2021
Sight of parasitoid wasps accelerates sexual behavior and upregulates a micropeptide gene in Drosophila
Ebrahim SAM, Talross GJS, Carlson JR. Sight of parasitoid wasps accelerates sexual behavior and upregulates a micropeptide gene in Drosophila. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 2453. PMID: 33907186, PMCID: PMC8079388, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22712-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PhysiologicalAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedBeta-Carotene 15,15'-MonooxygenaseCarnivoryDrosophilaDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsDrosophila simulansFemaleFertilityGene Expression RegulationMaleNeuronsPattern Recognition, VisualReceptors, Ionotropic GlutamateReceptors, OdorantSexual Behavior, AnimalWaspsConceptsWasp speciesParasitoid waspsParasitoid wasp speciesInsect speciesAdult DrosophilaInsect worldMating behaviorMutational analysisGene expressionFemale fliesWaspsGenesDrosophilaSpeciesFliesDramatic upregulationDefensive responsesWidespread deathVisual circuitsInsectsMicropeptidesBehavioral responsesNervous systemHundreds of thousandsUnexpected responses
2014
The Drosophila IR20a Clade of Ionotropic Receptors Are Candidate Taste and Pheromone Receptors
Koh TW, He Z, Gorur-Shandilya S, Menuz K, Larter NK, Stewart S, Carlson JR. The Drosophila IR20a Clade of Ionotropic Receptors Are Candidate Taste and Pheromone Receptors. Neuron 2014, 83: 850-865. PMID: 25123314, PMCID: PMC4141888, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2014.07.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPheromone receptorsIonotropic receptorsGustatory receptor genesMale mating behaviorAdaptive evolutionTaste neuronsMale forelegsDimorphic expressionConspecific femalesCladeMating behaviorReceptor geneGenesTaste organsFliesNeural circuitsTaste receptorsNeuronsReceptorsSexual behaviorExpressionDrosophilaInsectsComprehensive analysisCourtship