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
2008
A New Drosophila POU Gene, pdm3, Acts in Odor Receptor Expression and Axon Targeting of Olfactory Neurons
Tichy AL, Ray A, Carlson JR. A New Drosophila POU Gene, pdm3, Acts in Odor Receptor Expression and Axon Targeting of Olfactory Neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 2008, 28: 7121-7129. PMID: 18614681, PMCID: PMC2572001, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2063-08.2008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPOU genesOlfactory receptor neuronsAxon targetingReceptor gene choiceClasses of ORNsReceptor expressionGenetic interactionsGene choiceGene codesORN classesPdm3Genetic analysisMutational analysisOdor responsesMolecular mechanismsGenesOlfactory neuronsReceptor neuronsIndividual receptorsDifferential activationOlfactory systemProper transmissionExpressionFunctional organizationTargetingTranslation of Sensory Input into Behavioral Output via an Olfactory System
Kreher SA, Mathew D, Kim J, Carlson JR. Translation of Sensory Input into Behavioral Output via an Olfactory System. Neuron 2008, 59: 110-124. PMID: 18614033, PMCID: PMC2496968, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2008.06.010.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2003
Integrating the Molecular and Cellular Basis of Odor Coding in the Drosophila Antenna
Dobritsa AA, van Naters W, Warr CG, Steinbrecht RA, Carlson JR. Integrating the Molecular and Cellular Basis of Odor Coding in the Drosophila Antenna. Neuron 2003, 37: 827-841. PMID: 12628173, DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(03)00094-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAb3A neuronsEctopic expressionTransgenic rescue experimentsWild-type cellsDrosophila olfactory systemOdor ligandsDeletion mutantsDrosophila antennaCells identifiesGene expressionRescue experimentsCellular mapsSexual dimorphismReceptor gene expressionCellular basisOr22aOdor receptorsReceptor geneSingle cellsGenesOlfactory systemExpressionOdor codingDendritic membraneCells
1999
A Novel Family of Divergent Seven-Transmembrane Proteins Candidate Odorant Receptors in Drosophila
Clyne P, Warr C, Freeman M, Lessing D, Kim J, Carlson J. A Novel Family of Divergent Seven-Transmembrane Proteins Candidate Odorant Receptors in Drosophila. Neuron 1999, 22: 327-338. PMID: 10069338, DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(00)81093-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlfactory receptor neuronsPOU domain transcription factorLarge multigene familyCandidate odorant receptorsTransmembrane domain proteinGenomic sequence databasesSubset of ORNsDomain proteinsMultigene familyAntennal developmentOdorant receptorsTranscription factorsSequence databasesInitiate expressionOlfactory organOdorant specificityNovel familyDifferent membersReceptor neuronsReceptor moleculesInsectsMutantsValuable modelGenesOlfactory system