2024
Sugar detection in 3D: Structure of an insect gustatory receptor
Talross G, Carlson J. Sugar detection in 3D: Structure of an insect gustatory receptor. Cell Reports 2024, 43: 114166. PMID: 38691457, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114166.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Sugar sensation and mechanosensation in the egg-laying preference shift of Drosophila suzukii
Wang W, Dweck H, Talross G, Zaidi A, Gendron J, Carlson J. Sugar sensation and mechanosensation in the egg-laying preference shift of Drosophila suzukii. ELife 2022, 11: e81703. PMID: 36398882, PMCID: PMC9674340, DOI: 10.7554/elife.81703.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEgg-laying preferenceTaste organsAgricultural pestsDrosophila suzukiiChannel genesStiff substratesDrosophilaTaste sensillaReceptor geneMechanosensory cuesFruit sugarsGenesMechanosensationTaste sensationBitter taste sensationSpeciesEggsSweet taste sensationMajor subsetSuzukiiPestsSugarsElectrophysiological responsesWeak preferenceVariety of changes