading frameAlternative splicing eventsOlfactory receptor neuronsAlternative polyadenylationReading frameExon-intronEncode proteinsSplicing eventsAlternative splicingNon-coding RNAsStable proteinsPheromone receptorsReceptor neuronsOptogenetic activationPheromone stimulationSplicingNeuronal activity