Molecular basis of infrared detection by snakes
Gracheva EO, Ingolia NT, Kelly YM, Cordero-Morales JF, Hollopeter G, Chesler AT, Sánchez EE, Perez JC, Weissman JS, Julius D. Molecular basis of infrared detection by snakes. Nature 2010, 464: 1006-1011. PMID: 20228791, PMCID: PMC2855400, DOI: 10.1038/nature08943.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscriptional profiling approachVertebrate nervous systemTransient receptor potential channelsPit organsMolecular basisEvolutionary tuningUnique sensory systemPhotochemical transductionIon channelsProfiling approachSnakesPotential channelsNerve fibersPrimary transducerSensory systemsPredatorsOrgansPreySensory nerve fibersTransductionTRPA1 channelsNervous systemTransducesThermosensorsInfrared receptors