2019
The molecular and cellular basis of olfactory response to tsetse fly attractants
Chahda JS, Soni N, Sun JS, Ebrahim SAM, Weiss BL, Carlson JR. The molecular and cellular basis of olfactory response to tsetse fly attractants. PLOS Genetics 2019, 15: e1008005. PMID: 30875383, PMCID: PMC6420007, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1008005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlfactory receptor neuronsSensory pitsCellular basisHeterologous expression systemTsetse fly Glossina morsitansTerrestrial habitatsExpression systemGene expressionEmpty neuronAnimal matterOlfactory responsesSpecialized subtypesMajor vectorStrong attractantReceptor gene expressionG. fuscipesDrosophilaMalarial parasitesReceptor neuronsFliesAttractantsDevastating diseaseOlfactory systemBlood of humansGlossina morsitans
2007
Receptors and Neurons for Fly Odors in Drosophila
van Naters W, Carlson JR. Receptors and Neurons for Fly Odors in Drosophila. Current Biology 2007, 17: 606-612. PMID: 17363256, PMCID: PMC1876700, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.02.043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCis-vaccenyl acetateOlfactory receptor neuronsTrichoid sensillaAnti-aphrodisiac pheromoneReceptor gene familyVirgin femalesVivo expression systemGene familyMate recognitionMating partnersDrosophila antennaExpression systemORN populationCellular basisReceptor neuronsYield responseSensillaMale extractsElectrophysiological analysisFood odorsReceptorsDrosophilaMajor typesPheromoneFemalesThe molecular basis of CO2 reception in Drosophila
Kwon JY, Dahanukar A, Weiss LA, Carlson JR. The molecular basis of CO2 reception in Drosophila. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2007, 104: 3574-3578. PMID: 17360684, PMCID: PMC1805529, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0700079104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMolecular basisVivo expression systemChemoreceptor genesHigher eukaryotesChemosensory receptorsInsect pestsChemosensory neuronsGene confersExpression systemLarge familyGr63aDrosophilaCO2 receptionGr21aInsectsMosquito vectorsIdentification of agentsEukaryotesPestsReceptorsGenesLarvaeIdentificationYellow feverConfers
2005
The Molecular Basis of Odor Coding in the Drosophila Larva
Kreher SA, Kwon JY, Carlson JR. The Molecular Basis of Odor Coding in the Drosophila Larva. Neuron 2005, 46: 445-456. PMID: 15882644, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2005.04.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlfactory receptor neuronsDrosophila larvaeMolecular basisVivo expression systemDifferent olfactory systemsFamily of receptorsSingle olfactory receptor neuronsLarval brainSpecificity mapsLarval antennal lobeExpression systemMolecular mechanismsOdor codingOdor receptorsReceptor neuronsIndividual receptorsAntennal lobeLongstanding observationGenesOlfactory systemLarvaeBreadth of tuningSingle glomerulusReceptorsOdor information