2024
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 ResearchConceptsExitron 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
2023
The rich non-coding RNA landscape of the Drosophila antenna
Talross G, Carlson J. The rich non-coding RNA landscape of the Drosophila antenna. Cell Reports 2023, 42: 112482. PMID: 37167060, PMCID: PMC10431215, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112482.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrosophila antennaPheromone-sensing neuronsLong non-coding RNAsNon-coding RNAsDrosophila olfactory systemRole of lncRNAsMultiple complex behaviorsRNA landscapeOlfactory receptor neuronsNeuronal lncRNAsNeural developmentLncRNAsReceptor neuronsModel systemPheromonal responsesOlfactory systemCritical roleNeuron mapNervous systemRNACombination of lncRNAsSpeciationNeuronsRole