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
2021
An ammonium transporter is a non-canonical olfactory receptor for ammonia
Vulpe A, Kim HS, Ballou S, Wu ST, Grabe V, Nava Gonzales C, Liang T, Sachse S, Jeanne JM, Su CY, Menuz K. An ammonium transporter is a non-canonical olfactory receptor for ammonia. Current Biology 2021, 31: 3382-3390.e7. PMID: 34111404, PMCID: PMC8355169, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.05.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlfactory receptorsGenetic model organism Drosophila melanogasterModel organism Drosophila melanogasterAmmonium transporter familyCanonical olfactory receptorsIon channel functionAmmonium transportersInsect speciesDrosophila melanogasterMost insectsMutant fliesFirst transporterParticular olfactory receptorTransporter familyAgricultural pestsHematophagous insectsEctopic expressionDrosophilaInsectsChannel functionWidespread importanceAmmonia sensitivitySpeciesTransportersReceptorsEvolutionary shifts in taste coding in the fruit pest Drosophila suzukii
Dweck HK, Talross GJ, Wang W, Carlson JR. Evolutionary shifts in taste coding in the fruit pest Drosophila suzukii. ELife 2021, 10: e64317. PMID: 33616529, PMCID: PMC7899650, DOI: 10.7554/elife.64317.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFruit pest Drosophila suzukiiRipe fruitPest Drosophila suzukiiEvolutionary shiftsBitter compoundsLays eggsAgricultural pestsDrosophila suzukiiBitter taste perceptionDrosophilaTaste sensillaSpeciesPhysiological responsesReduced expressionEggsTaste organsSensillaOverripe fruitsFruitTranscriptomeTaste codingSuzukiiMutantsLabellumPests
2014
The locust genome provides insight into swarm formation and long-distance flight
Wang X, Fang X, Yang P, Jiang X, Jiang F, Zhao D, Li B, Cui F, Wei J, Ma C, Wang Y, He J, Luo Y, Wang Z, Guo X, Guo W, Wang X, Zhang Y, Yang M, Hao S, Chen B, Ma Z, Yu D, Xiong Z, Zhu Y, Fan D, Han L, Wang B, Chen Y, Wang J, Yang L, Zhao W, Feng Y, Chen G, Lian J, Li Q, Huang Z, Yao X, Lv N, Zhang G, Li Y, Wang J, Wang J, Zhu B, Kang L. The locust genome provides insight into swarm formation and long-distance flight. Nature Communications 2014, 5: 2957. PMID: 24423660, PMCID: PMC3896762, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms3957.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome sequenceGb genome sequenceTransposable element proliferationLarge genome sizeCys-loop ligand-gated ion channelsLarge animal genomesDestructive agricultural pestsLigand-gated ion channelsComplex regulatory mechanismsG protein-coupled receptorsLocust genomeModel systemAnimal genomesGenome sizeUseful model systemGene familyPest speciesTranscriptome analysisLethal genesAgricultural pestsTarget genesRegulatory mechanismsFlight capacityLong-distance flightsL. migratoria
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