2004
Mosquito receptor for human-sweat odorant
Hallem EA, Nicole Fox A, Zwiebel LJ, Carlson JR. Mosquito receptor for human-sweat odorant. Nature 2004, 427: 212-213. PMID: 14724626, DOI: 10.1038/427212a.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2003
Drosophila Gr5a encodes a taste receptor tuned to trehalose
Chyb S, Dahanukar A, Wickens A, Carlson JR. Drosophila Gr5a encodes a taste receptor tuned to trehalose. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2003, 100: 14526-14530. PMID: 14523229, PMCID: PMC304113, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2135339100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsG protein-coupled receptor genesDrosophila S2 cell lineS2 cell lineFirst functional expressionTaste receptorsHeterologous expressionGenetic analysisFunctional expressionGr5aTaste sensillaReceptor geneCell linesGenesLabellar sensillaExpressionSensillaTaste neuronsReceptorsRecent studiesLabellumSensory responsesFliesNeuronsTrehaloseFamily
2000
Candidate Taste Receptors in Drosophila
Clyne P, Warr C, Carlson J. Candidate Taste Receptors in Drosophila. Science 2000, 287: 1830-1834. PMID: 10710312, DOI: 10.1126/science.287.5459.1830.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsAlternative SplicingAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsChemoreceptor CellsDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsExonsGene ExpressionGenes, InsectIn Situ HybridizationInsect ProteinsMembrane ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataMultigene FamilyNeurons, AfferentOrgan SpecificityProtein Structure, TertiaryReceptors, Cell SurfaceReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSense OrgansSequence AlignmentTasteConceptsDrosophila genome databaseTransmembrane domain proteinCandidate taste receptorsDomain proteinsDrosophila mutantsDivergent familiesGenome databaseTaste receptorsTissue specificityMolecular mechanismsDiverse familyGustatory organsGenesStructural similarityLabellumBasis of structureTaste signalingProteinTaste neuronsInitial eventFamilyExpressionDrosophilaMutantsReceptors